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Tex. Educ. Code § 22.006

DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hyundai Motor Co. v. Vasquez (2006)

Most recently applied in Hyundai Motor Co. v. Vasquez (March 2006)

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 656, Sec. 1, eff

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.