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AN ACT
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relating to providing notice of the availability of paid leave for |
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military service to public officers and employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.202, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) This state, a municipality, a county, or another |
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political subdivision of this state shall provide written notice of |
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the number of workdays of paid leave to which an officer or employee |
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described by Subsection (a) is entitled each fiscal year under |
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Subsection (a) and, if applicable, the number of workdays of paid |
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leave to which an officer or employee described by Subsection (a) is |
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entitled to carry forward each fiscal year under Subsection (b): |
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(1) on employment, in the case of an employee; or |
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(2) as soon as practicable after appointment or |
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election, in the case of an officer. |
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(f) This state, a municipality, a county, or another |
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political subdivision of this state shall, on the request of an |
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officer or employee described by Subsection (a), provide to that |
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officer or employee a statement that contains: |
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(1) the number of workdays for which the officer or |
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employee claimed paid leave under Subsection (a) in that fiscal |
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year; and |
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(2) if the statement is provided to an officer or |
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employee of this state: |
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(A) the net balance of unused accumulated leave |
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under Subsection (a) for that fiscal year that the officer or |
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employee is entitled to carry forward to the next fiscal year; and |
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(B) the net balance of all unused accumulated |
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leave under this section to which the officer or employee is |
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entitled. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 445 was passed by the House on April |
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22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 445 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |