Tex. Gov't Code § 614.004 · Subchapter A. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICER OR FIRE FIGHTER
ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGISLATIVE LEAVE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) To be eligible for legislative leave, a peace officer or fire fighter must submit a written application to the individual's employer on or before the 30th day before the date the individual intends to begin the legislative leave.
(b) The application must state the length of the requested leave and that the peace officer or fire fighter is willing to reimburse the employer for any wages, pension, or other costs the employer will incur as a result of the leave.
(c) The length of requested leave may not exceed the length of the session.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.614.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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