| 1 | 1 | | 88R3752 SCP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hull H.B. No. 1084 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board on the cost of |
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| 8 | 8 | | providing paid family leave to state employees. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES STUDY. (a) |
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| 11 | 11 | | In this section: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) "Family leave" means leave taken by a state |
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| 13 | 13 | | employee for a reason described by Section 661.024(a), Government |
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| 14 | 14 | | Code. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (2) "State agency" and "state officer" have the |
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| 16 | 16 | | meanings assigned by Section 661.001, Government Code. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (3) "State employee" means an individual employed by a |
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| 18 | 18 | | state agency, including a state officer. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) The Legislative Budget Board shall study the costs of |
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| 20 | 20 | | providing paid family leave to state employees. In conducting the |
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| 21 | 21 | | study, the board shall consider costs, benefits, and any other |
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| 22 | 22 | | factors, including costs associated with employee turnover, |
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| 23 | 23 | | training, and retention, determined to be relevant to the matter. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Not later than August |
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| 25 | 25 | | 31, 2024, the Legislative Budget Board shall submit to the |
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| 26 | 26 | | governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of |
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| 27 | 27 | | representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the |
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| 28 | 28 | | legislature with jurisdiction over state employment a report on the |
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| 29 | 29 | | results of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2025. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1, 2023. |
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