| 1 | 1 | | 85R19844 TSR-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Israel, Elkins, Capriglione, Turner, H.B. No. 563 |
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| 3 | 3 | | et al. |
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| 4 | 4 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 563: |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Shaheen C.S.H.B. No. 563 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to whom certain violations of the law by a state or local |
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| 11 | 11 | | governmental entity may be reported. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 554.002(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 14 | 14 | | to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or |
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| 16 | 16 | | terminate the employment of, or take other adverse personnel action |
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| 17 | 17 | | against, a public employee who in good faith reports a violation of |
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| 18 | 18 | | law by the employing governmental entity or another public employee |
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| 19 | 19 | | to: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) the reporting employee's supervisor at the |
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| 21 | 21 | | employing governmental entity; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) an individual or office designated by the |
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| 23 | 23 | | employing governmental entity as the appropriate individual or |
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| 24 | 24 | | office for reporting such grievances; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (3) a member of the human resources staff of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | employing governmental entity; or |
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| 27 | 27 | | (4) an appropriate law enforcement authority. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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