By: Flynn (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) H.B. No. 577
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
May 4, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
Affairs and Military Installations; May 15, 2015, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 15, 2015, sent
to printer.)
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, [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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