By: Flynn H.B. No. 577
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to pay, benefits and requirements for state active duty
service members.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 437.212, Texas Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 437.212 (j) and (k) to read as follows:
Sec. 437.212. PAY, BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE
ACTIVE DUTY, STATE TRAINING, AND OTHER DUTY.
Sec. 437.212 (j). Claims of discrimination by service
members on state active duty shall be processed in accordance with
military regulations and procedures established for the Texas
military forces; and are exempt from the jurisdiction of the Texas
Workforce civil rights division.
(k). A member of Texas Military Forces called to state
active duty is subject to the
regulations established for continued
membership in the specific component including but not limited to
medical readiness, drug testing, physical fitness and training
requirements.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2015.