By: Pickett, Herrero, Moody, Guillen H.B. No. 1462
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to leave for certain state employees who volunteer or
participate in training for Court Appointed Special Advocates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 661.921 to read as follows:
Sec. 661.921. COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES VOLUNTEER.
(a) A state employee may be granted leave not to exceed five hours
each month to participate in mandatory training or perform
volunteer services for Court Appointed Special Advocates without a
deduction in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned
overtime credit, or state compensatory time. This section does not
apply to an employee of the Texas Youth Commission, the Texas
Juvenile Probation Commission, or the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice.
(b) A state employee may not be granted leave under
Subsection (a) unless the employee obtains approval from the
employee's supervisor before taking the leave.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.