TITLE: Relating to the exemption of certain school district and open-enrollment charter school employees from jury service.

SUMMARY: Relating to the exemption of certain school district and open-enrollment charter school employees from jury service.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the exemption of certain school district and open-enrollment charter school employees from jury service. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 62.106(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A person qualified to serve as a petit juror may establish an exemption from jury service if the person: (1) is over 70 years of age; (2) has legal custody of a child younger than 12 years of age and the person's service on the jury requires leaving the child without adequate supervision; (3) is a student of a public or private secondary school; (4) is a person enrolled and in actual attendance at an institution of higher education; (5) is an officer or an employee of the senate, the house of representatives, or any department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the legislative branch of state government; (6) is summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 200,000, unless that county uses a jury plan under Section 62.011 and the period authorized under Section 62.011(b)(5) exceeds two years, and the person has served as a petit juror in the county during the 24-month period preceding the date the person is to appear for jury service; (7) is the primary caretaker of a person who is unable to care for himself or herself; (8) except as provided by Subsection (b), is summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 250,000 and the person has served as a petit juror in the county during the three-year period preceding the date the person is to appear for jury service; [or] (9) is a member of the United States military forces serving on active duty and deployed to a location away from the person's home station and out of the person's county of residence;or (10) is a classroom teacher, paraprofessional, or librarian employed by a school district or an open-enrollment charter school.SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to the establishment of an exemption from jury services for a person summoned to appear for jury services on a date on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.