Texas § 613.002 REEMPLOYMENT TO SAME POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE.

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§ 613.002 — REEMPLOYMENT TO SAME POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE.

Texas § 613.002

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 613.002 (2026).

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Sec. 613.002. REEMPLOYMENT TO SAME POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE.

(a)A public employee who leaves a state position or a position with a local governmental entity to enter active military service is entitled to be reemployed:

(1)by the state or the local governmental entity;

(2)in the same department, office, commission, or board of this state, a state institution, or local governmental entity in which the employee was employed at the time of the employee's induction or enlistment in, or order to, active military service; and

(3)in:

(A)the same position held at the time of the induction, enlistment, or order; or

(B)a position of similar seniority, status, and pay.

(b)To be entitled to reemployment under Subsection (a), the employee must be:

(1)discharged, separated, or release

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Sec. 613.002. REEMPLOYMENT TO SAME POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE. (a) A public employee who leaves a state position or a position with a local governmental entity to enter active military service is entitled to be reemployed:
(1) by the state or the local governmental entity;
(2) in the same department, office, commission, or board of this state, a state institution, or local governmental entity in which the employee was employed at the time of the employee's induction or enlistment in, or order to, active military service; and
(3) in:
(A) the same position held at the time of the induction, enlistment, or order; or
(B) a position of similar seniority, status, and pay.
(b) To be entitled to reemployment under Subsection (a), the employee must be:
(1) discharged, separated, or released from active military service under honorable conditions not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of induction, enlistment, or call to active military service; and
(2) physically and mentally qualified to perform the duties of that position.