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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 662.005(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 109 (S.B. 2214), 765 (H.B. 4504), and 950 (S.B. 1727), |
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Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted |
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and amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 662.010, and |
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notwithstanding Section 659.015 or another law, each of the |
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following state employees who is required to work on a national or |
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state holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is entitled to |
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compensatory time off at the rate of one hour for each hour worked |
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on the holiday: |
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(1) an employee of the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services in the statewide intake division who receives |
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reports of abuse or neglect; |
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(2) a peace officer commissioned or appointed, as |
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applicable, by a state officer or state agency listed under Article |
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2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(3) an employee of the Department of Public Safety |
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who: |
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(A) performs communications or dispatch services |
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related to traffic law enforcement; [or] |
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(B) is a public security officer, as that term is |
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defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code; or |
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(C) performs criminal intelligence analysis or |
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crime analysis work related to traffic law enforcement or other |
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criminal law enforcement; |
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(4) an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Department |
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who performs communications and dispatch services to assist law |
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enforcement officers commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife |
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Commission in performing law enforcement duties; |
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(5) an employee of[, or who is employed by] the Texas |
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Juvenile Justice Department who: |
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(A) performs [to perform] communication service |
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duties for the incident reporting center; and |
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(B) assists [to assist] law enforcement officers |
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appointed by the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department in performing investigative duties; [,] or |
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(6) [who is employed as] a security officer providing |
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security and entry searches for secure correctional facilities |
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operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department[,]. |
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SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |