By:  Van de Putte                                                 S.B. No. 1188


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to supplemental pay for certain officers of the Department 
of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 411.016, Government Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.016.  SUPPLEMENTAL PAY FOR OVERTIME HOURS WORKED OR 
PROJECTS FUNDED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Sections 411.0161 and 411.0162 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 411.0161.  SUPPLEMENTAL PAY FOR PROFICIENCY IN SECOND 
LANGUAGE.  (a)  The department may pay a supplement not to exceed 
$100 a month to an officer commissioned by the department who is 
proficient in both English and a second language if:
		(1)  the department determines that the second language 
is beneficial to protecting the public safety; and
		(2)  the commissioned officer is able to demonstrate 
proficiency in the second language by reading, writing, and 
demonstrating conversation skills in the second language as 
determined by the department.
	(b)  Supplemental pay under this section is in addition to an 
officer's regular salary.
	Sec. 411.0162.  SUPPLEMENTAL PAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.  
(a)  If an officer commissioned by the department has obtained one 
of the following degrees, or a number of credit hours equivalent to 
one of the following degrees, from an accredited public or private 
college or university, the department may pay the officer 
supplemental pay in an amount not to exceed:
		(1)  $100 per month for an associate degree;                           
		(2)  $200 per month for a bachelor's degree; or                        
		(3)  $300 per month for a master's or more advanced 
degree.          
	(b)  The maximum amount of supplemental pay for higher 
education that the department may pay to an officer who has obtained 
more than one of the degrees listed in Subsection (a) is the maximum 
amount of supplemental pay available under that subsection for the 
most advanced degree obtained by the officer.
	SECTION 3.  (a)  The Department of Public Safety of the 
State of Texas may implement Section 411.0161, Government Code, as 
added by this Act, only during a fiscal period for which the 
legislature specifically appropriates money to the Department of 
Public Safety of the State of Texas for the purpose of funding 
supplemental pay for proficiency in a second language under that 
section.
	(b)  The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas 
may implement Section 411.0162, Government Code, as added by this 
Act, only during a fiscal period for which the legislature 
specifically appropriates money to the Department of Public Safety 
of the State of Texas for the purpose of funding supplemental pay 
for higher education under that section.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.