SRC-JEC S.B. 1149 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1149
77R7664 PAM-FBy: Lindsay
Intergovernmental Relations
3/23/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law allows the county commissioners courts in larger counties to
set rules on the work hours of certain employees whose compensation is set
or approved by the court.  As proposed, S.B. 1149 removes the bracket to
allow any county commissioners court to set such rules. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the commissioners court of a
county in SECTION 1 (Section 157.021, Local Government Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 157.021, Local Government Code, to authorize the
commissioners court of a county to adopt and enforce uniform rules on the
hours of work of department heads, assistants, deputies, and other
employees whose compensation is set or approved by the court. Deletes
language limiting the authority to the court of a county with a population
of 355,000 or more. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.