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| 1 | 1 | 89R8355 JBD-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cole H.B. No. 1896 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to a mental health leave policy for certain | |
| 10 | 10 | telecommunicators. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 614.015(a)(2), Government Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (2) "Telecommunicator" means a person authorized to | |
| 15 | 15 | act as a telecommunicator under Section 1701.405, Occupations Code, | |
| 16 | 16 | or in a similar capacity under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | |
| 18 | 18 | of this Act, each agency required to adopt a mental health leave | |
| 19 | 19 | policy under Section 614.015, Government Code, as amended by this | |
| 20 | 20 | Act, shall adopt a mental health leave policy as prescribed by that | |
| 21 | 21 | section. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |