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By: Márquez, Nevárez (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) |
H.B. No. 1790 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015; |
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May 12, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 18, 2015, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 1; May 18, 2015, sent to |
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printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to job performance on behalf of a fire fighter or police |
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officer who is recovering from an off-duty injury. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 143.073(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) If a fire fighter or police officer is temporarily |
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disabled by an injury or illness that is not related to the person's |
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line of duty, the person may: |
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(1) use all sick leave, vacation time, and other |
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accumulated time before the person is placed on temporary leave; or |
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(2) have another fire fighter or police officer |
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volunteer to do the person's work while the person is temporarily |
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disabled by the injury or illness. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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