H.B. No. 1790
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to job performance on behalf of a fire fighter or police
  officer who is recovering from an off-duty injury.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 143.073(d), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  If a fire fighter or police officer is temporarily
  disabled by an injury or illness that is not related to the person's
  line of duty, the person may:
               (1)  use all sick leave, vacation time, and other
  accumulated time before the person is placed on temporary leave; or
               (2)  have another fire fighter or police officer
  volunteer to do the person's work while the person is temporarily
  disabled by the injury or illness.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1790 was passed by the House on May 8,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1790 was passed by the Senate on May
  20, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 26, Nays 4.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor