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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to leave for state employees who are volunteers of certain |
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disaster relief organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 661.9075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.9075. VOLUNTEERS OF TEXAS VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS |
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ACTIVE IN DISASTER. (a) A state employee who is a volunteer of an |
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organization that is a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations |
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Active in Disaster may be granted leave to participate in disaster |
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relief services without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation |
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time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory |
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time if: |
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(1) the employee's supervisor authorizes the leave; |
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and |
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(2) the services in which the employee participates |
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are provided for a state of disaster declared by the governor under |
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Chapter 418. |
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(b) Leave granted to a state employee under Subsection (a) |
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may not exceed 10 days each fiscal year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 661.907, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |