| 1 | 1 | | 88R10338 LRM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Romero, Jr. H.B. No. 3491 |
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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 whom certain violations of the law by a state or local |
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| 8 | 8 | | governmental entity may be reported. |
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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. Section 554.002(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or |
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| 13 | 13 | | terminate the employment of, or take other adverse personnel action |
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| 14 | 14 | | against, a public employee who in good faith reports a violation of |
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| 15 | 15 | | law by the employing governmental entity or another public employee |
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| 16 | 16 | | to: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) the chief administrative officer of the employing |
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| 18 | 18 | | governmental entity; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) the inspector general's office of the employing |
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| 20 | 20 | | governmental entity, if any; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) the reporting employee's immediate supervisor or |
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| 22 | 22 | | the supervisor of the reporting employee's immediate supervisor at |
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| 23 | 23 | | the employing governmental entity; or |
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| 24 | 24 | | (4) an appropriate law enforcement authority. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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