By:  Gallegos                                                     S.B. No. 635
	(In the Senate - Filed February 21, 2003; February 27, 2003, 
read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental 
Relations; April 14, 2003, reported adversely, with favorable 
Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; 
April 14, 2003, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 635                                    By:  Gallegos


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to educational incentive pay under certain municipal civil 
service systems.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 143.112, Local Government Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
	(d)  If the municipality authorizes educational incentive 
pay under this section, each eligible fire fighter within each 
classification on receipt of a degree from an accredited college or 
university is entitled to the larger of:
		(1)  the amount set by municipal ordinance; or                         
		(2)  an amount equal to:                                               
			(A)  10 percent of the fire fighter's base salary 
if the degree is an associate degree;
			(B)  20 percent of the fire fighter's base salary 
if the degree is a baccalaureate degree; or
			(C)  25 percent of the fire fighter's base salary 
if the degree is a master's or doctoral degree.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           



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