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CS/SB 314: Licensed Counseling for First Responders, Correctional Officers, and Correctional Probation Officers

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Rodriguez

Licensed Counseling for First Responders, Correctional Officers, and Correctional Probation Officers; Requiring an employing agency of a first responder to pay for licensed counseling for certain first responders; providing that such counseling is in addition to and separate from any benefits provided to the first responder; prohibiting the employing agency from requiring the first responder to use specified leave for such counseling under certain circumstances; requiring an employing agency of a correctional officer or a correctional probation officer to pay for licensed counseling for such officers under certain circumstances; providing that payment by the employing agency for such counseling does not create a presumption of a compensable occupational disease, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2023 Senate • Filed
1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
2/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/21/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/21/2023 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/22/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/23/2023 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 113
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Community Affairs