78R4938 KSD-F

By:  Olivo                                                        H.B. No. 1087



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to longevity pay for county jailers employed by certain 
sheriff's departments.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 152.074, Local Government 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 152.074.  LONGEVITY PAY FOR COMMISSIONED DEPUTIES AND 
COUNTY JAILERS.
	SECTION 2.  Section 152.074, Local Government Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to 
read as follows:
	(a)  In a county with a population of 150,000 or more, the 
commissioners court shall provide to [longevity pay for] each 
commissioned deputy or county jailer of the sheriff's department 
longevity pay in an amount [of] not less than $5 a month for each 
year of service in the department, up to and including 25 years.  
Each commissioned deputy or county jailer is entitled to the 
longevity pay in addition to the deputy's or county jailer's regular 
compensation.
	(c)  In this section, "county jailer" has the meaning 
assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.
	SECTION 3.  The commissioners court of a county to which this 
Act applies shall begin providing longevity pay to county jailers 
as provided by Section 154.074(a), Local Government Code, as 
amended by this Act, at the beginning of the first county fiscal 
year that begins on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.