By:  Zaffirini                                                    S.B. No. 411


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the salaries and longevity pay of sheriff department 
personnel in certain counties.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Section 152.071, Local 
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)(1)  In a county with a population of more than 75,000, 
the county government shall classify all positions in its sheriff's 
department and shall specify the duties and prescribe the salary 
for each classification.
		(2)  A county government in a county that has a 
population of more than 7,500, is located on an international 
boundary, and contains no incorporated territory of a municipality 
may classify all positions in its sheriff's department and shall 
specify the duties and prescribe the salary for each 
classification.
	SECTION 2.  Subsection (a), Section 152.072, Local 
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)(1)  The qualified voters of a county with a population of 
more than 25,000 may petition the commissioners court of the county 
to increase the minimum salary of each member of the sheriff's 
department.
		(2)  A county government in a county that has a 
population of more than 7,500, is located on an international 
boundary, and contains no incorporated territory of a municipality 
may petition the commissioners court of the county to increase the 
minimum salary of each member of the sheriff's department.
	SECTION 3.  Subsection (a), Section 152.074, Local 
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)(1)  In a county with a population of 150,000 or more, the 
commissioners court of a county shall provide longevity pay for 
each commissioned deputy of the sheriff's department of not less 
than $5 a month for each year of service in the department, up to and 
including 25 years.  Each commissioned deputy is entitled to the 
longevity pay in addition to the deputy's regular compensation.
		(2)  A county government in a county that has a 
population of more than 7,500, is located on an international 
boundary, and contains no incorporated territory of a municipality 
may provide longevity pay for each commissioned deputy of the 
sheriff's department of not less than $5 a month for each year of 
service in the department, up to and including 25 years.  Each 
commissioned deputy is entitled to the longevity pay in addition 
the deputy's regular compensation.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.