Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Education Code § 22.006: DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED.

Where this section sits in the code

EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION
SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS
CHAPTER 22. SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS
SUBCHAPTER A. RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND BENEFITS

(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. Aug. 30, 1999.

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