H.B. No. 1589
AN ACT
relating to paid leave for public officers and employees engaged in
certain military service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 437.202, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the leave provided under Subsection
(a), a person described by Subsection (a) called to state active
duty by the governor or another appropriate authority in response
to a disaster is entitled to a paid leave of absence from the
person's duties for each day the person is called to active duty
during the disaster, not to exceed seven workdays in a fiscal year.
During a leave of absence under this subsection, the person may not
be subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating, personal time,
sick leave, or vacation time. For purposes of this subsection,
"disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1589 was passed by the House on April
9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 11, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1589 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor