78R5749 KEG-F

By:  Ellis                                                        S.B. No. 1044


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to supplemental pay for certain Department of Public Safety officers who hold a degree or have obtained an equivalent number of credits hours in higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The section heading to Section 411.016, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 411.016. SUPPLEMENTAL PAY FOR OVERTIME WORK OR WORK ON FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS. SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.0161 to read as follows: Sec. 411.0161. SUPPLEMENTAL PAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. The department may pay a supplement of $100 per month to an officer commissioned by the department who holds a degree, or has obtained a number of credit hours equivalent to a degree, from an accredited four-year college or university. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.