By Gutierrez H.B. No. 3511 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 an appeal of a decision made by certain county civil 1-3 service commissions. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 158.012, Local Government Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-7 (d) A department, upon a final decision by the commission 1-8 which has reinstated a employee's position after an appeal has been 1-9 heard by the commission, may appeal the decision by filing a 1-10 petition in a district court in the county within 30 days after the 1-11 date of the decision. 1-12 SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to 1-13 an appeal filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An 1-14 appeal filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by 1-15 the law in effect on the date the appeal was filed, and the former 1-16 law is continued in effect for that purpose. 1-17 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-18 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-19 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-20 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-21 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.