Sec. 614.015. MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICERS. (a) In this section, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.
(b) Each law enforcement agency shall develop and adopt a policy allowing the use of mental health leave by the peace officers employed by the agency who experience a traumatic event in the scope of that employment.
(c) The mental health leave policy adopted under this section must:
(1) provide clear and objective guidelines establishing the circumstances under which a peace officer is granted mental health leave and may use mental health leave;
(2) entitle a peace officer to mental health leave without a deduction in salary or other compensation;
(3) enumerate the number of mental health leave days available to a peace officer; and
(4) detail the level of anonymity for a peace officer who takes mental health leave.
(d) The mental health leave policy adopted under this section may provide a list of mental health services available to peace officers in the area of the law enforcement agency.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 396 (S.B. 1359), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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