By Hunter of Taylor H.B. No. 1049 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 Relating to an alternative selection system for filling beginning 1-3 positions in police departments. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 143.025, Texas Local Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection 143.0251 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 143.0251. ALTERNATE SELECTION SYSTEM FOR FILLING 1-8 BEGINNING POSITIONS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) On the 1-9 recommendation of the head of the police department and a majority 1-10 vote of the Civil Service Commission, the Commission may adopt an 1-11 alternate selection system for the selection of persons to fill 1-12 beginning positions within the police department. 1-13 (b) Except as provided by this section, applicants for 1-14 beginning positions shall meet the requirements established in 1-15 Sections 143.021, 143.022, 143.023, 143.024 of the Texas Local 1-16 Government Code, Chapter 143. 1-17 (c) The alternate selection system for filling beginning 1-18 positions in the police department must comply with the 1-19 requirements prescribed in this section. 1-20 (d) An eligibility list for a beginning position in the 1-21 police department may be created as a result of evaluating and 1-22 scoring applicants in a combination of job related processes, 1-23 dimensions, or exercises. A department that adopts the alternate 2-1 selection system will specify in writing, information about the 2-2 development, job relatedness, administration, scoring, and 2-3 interpretation of all elements used to determine placement on the 2-4 eligibility list. Graded dimensions may include written exams, 2-5 oral interviews, physical assessments, education, military service, 2-6 and other dimensions as determined by the hiring agency to ensure 2-7 that candidates are evaluated by a selection process that measures 2-8 traits or characteristics that are a significant part of the job. 2-9 (e) At any time after an alternative selection system has 2-10 been adopted under this section and has been in effect for at least 2-11 180 days, the department head may petition the commission to 2-12 terminate the alternative system and the commission shall 2-13 terminated the alternative system. 2-14 (f) An existing eligibility list, whether created under 2-15 Section 143.025 or created under an alternative system adopted by 2-16 this section may not be terminated before or extended beyond its 2-17 expiration date. 2-18 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-19 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-20 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-21 constitutional rule requiring that bills be read on three several 2-22 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-23 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after it 2-24 passage, and it is so enacted.