Bill Text: TX HB563 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to whom certain violations of the law by a state or local governmental entity may be reported.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-01 - Considered in Calendars [HB563 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB563-Comm_Sub.html
85R19844 TSR-F | |||
By: Israel, Elkins, Capriglione, Turner, | H.B. No. 563 | ||
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Substitute the following for H.B. No. 563: | |||
By: Shaheen | C.S.H.B. No. 563 |
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relating to whom certain violations of the law by a state or local | ||
governmental entity may be reported. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 554.002(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A state or local governmental entity may not suspend or | ||
terminate the employment of, or take other adverse personnel action | ||
against, a public employee who in good faith reports a violation of | ||
law by the employing governmental entity or another public employee | ||
to: | ||
(1) the reporting employee's supervisor at the | ||
employing governmental entity; | ||
(2) an individual or office designated by the | ||
employing governmental entity as the appropriate individual or | ||
office for reporting such grievances; | ||
(3) a member of the human resources staff of the | ||
employing governmental entity; or | ||
(4) an appropriate law enforcement authority. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |