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| 1 | 1 | 89R297 CXP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 48 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or | |
| 10 | 10 | adoption of a child. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 661.9125(a), Government Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (a) This section applies only to a state employee who: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) is a member of the Employees Retirement System of | |
| 16 | 16 | Texas or is employed by a board, commission, department, or other | |
| 17 | 17 | agency in the executive branch of state government created by the | |
| 18 | 18 | constitution or a statute of this state, including [except for] an | |
| 19 | 19 | institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, | |
| 20 | 20 | Education Code; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) takes leave under Section 661.912 for the: | |
| 22 | 22 | (A) birth of a child; | |
| 23 | 23 | (B) birth of a child by the employee's spouse; | |
| 24 | 24 | (C) birth of a child by a gestational surrogate; | |
| 25 | 25 | or | |
| 26 | 26 | (D) adoption of a child. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |