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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hours worked during a week by police officers in |
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certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 142.0015, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (f-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) Except [A police officer may not, except] as provided by |
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Subsection (g) or (j), a police officer may not be required to work: |
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(1) more than 40 hours during a calendar week in a |
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municipality that: |
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(A) has a population of more than one million; |
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(B) is not subject to Section 142.0017; and |
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(C) has not adopted Chapter 174; or |
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(2) in a municipality not described by Subdivision |
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(1), more hours during a calendar week than the number of hours in |
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the normal work week of the majority of the employees of the |
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municipality other than fire fighters and police officers. |
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(f-1) In determining whether a police officer is considered |
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to have been required to work overtime for purposes of Subsection |
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(f)(1), all hours are counted during which the police officer: |
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(1) is required to remain available for immediate call |
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to duty by continuously remaining in contact with a police |
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department office by telephone or by radio; |
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(2) is taking any authorized leave, including |
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attendance incentive leave, vacation leave, holiday leave, |
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compensatory time off, jury duty, military leave, or leave because |
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of a death in the family; and |
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(3) is considered to have worked under Subsection (h). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |