Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2750 amends the Local Government Code to entitle a firefighter or police officer who is designated as a bilingual interpreter by a fire or police department to additional wages if the second language skill used is outside the scope of the official job description. A department that fails to compensate a firefighter or police officer designated as a bilingual interpreter is liable to the individual for the amount of lost wages plus interest. The act also requires, rather than allows, a municipality's governing body to authorize assignment pay for bilingual personnel performing specialized functions as interpreters or translators in their respective departments.