Texas Education Code 22.006 – Discrimination Based On Jury Service Prohibited
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 22.006
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(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.