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By:  Harper-Brown (Senate Sponsor - Deuell)                       H.B. No. 1213
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2005; 
April 29, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Intergovernmental Relations; May 12, 2005, reported favorably by 
the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 12, 2005, sent to 
printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to fitness incentive pay for certain fire fighters and 
police officers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 143.041(c), Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:  
	(c)  In addition to the base salary, each fire fighter or 
police officer is entitled to each of the following types of pay, if 
applicable:
		(1)  longevity or seniority pay;                                              
		(2)  educational incentive pay as authorized by Section 
143.044;            
		(3)  assignment pay as authorized by Sections 143.042 
and 143.043;          
		(4)  certification pay as authorized by Section 
143.044; [and]
		(5)  shift differential pay as authorized by Section 
143.047; and    
		(6)  fitness incentive pay as authorized by Section 
143.044.         
	SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 143.044, Local Government 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 143.044.  CERTIFICATION, [AND] EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE, 
AND FITNESS INCENTIVE PAY.  
	SECTION 3.  Section 143.044, Local Government Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to 
read as follows:
	(d)  If the criteria for fitness incentive pay are clearly 
established, are in writing, and are applied equally to each fire 
fighter or police officer in a municipality who meets the criteria, 
the municipality's governing body may authorize fitness incentive 
pay for each fire fighter or police officer who successfully meets 
the criteria.
	(e)  The certification pay, [and] educational incentive pay, 
and fitness incentive pay are in addition to a fire fighter's or 
police officer's regular pay.
	 SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                          



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