Bill Text: TX HB1084 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board on the cost of providing paid family leave to state employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Referred to State Affairs [HB1084 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1084-Introduced.html
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By: Hull | H.B. No. 1084 |
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relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board on the cost of | ||
providing paid family leave to state employees. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES STUDY. (a) | ||
In this section: | ||
(1) "Family leave" means leave taken by a state | ||
employee for a reason described by Section 661.024(a), Government | ||
Code. | ||
(2) "State agency" and "state officer" have the | ||
meanings assigned by Section 661.001, Government Code. | ||
(3) "State employee" means an individual employed by a | ||
state agency, including a state officer. | ||
(b) The Legislative Budget Board shall study the costs of | ||
providing paid family leave to state employees. In conducting the | ||
study, the board shall consider costs, benefits, and any other | ||
factors, including costs associated with employee turnover, | ||
training, and retention, determined to be relevant to the matter. | ||
SECTION 2. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Not later than August | ||
31, 2024, the Legislative Budget Board shall submit to the | ||
governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of | ||
representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the | ||
legislature with jurisdiction over state employment a report on the | ||
results of the study conducted under Section 1 of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2025. | ||
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2023. |