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| 1 | 1 | 81R10658 JSC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Gallegos S.B. No. 1340 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the holidays for members of fire and police departments | |
| 8 | 8 | in certain municipalities. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 142.0013, Local Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (d) A fire fighter or police officer is entitled to a paid | |
| 13 | 13 | day off from working on September 11 of each year if: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) the fire fighter or police officer: | |
| 15 | 15 | (A) agrees or is required to work on a holiday | |
| 16 | 16 | during the same fiscal year and chooses to take that holiday on | |
| 17 | 17 | September 11; or | |
| 18 | 18 | (B) chooses to use a vacation day, a day in lieu | |
| 19 | 19 | of a vacation day or holiday, or accumulated compensatory leave to | |
| 20 | 20 | take a paid day off on September 11; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) the fire fighter's or police officer's supervisor | |
| 22 | 22 | does not require the fire fighter or police officer to work that day | |
| 23 | 23 | to maintain minimum staffing necessary for public safety. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |