By Yarbrough H.B. No. 1510 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to investigatory interviews for certain fire fighters. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 143.1014, Local Government Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: 1-6 (c) A fire fighter who is provided notice of a meeting or 1-7 hearing in accordance with Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) shall be 1-8 entitled, upon request, to all documents related to the internal 1-9 departmental or other municipal investigation of the fire fighter. 1-10 Such documents shall be provided to the fire fighter not later than 1-11 the 48th hour before the hour on which the meeting or hearing 1-12 conducted under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) is held. 1-13 (d) A fire fighter who is the subject of a meeting conducted 1-14 under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) is entitled to two 1-15 representatives at the meeting. The representatives: 1-16 (1) are not required to be attorneys; 1-17 (2) are entitled to be present to advise the fire 1-18 fighter; 1-19 (3) are entitled to present any evidence or 1-20 information for the fire fighter; and 1-21 (4) may not be prevented from fully participating in 1-22 the meeting. 2-1 SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 2001.