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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of whistleblower protection laws to |
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certain appointed municipal officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 554.001(4), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(4) "Public employee" means: |
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(A) an employee or appointed officer other than |
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an independent contractor who is paid to perform services for a |
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state or local governmental entity; or |
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(B) an appointed officer who is an independent |
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contractor paid to perform services for a general-law municipality. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a report by a public employee of a violation of law that is made |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A report by a public |
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employee of a violation of law made before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect when that report is made, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |