78R11812 YDB-F
By: Olivo H.B. No. 3134
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3134:
By: Casteel C.S.H.B. No. 3134
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a sheriff's department civil service
system in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 158.032, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 158.032. CREATION OF CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM [ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS]. (a) A sheriff's department in a county with a
population of more than 500,000 may, in accordance with this
subchapter, create a civil service system.
(b) The commissioners court of a county eligible for a civil
service system under Section 158.002 may create a civil service
system for the sheriff's department of the county by adopting an
order in the manner provided by Section 158.003. A civil service
system created under this subsection is governed by this
subchapter. This subsection does not apply to a county with a
population of more than 500,000.
SECTION 2. Section 158.033(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) If at least 20 percent of the employees of a sheriff's
[an eligible] department eligible for a civil service system under
Section 158.032(a) [this subchapter] sign a petition requesting an
election under this section and present the petition to the county
judge of the employing county, the judge shall order a departmental
election on the question of the creation of a sheriff's department
civil service system.
SECTION 3. Section 158.034(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In a county with a population of less than 2.8 million,
if a majority of the employees voting at the election approve the
creation of a sheriff's department civil service system or the
commissioners court orders the creation of a sheriff's department
civil service system, the sheriff, commissioners court, and
district attorney shall each appoint one person to serve as a member
of the civil service commission that administers the system. In a
county with a population of 2.8 million or more, if a majority of
the employees voting at the election approve the creation of a
sheriff's department civil service system, the sheriff,
commissioners court, and district attorney shall each appoint two
persons to serve as members of the civil service commission that
administers the system, and the three appointing authorities shall
appoint one member by joint action requiring the affirmative vote
of each of the authorities.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.