Amend HB 2892 as follows:                                                    
	(1)  On page 1, line 14, strike "with" and substitute ":".       
	(2)  On page 1, line 15, strike "a population of 50,000 or 
more that employs firefighters." and substitute the following:
		(1)  with a population of 50,000 or more; or                           
		(2)  that has adopted Chapter 143.                                     
	(3)  On page 2, line 25, strike "find that" and substitute 
"determine by majority vote regarding whether"
	(4)  On page 4, strike lines 18-22 and substitute the 
following:             
	(b)  An election ordered under this section must be held as 
part of the next regularly scheduled general election for municipal 
officials that is held after the date the governing body of the 
municipality orders the election and that allows sufficient time to 
prepare the ballot in compliance with other requirements of the 
law.
	(5)  On page 5, line 14, strike "first" and substitute 
"second".
	(6)  On page 7, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:                 
	(e)  While a meet and confer agreement under this subchapter 
between the public employer and the recognized firefighters 
association is in effect, the public employer may not accept a 
petition, with regard to the firefighters of the municipality 
requesting an election to adopt:
		(1)  municipal civil service under Chapter 143; or                     
		(2)  collective bargaining under Chapter 174.                          
	(7)  On page 8, line 16, insert "ready to be" between "is" and 
"ratified".
	(8)  On page 8, line 26, strike "by a member of a public 
employer" and substitute "by quorum of the sole and exclusive 
bargaining agent of the public employer".
	(9)  On page 9, between lines 26 and 27, insert the following:                 
	Sec. 142.115.  ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO 
OPERATE UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  The governing body of a 
municipality that granted recognition of a firefighters 
association under Section 142.103 without conducting an election 
under Section 142.105 may withdraw recognition of the association 
by providing to the association not less than 90 days' written 
notice that:
		(1)  the governing body is withdrawing recognition of 
the association; and
		(2)  any agreement between the governing body and the 
association will not be renewed.
	(b)  The governing body of a municipality that granted 
recognition of a firefighters association after conducting an 
election under Section 142.105 may order an election to determine 
whether a public employer may continue to meet and confer under this 
subchapter. The governing body may not order an election under this 
subsection until the second anniversary of the date of the election 
under Section 142.105.
	(c)  An election ordered under Subsection (b) must be held as 
part of the next regularly scheduled general election for municipal 
officers that occurs after the date the governing body of the 
municipality orders the election and that allows sufficient time to 
prepare the ballot in compliance with other requirements of law. 
	(d)  The ballot for an election ordered under Subsection (b)  
shall be printed to allow voting for or against the proposition: 
"Authorizing ________ (name of municipality) to continue to operate 
under the state law allowing a municipality to meet and confer and 
make agreements with the association representing municipal 
firefighters as provided by state law, preserving the prohibition 
against strikes and organized work stoppages, and providing 
penalties for strikes and organized work stoppages."
	(e)  An election ordered under Subsection (b) must be held and 
the returns prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election 
Code.
	(f)  If an election ordered under Subsection (b) is held, the 
municipality may continue to operate under this subchapter only if 
a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the proposition.
	(g)  If an election ordered under Subsection (b) is held, an 
association may not submit a petition for recognition to the 
governing body of the municipality under Section 142.103 before the 
second anniversary of the date of the election.
	(10)  On page 9, line 27, strike "142.115" and substitute 
"142.116".
	(11)  On page 10, lines 16 and 17, strike "or at a special 
election called by the governing body of the municipality for that 
purpose".
	(12)  On page 10, line 26, strike "142.116" and substitute 
"142.117".
	(13)  On page 11, line 7, strike "142.117" and substitute 
"142.118".
	(14)  On page 11, line 12, strike "142.118" and substitute 
"142.119".