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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or |
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adoption of a child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 661.9125(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a state employee who: |
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(1) is a member of the Employees Retirement System of |
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Texas or is employed by a board, commission, department, or other |
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agency in the executive branch of state government created by the |
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constitution or a statute of this state, including [except for] an |
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institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, |
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Education Code; and |
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(2) takes leave under Section 661.912 for the: |
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(A) birth of a child; |
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(B) birth of a child by the employee's spouse; |
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(C) birth of a child by a gestational surrogate; |
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or |
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(D) adoption of a child. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |