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House Bill 639 |
House Author: Bailey et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Barrientos |
House Bill 639 amends the Government Code to clarify the applicability of certain statutes that address complaints against certain public employees. The bill adds detention officers and county jailers to the list of persons subject to the statute's regulation and excludes a peace officer or fire fighter employed by a political subdivision that is covered by a meet and confer or collective bargaining agreement that includes certain provisions relating to complaint resolution. House Bill 639 also provides that certain law enforcement officers, fire fighters, detention officers, county jailers, or peace officers may not be indefinitely suspended nor terminated from employment based on a complaint unless the complaint is investigated and evidence exists to prove the allegation of misconduct.