Sec. 22.006. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED. (a) A school district may not discharge, discipline, reduce the salary of, or otherwise penalize or discriminate against a school district employee because of the employee's compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.
(b) For each regularly scheduled workday on which a nonsalaried employee serves in any phase of jury service, a school district shall pay the employee the employee's normal daily compensation.
(c) An employee's accumulated personal leave may not be reduced because of the employee's service in compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 656, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers
Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers
Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits
Section 22.001. Salary Deductions for Professional Dues
Section 22.002. Assignment, Transfer, or Pledge of Compensation
Section 22.003. Minimum Personal Leave Program
Section 22.004. Group Health Benefits for School Employees
Section 22.005. Health Care Plan and Fund
Section 22.006. Discrimination Based on Jury Service Prohibited
Section 22.007. Incentives for Early Retirement
Section 22.011. Requiring or Coercing Employees to Make Charitable Contributions