H.B. No. 1790
AN ACT
relating to job performance on behalf of a fire fighter or police
officer who is recovering from an off-duty injury.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 143.073(d), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) If a fire fighter or police officer is temporarily
disabled by an injury or illness that is not related to the person's
line of duty, the person may:
(1) use all sick leave, vacation time, and other
accumulated time before the person is placed on temporary leave; or
(2) have another fire fighter or police officer
volunteer to do the person's work while the person is temporarily
disabled by the injury or illness.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1790 was passed by the House on May 8,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1790 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor