Bill Text: TX HB629 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to leave for certain veterans obtaining medical and mental health care.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-28 - Referred to Public Health [HB629 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB629-Introduced.html
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By: Howard | H.B. No. 629 |
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relating to leave for certain veterans obtaining medical and mental | ||
health care. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 661.923 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 661.923. MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE LEAVE FOR | ||
CERTAIN VETERANS. (a) This section applies to a state employee who | ||
is: | ||
(1) a veteran, as defined by Section 434.023(a); and | ||
(2) eligible for health benefits under a program | ||
administered by the Veterans Health Administration of the United | ||
States Department of Veterans Affairs. | ||
(b) A state employee described by Subsection (a) is entitled | ||
to leave without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation time, | ||
sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory time to | ||
obtain medical or mental health care administered by the Veterans | ||
Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans | ||
Affairs, including physical rehabilitation. | ||
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), leave granted | ||
under Subsection (b) may not exceed 15 days each fiscal year. | ||
(d) The administrative head of a state agency may annually | ||
grant additional days of leave described by Subsection (b) as the | ||
administrative head determines appropriate for the employee. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |