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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a mental health leave policy for certain |
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telecommunicators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.015(a)(2), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Telecommunicator" means a person authorized to |
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act as a telecommunicator under Section 1701.405, Occupations Code, |
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or in a similar capacity under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, each agency required to adopt a mental health leave |
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policy under Section 614.015, Government Code, as amended by this |
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Act, shall adopt a mental health leave policy as prescribed by that |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |