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| 1 | 1 | 86R2305 TSR-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Johnson S.B. No. 1286 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to whom certain violations of the law by a state or local | |
| 8 | 8 | governmental entity may be reported. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 554.002(a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or | |
| 13 | 13 | terminate the employment of, or take other adverse personnel action | |
| 14 | 14 | against, a public employee who in good faith reports a violation of | |
| 15 | 15 | law by the employing governmental entity or another public employee | |
| 16 | 16 | to: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) the reporting employee's supervisor at the | |
| 18 | 18 | employing governmental entity; | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) an individual or office designated by the | |
| 20 | 20 | employing governmental entity as the appropriate individual or | |
| 21 | 21 | office for reporting such grievances; | |
| 22 | 22 | (3) a member of the human resources staff of the | |
| 23 | 23 | employing governmental entity; or | |
| 24 | 24 | (4) an appropriate law enforcement authority. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |