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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a salary career ladder for correctional officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 493.0072 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.0072. SALARY CAREER LADDER FOR CORRECTIONAL |
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OFFICERS. (a) The executive director shall adopt a salary career |
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ladder for correctional officers. The salary career ladder must |
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base a correctional officer's salary on the officer's |
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classification and years of service with the department. |
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(b) For purposes of the salary schedule, the department |
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shall classify all correctional officer positions as Correctional |
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Officer I, Correctional Officer II, Correctional Officer III, |
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Correctional Officer IV, Correctional Officer V, or Correctional |
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Officer VI. |
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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 correctional officers as |
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required by Section 493.0072, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act. Beginning the first day of the month following the date on |
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which the executive director adopts the salary career ladder, each |
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correctional officer to whom the schedule applies is entitled to a |
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salary in an amount that meets or exceeds the amount specified in |
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the schedule for the officer's classification and years of service |
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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. |