Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 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. 8/30/1999.