Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 554	House Author:  Howard, Donna et al.
Effective:  6-17-11	Senate Sponsor:  Watson

            House Bill 554 amends the Local Government Code to require a municipality with certain characteristics, after the governing body receives an election petition that meets certain requirements, to hold an election to adopt or repeal the emergency medical services personnel civil service law as added by the bill's provisions.  The bill sets out procedures for the administration of such an election.  If adopted, the emergency medical services personnel civil service law would grant certain emergency medical services employees civil service status; require the governing body to classify the emergency medical services personnel in accordance with municipal civil service law provisions governing the classification of firefighters and police officers; and make municipal civil service law provisions for firefighters and police officers apply to emergency medical services personnel.