| 1 | 1 | | 88R6183 MZM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Cain H.B. No. 1810 |
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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 protection from employment retaliation for reporting |
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| 8 | 8 | | the existence of certain policies, patterns, or practices of a |
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| 9 | 9 | | local entity or institution of higher education related to |
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| 10 | 10 | | immigration. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 752, Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 752.0535 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 752.0535. RETALIATION PROHIBITED FOR REPORTING |
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| 15 | 15 | | VIOLATION. A local entity or institution of higher education may |
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| 16 | 16 | | not suspend or terminate the employment of, or take other adverse |
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| 17 | 17 | | personnel action against, a public employee who in good faith |
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| 18 | 18 | | reports to an appropriate law enforcement authority the existence |
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| 19 | 19 | | of a policy, pattern, or practice of the employing entity or |
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| 20 | 20 | | institution that violates Section 752.053. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 22 | 22 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 23 | 23 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 24 | 24 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 25 | 25 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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