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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation and employment benefits for members of the |
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state military forces called to state active duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 431.082, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A member of the state military forces called to state |
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active duty is a temporary state employee while on state active duty |
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but does not count toward a limitation on the number of full-time |
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employee positions of the adjutant general's department. If the |
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length of state active duty for a member of the state military |
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forces called to state active duty exceeds 45 consecutive days, the |
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adjutant general may pay the member an amount not to exceed 165 |
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percent of the amount authorized by the General Appropriations Act. |
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If the length of state active duty for a member of the state |
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military forces called to state active duty exceeds 90 consecutive |
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days, the member is after the 90th day eligible for coverage in the |
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group benefits program, eligible for membership in the employee |
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class of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, and otherwise |
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eligible to receive benefits provided to state employees whose |
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employment may be temporary. |
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SECTION 2. Section 431.0825, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.0825. EMPLOYEES IN STATE MILITARY FORCES [NATIONAL
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GUARD]; EMERGENCY LEAVE. A state employee or an employee of a |
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municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the state |
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called to state active duty as a member of the state military forces |
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by the governor is entitled to receive paid emergency leave without |
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loss of military leave under Section 431.005(a) or annual leave. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |