1-1     By:  Lindsay                                          S.B. No. 1780
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 27, 2001; March 28, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
 1-4     Relations; April 19, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
 1-5     Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0;
 1-6     April 19, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1780                 By:  Lindsay
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to a sheriff's appeal to a district court of a decision by
1-11     a civil service commission.
1-12           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13           SECTION 1.  Subsections (a) and (c), Section 158.037, Local
1-14     Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-15           (a)  An employee who, on a final decision by the commission,
1-16     is demoted, suspended, or removed from a position may appeal the
1-17     decision by filing a petition in a district court in the county
1-18     within 30 days after the date of the decision.  The sheriff may
1-19     appeal a final commission decision that reverses or modifies an
1-20     employee's demotion, suspension, or removal by filing a petition in
1-21     a district court in the county within 30 days after the date of the
1-22     decision.
1-23           (c)  If the district court renders judgment for the
1-24     petitioner, the court may order reinstatement of the employee,
1-25     payment of back pay, or other appropriate relief.  If the district
1-26     court renders judgment for the sheriff, the court shall reverse the
1-27     decision of the commission and affirm the decision of the sheriff.
1-28           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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