H.B. No. 577
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, [AND] BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
STATE ACTIVE DUTY, STATE TRAINING, AND OTHER DUTY.
(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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 577 was passed by the House on April
16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 577 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor