By Lindsay                                            S.B. No. 1780
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to a sheriff's appeal to district court of a decision by a
 1-3     civil service commission.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subsections (a) and (c), Section 158.037, Local
 1-6     Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  An employee who, on a final decision by the commission,
 1-8     is demoted, suspended, or removed from a position may appeal the
 1-9     decision by filing a petition in a district court in the county
1-10     within 30 days after the date of the decision.  In the event the
1-11     commission reverses or modifies the demotion, suspension, or
1-12     removal of an employee, the sheriff may appeal the decision by
1-13     filing a petition in a district court in the county within 30 days
1-14     after the date of the decision.
1-15           (c)  If the district court renders judgment for the
1-16     petitioner, the court may order reinstatement of the employee,
1-17     payment of back pay, or other appropriate relief.  If the district
1-18     court renders judgment for the sheriff, the court shall reverse the
1-19     decision of the commission and affirm the decision of the sheriff.