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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of a salary career ladder for parole |
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officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.1131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1131. SALARY CAREER LADDER FOR PAROLE OFFICERS. |
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(a) The executive director shall adopt a salary career ladder for |
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parole officers. The salary career ladder must base a parole |
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officer's salary on the officer's classification and years of |
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service with the department. |
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(b) For purposes of the salary schedule, the department |
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shall classify all parole officer positions as Parole Officer I, |
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Parole Officer II, Parole Officer III, Parole Officer IV, or Parole |
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Officer V. |
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(c) Under the salary career ladder adopted under Subsection |
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(a), a parole officer to whom the schedule applies and who received |
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an overall evaluation of at least satisfactory in the officer's |
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most recent annual evaluation is entitled to an annual salary |
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increase, during each of the officer's first 10 years of service in |
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a designated parole officer classification as described by |
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Subsection (b), equal to one-tenth of the difference between: |
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(1) the officer's current annual salary; and |
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(2) the minimum annual salary of a parole officer in |
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the next highest classification. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, but not later than the 30th day after that date, the |
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executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
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shall adopt a salary career ladder for parole officers as required |
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by Section 508.1131, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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Beginning the first day of the month following the date on which the |
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executive director adopts the salary career ladder, each parole |
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officer to whom the schedule applies and who received an overall |
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evaluation of at least satisfactory in the officer's most recent |
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annual evaluation is entitled to a salary in an amount that meets or |
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exceeds the amount specified in the schedule for the officer's |
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classification and years of service with the department. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |