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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.