89R8355 JBD-D
By: Cole H.B. No. 1896
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a mental health leave policy for certain
telecommunicators.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 614.015(a)(2), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Telecommunicator" means a person authorized to
act as a telecommunicator under Section 1701.405, Occupations Code,
or in a similar capacity under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, each agency required to adopt a mental health leave
policy under Section 614.015, Government Code, as amended by this
Act, shall adopt a mental health leave policy as prescribed by that
section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.