By: Moncrief, Shapiro, Cain S.B. No. 961 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to salary supplements by a county or a municipality for 1-3 child and adult protective services workers. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 40, Human Resources Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 40.0321 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 40.0321. SALARY SUPPLEMENTATION BY COUNTY OR 1-8 MUNICIPALITY. (a) A county or municipality may supplement, from 1-9 its own funds, the salary of a department employee whose duties 1-10 include providing services as part of, or relating to, the 1-11 provision of child protective services and adult protective 1-12 services by the department. 1-13 (b) A department employee who has worked in the same 1-14 position for the department in a different region is not eligible 1-15 for a salary supplement under Subsection (a) for a minimum of six 1-16 months after assuming the position in the new region. 1-17 (c) Section 659.020, Government Code, does not apply to the 1-18 supplement authorized by this section. 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.