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Tex. Educ. Code § 22.006 (2026)

Discrimination Based On Jury Service Prohibited

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Sec. 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. Aug. 30, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Hyundai Motor Co. v. Vasquez, 189 S.W.3d 743 (Tex. 2006).
Hyundai Motor Co. v. Vasquez, 189 S.W.3d 743 (Tex. 2006). · cites it 2× “, TEX. EDUC. CODE § 22.006, TEX. GOV'T CODE §§ 24.”
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