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79R15664 KEG-D


By:  Gallegos                                                     S.B. No. 716

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 716:                                    

By:  Blake                                                    C.S.S.B. No. 716



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to payroll deductions for certain employees who are peace 
officers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 141.008, Local Government Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
	(a-2)  The governing body shall make the payroll deduction 
described by Subsection (a) if:
		(1)  requested in writing by employees who:                            
			(A)  are peace officers as defined by Article 
2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; and
			(B)  are not members of a police department 
covered by a collective bargaining agreement or meet-and-confer 
agreement entered into under this code; and
		(2)  the municipality permits deductions for purposes 
other than charity, health insurance, taxes, or other purposes for 
which the municipality is required by law to permit a deduction.
	SECTION 2.  Section 143.357, Local Government Code, is 
repealed.             
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.