H.B. No. 577
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to pay, benefits and requirements for state active duty
  service members.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 437.212, Texas Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 437.212 (j) and (k) to read as follows:
         Sec. 437.212.  PAY, [AND] BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
  STATE ACTIVE DUTY, STATE TRAINING, AND OTHER DUTY.
         (j)  Claims of discrimination by service members on state
  active duty shall be processed in accordance with military
  regulations and procedures established for the Texas military
  forces; and are exempt from the jurisdiction of the Texas Workforce
  civil rights division.
         (k)  A member of Texas Military Forces called to state active
  duty is subject to the regulations established for continued
  membership in the specific component including but not limited to
  medical readiness, drug testing, physical fitness and training
  requirements.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect on September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 577 was passed by the House on April
  16, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 577 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor