78R5661 KEG-F
By: Ritter H.B. No. 1574
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to annual reports of the efficiency of officers
commissioned by the Department of Public Safety.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.007(d), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(d) At least annually the heads of the divisions and
bureaus, after due investigation, shall make a report to the
director of the efficiency of each employee within the division or
bureau. These reports shall be kept in the department's permanent
files and shall be given proper consideration in all matters of
promotion and discharge. If the employee is an officer
commissioned by the department, the officer's immediate supervisor
shall prepare an initial report of the officer's efficiency and
present that report to the officer for review and comment. After
the officer has been given a reasonable opportunity to review the
report and attach additional written information or comments, the
department shall require the officer to forward the report,
together with any written information or comments added by the
officer, to the officer's next immediate supervisor. A supervisor
at each intermediate level of supervision of the officer shall
review the report and either concur in the evaluations and
decisions made by the officer's immediate supervisor or supplement
the report by providing additional information or comments. Any
additional information or comments provided by the officer or a
supervisor of the officer must be kept with the report in the
department's permanent files and be given appropriate
consideration as part of the report in all matters related to
promotion and discharge of the officer.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.