88R13977 JON-F
By: Noble H.B. No. 4349
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 662.005(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Section 662.010, and
notwithstanding Section 659.015 or another law, each of the
following state employees who is required to work on a national or
state holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is entitled to
compensatory time off at the rate of one hour for each hour worked
on the holiday:
(1) an employee of the Department of Family and
Protective Services in the statewide intake division who receives
reports of abuse or neglect;
(2) [a state employee who is] a peace officer
commissioned by a state officer or state agency listed under
Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(3) an employee of the Department of Public Safety
who:
(A) performs [, or who is employed by the
Department of Public Safety either to perform] communications or
dispatch services related to traffic law enforcement; or
(B) is [or as] a public security officer, as that
term is defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code; or
(4) an employee of the Parks and Wildlife Department
who performs [, or who is employed by the Parks and Wildlife
Department to perform] communications and dispatch services to
assist law enforcement officers commissioned by the Parks and
Wildlife Commission in performing law enforcement duties [, and who
is required to work on a national or state holiday that falls on a
Saturday or Sunday is entitled to compensatory time off at the rate
of one hour for each hour worked on the holiday].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.