By Dukes H.B. No. 1084 76R4933 KLA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the classification of certain Department of Public 1-3 Safety officers. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 411.007, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: 1-7 (g) A grade and position established by the commission under 1-8 Subsection (f) for Texas Highway Patrol officers shall also be 1-9 established with equal salary and status for members of the 1-10 capitol police district. 1-11 SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Public 1-12 Safety Commission shall adopt rules implementing Section 1-13 411.007(g), Government Code, as added by this Act, designating the 1-14 grades and positions of officers who are members of the capitol 1-15 police district to include the grades of Capitol Police Officer III 1-16 and Capitol Police Officer IV. The salaries and grades of Capitol 1-17 Police Officer III and Capitol Police Officer IV shall be equal to 1-18 the salaries and grades of Department of Public Safety Trooper III 1-19 and Department of Public Safety Trooper IV, respectively. 1-20 (b) Not later than January 1, 2000, the Public Safety 1-21 Commission shall adopt rules implementing Section 411.007(g), 1-22 Government Code, as added by this Act, to reclassify the position 1-23 of Capitol Police Corporal as Capitol Police Sergeant, the salary 1-24 and grade of which shall be equal to the salary and grade of 2-1 Department of Public Safety Sergeant. The position of Capitol 2-2 Police Sergeant shall constitute the first-line supervisory 2-3 position in the capitol police district. 2-4 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-5 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.