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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a liaison to assist law enforcement |
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personnel with workers' compensation claims. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 404, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 404.1525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 404.1525. LAW ENFORCEMENT LIAISON. (a) In this |
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section, "law enforcement officer" means a person who is a sworn |
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peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) The public counsel shall designate an employee of the |
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office to act as law enforcement liaison. |
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(c) The law enforcement liaison shall assist an injured law |
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enforcement officer and, if applicable, the ombudsman assigned to |
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the law enforcement officer's case, during a workers' compensation |
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administrative dispute resolution process. |
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(d) The law enforcement liaison: |
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(1) must meet the qualifications for designation as an |
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ombudsman under this subchapter; and |
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(2) is subject to the training and education |
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requirements for an ombudsman under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 404.153, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) An employer that commissions law enforcement officers |
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shall notify the officers of the law enforcement liaison in the |
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manner prescribed by the office. In this subsection, "law |
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enforcement officer" means a person who is a sworn peace officer |
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under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |