Bill Text: TX SB44 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to leave for state employees who are volunteers of certain disaster relief organizations.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-24 - Effective on 9/1/21 [SB44 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB44-Enrolled.html
 
 
  S.B. No. 44
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to leave for state employees who are volunteers of certain
  disaster relief organizations.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 661.9075 to read as follows:
         Sec. 661.9075.  VOLUNTEERS OF TEXAS VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
  ACTIVE IN DISASTER. (a) A state employee who is a volunteer of an
  organization that is a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations
  Active in Disaster may be granted leave to participate in disaster
  relief services without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation
  time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory
  time if:
               (1)  the employee's supervisor authorizes the leave;
               (2)  the services in which the employee participates
  are provided for a state of disaster declared by the governor under
  Chapter 418; and
               (3)  the executive director of the employee's state
  agency approves the leave.
         (b)  Leave granted to a state employee under Subsection (a)
  may not exceed 10 days each fiscal year.
         SECTION 2.  Section 661.907, Government Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 44 passed the Senate on
  April 12, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 10, 2021, by the
  following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 44 passed the House, with
  amendment, on April 23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145,
  Nays 1, two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor
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