By Turner of Harris                             H.B. No. 1205

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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 1-1                                   AN ACT

 1-2     relating to the accumulation of sick leave by firefighters and

 1-3     police officers in certain municipalities.

 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 143.045(a), Local Government Code, is

 1-6     amended to read as follows:

 1-7           (a)  A permanent or temporary fire fighter or police officer

 1-8     is allowed sick leave with pay accumulated at the rate of:

 1-9                 (1)  1-1/4 full working days for each full month

1-10     employed in a calendar year, so as to total 15 working days to a

1-11     person's credit each 12 months, if the person has been employed by

1-12     the municipality as a fire fighter or police officer for less than

1-13     15 years;

1-14                 (2)  1-1/3 full working days for each full month

1-15     employed in a calendar year, so as to total 16 working days to a

1-16     person's credit each 12 months, if the person has been employed by

1-17     the municipality as a fire fighter or police officer for at least

1-18     15 years but less than 20 years;

1-19                 (3)  1-5/12 full working days for each full month

1-20     employed in a calendar year, so as to total 17 working days to a

1-21     person's credit each 12 months, if the person has been employed by

1-22     the municipality as a fire fighter or police officer for at least

1-23     20 years but less than 25 years; or

1-24                 (4)  1-1/2 full working days for each full month

 2-1     employed in a calendar year, so as to total 18 working days to a

 2-2     person's credit each 12 months, if the person has been employed by

 2-3     the municipality as a fire fighter or police officer for at least

 2-4     25 years.

 2-5           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.

 2-6           SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act to Section

 2-7     143.045(a), Local Government Code, apply only to the accrual of

 2-8     sick leave after August 31, 1997.

 2-9           SECTION 4.  The importance of this legislation and the

2-10     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an

2-11     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the

2-12     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several

2-13     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.