79R3452 MFC-D

By:  Gallegos                                                     S.B. No. 1723



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the hours of work of corrections officers employed by 
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Section 493.0072 to read as follows:
	Sec. 493.0072.  HOURS OF WORK OF CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.  (a)  
A corrections officer may not be required to work more hours during 
a calendar week than the number of hours in the normal workweek of 
the majority of other department employees.
	(b)  The department may require a corrections officer to work 
more hours than allowed by Subsection (a) if the department 
determines an emergency exists that requires the officer to work 
extra hours.
	(c)  A corrections officer who elects to work extra hours 
during a calendar week shall be compensated on a basis consistent 
with overtime provisions of the department personnel policy.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.