Texas Local Government Code
§ 143.072 — MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
LG § 143.072Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS · Art. E. LEAVES
Statute text
View on source(a)On written application of a fire fighter or police officer, the commission shall grant the person a military leave of absence without pay, subject to Section 143.075, to enable the person to enter a branch of the United States military service. The leave of absence may not exceed the period of compulsory military service or the basic minimum enlistment period for the branch of service the fire fighter or police officer enters.
(b)The commission shall grant to a fire fighter or police officer a leave of absence for initial training or annual duty in the military reserves or the national guard.
(c)While a fire fighter or police officer who received a military leave of absence serves in the military, the commission shall fill the person's position in the department in accordance with this chapter.
(d)On termination of active military service, a fire fighter or police officer who received a military leave of absence under this section is entitled to be reinstated to the position that the person held in the department at the time the leave of absence was granted if the person:
(1)receives an honorable discharge;
(2)remains physically and mentally fit to discharge the duties of that position; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2806), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.