83R27987 MCK-F
By: Birdwell, et al. S.B. No. 442
(Farias)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 442: No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to leave for certain veterans returning to state
employment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 661.920 to read as follows:
Sec. 661.920. LEAVE FOR REEMPLOYED VETERANS. (a) A state
employee is entitled to leave under this section if the state
employee was a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of
the United States, including the National Guard, ordered to federal
active duty under Title 10, United States Code, for at least 180
days, during a period of war or during an ongoing recognized
conflict for which a campaign medal is authorized, or to support
stability operations after the end of a war or conflict.
(b) A state employee described by Subsection (a) who is
reemployed by a state agency after military service shall be
granted leave without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation
time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory
time to tend to matters relating to the employee's military service
or reintegration into civilian life, including obtaining medical or
mental health care and receiving employee assistance counseling.
Leave under this subsection may not exceed 15 days and must be used
before the first anniversary of the date the employee is reemployed
by the state agency.
(c) The administrative head of a state agency may grant
additional days of leave described by Subsection (b) as the
administrative head determines appropriate for the employee.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.