By:  Bailey                                                       H.B. No. 2361



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the investigation of a firefighter or police officer in 
certain municipalities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 143.123(e), Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(e)  A person may not be assigned to conduct an investigation 
if the person is the complainant, the ultimate decisionmaker 
regarding disciplinary action, or a person who has any personal 
involvement regarding the alleged misconduct.  A fire fighter or 
police officer who is the subject of an investigation has the right 
to inquire and, on inquiry, to be informed of the identities of each 
investigator participating in an interrogation of the fire fighter 
or police officer.  Not later than the 30th day after the date that a 
complaint is received by an investigator, the investigator must 
inform the fire fighter or police officer in writing of the nature 
of the investigation and the name of each person who complained 
about the fire fighter or police officer, if known, concerning the 
matters under investigation unless:
		(1)  a criminal investigation has been initiated as a 
result of the complaint; or
		(2)  the disclosure of information concerning the name 
of the complainant or the matters under investigation would hinder 
a criminal investigation.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to a complaint received by an investigator on or after 
that date.