By Ellis                                              H.B. No. 2460
         77R8630 BDH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to directing the state's classification officer to
 1-3     reevaluate the classification of chaplains.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Not later than January 1, 2002, the state's
 1-6     classification officer shall review the Texas State Chaplain
 1-7     Professional Equity-Parity Proposal and reevaluate the position
 1-8     classification of chaplains employed by this state.
 1-9           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-10     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-11     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-12     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-13     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.