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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements for arbitrators selected to |
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hear certain disciplinary appeals filed by police officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.008. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ARBITRATORS OF |
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CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY APPEAL HEARINGS FOR POLICE OFFICERS. (a) An |
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arbitrator selected to hear an appeal of the disciplinary |
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suspension or dismissal of a municipal police officer, deputy |
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sheriff, deputy constable, or other police officer, including an |
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appeal under Section 143.057 or 143.1016 or under a collective |
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bargaining, meet and confer, or other similar agreement, must be a |
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resident of and an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section |
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142.067, 143.307, 143.361, 147.004, 174.005, or 174.006, a |
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collective bargaining, meet and confer, or other similar agreement |
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may not conflict with this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 180.008(a), Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to an arbitrator selected to hear a |
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disciplinary appeal that is initiated on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 180.008(b), Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to an agreement entered into or |
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renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |