HBA-DMD, MPM H.B. 269 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 269
By: Flores
Public Education
10/19/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 76th Legislature, school districts were not required to pay
employees at the normal rate of pay for time spent replying to a jury
summons or valid subpoena.  H.B. 269 prohibits a school district from
penalizing or discriminating against an employee who complies with a jury
summons.  
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, by adding
Section 22.006, as follows: 

Sec. 22.006. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED. (a) Prohibits
a school district from discharging, disciplining, reducing the salary of,
or otherwise penalizing or discriminating against a school district
employee because the employee complies with a summons to serve as a juror. 

(b)  Requires a school district to pay a nonsalaried employee who is
serving in any phase of jury service during a regularly scheduled workday,
the employee's normal daily compensation. 

(c)  Prohibits an employee's accumulated personal leave from being reduced
because of the employee's service in compliance with a summons to appear as
a juror. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective beginning with the
1999-2000 school year. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
            Effective date:  upon passage.