TITLE: Relating to paid leave for military service for public officers and employees.

SUMMARY: Relating to paid leave for military service for public officers and employees.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to paid leave for military service for public officers and employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 437.202(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person who is an officer or employee of this state, a municipality, a county, or another political subdivision of this state and who is a member of the Texas military forces, a reserve component of the armed forces, or a member of a state or federally authorized urban search and rescue team is entitled to a paid leave of absence from the person's duties on a day on which the person is engaged in authorized training or duty ordered or authorized by proper authority for not more than 22 [15] workdays in a fiscal year. During a leave of absence, the person may not be subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating, personal time, sick leave, or vacation time. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.