TITLE: Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

SUMMARY: Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 40.084 to read as follows: Sec. 40.084. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PERSONAL PROPERTY. The department, using existing resources, may reimburse a present or former employee of the department for loss of or damage to personal property caused by a client of the department in the course and scope of the employee's duties. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.