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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain counties to adopt a civil |
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service system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 158.001(3), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Department" means a county, district, or precinct |
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office or officer, agency, or board that has jurisdiction and |
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control of the performance of employees' official duties. The term |
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includes a sheriff's department. |
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SECTION 2. Section 158.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 158.002. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. A county with a |
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population of 190,000 [200,000] or more may, in accordance with |
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this subchapter, create a county civil service system to include |
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all the employees of the county who are not exempted from the system |
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by the express terms or judicial interpretations of this subchapter |
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or by the operation of Subchapter B. |
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SECTION 3. Section 158.0025(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a county with a population |
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of 190,000 [200,000] or more, other than: |
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(1) a county that has created a civil service system |
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under this subchapter to include those employees of the county |
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described by Section 158.002; or |
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(2) a county in which the sheriff's department is |
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eligible to create a civil service system under Subchapter B. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |