HB5448 - Relating to paid leave for public officers and employees engaged in certain military service.

  89R10512 MCK-D     By: Troxclair H.B. No. 5448       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to paid leave for public officers and employees engaged in   certain military service.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 437.202, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a), (a-1), and (b) and adding Subsections   (a-2) and (a-3) to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person   who is an officer or employee of this state, a municipality, a   county, or another political subdivision of this state and who is a   member of the Texas military forces, a reserve component of the   armed forces, or a member of a state or federally authorized urban   search and rescue team is entitled to a paid leave of absence from   the person's duties on a day on which the person is engaged in   authorized training or duty ordered or authorized by proper   authority for not more than 30 [ 15 ] workdays in a fiscal year.     During a leave of absence, the person may not be subjected to loss   of time, efficiency rating, personal time, sick leave, or vacation   time.          (a-1)  In addition to the leave provided under Subsection   (a), a person described by Subsection (a) called [ to state active   duty ] by the governor or another appropriate authority to state   active duty, including service in another state on request of the   governor of another state, in response to a disaster is entitled to   a paid leave of absence from the person's duties for each day the   person is called to active duty during the disaster, including any   required pre-deployment training, pre-deployment temporary duty,   and post-deployment earned military leave and rest and recuperation   as confirmed in writing by the person's commanding officer [ not to   exceed seven workdays in a fiscal year ].  During a leave of absence   under this subsection, the person may not be subjected to loss of   time, efficiency rating, personal time, sick leave, or vacation   time.  For purposes of this subsection, "disaster" has the meaning   assigned by Section 418.004.           (a-2)     In addition to the leave provided under Subsection   (a), a person described by Subsection (a) called to deploy for   military duty in support of a contingency, humanitarian, disaster,   or emergency operation or exercise of the United States is entitled   to a paid leave of absence from the person's duties for each day the   person is called to military duty during the operation or exercise,   including any required pre-deployment training, pre-deployment   temporary duty, and post-deployment earned military leave and rest   and recuperation as confirmed in writing by the person's commanding   officer. During a leave of absence under this subsection, the   person may not be subjected to loss of time, efficiency rating,   personal time, sick leave, or vacation time.           (a-3)     In addition to the leave provided under Subsection   (a), a person described by Subsection (a) called to initial   enlistment or officer basic training, initial career field or duty   assignment training, or professional military education is   entitled to a paid leave of absence from the person's duties for   each day the person is called to the training, including any earned   military leave at the conclusion of the training. During a leave of   absence under this subsection, the person may not be subjected to   loss of time, efficiency rating, personal time, sick leave, or   vacation time.          (b)  An officer or employee of this state is entitled to   carry forward from one fiscal year to the next the net balance of   unused accumulated leave under Subsection (a) that does not exceed   90 [ 45 ] workdays.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.