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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on collective bargaining agreements and |
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arbitration awards under The Fire and Police Employee Relations |
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Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 174, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Sections 174.110 and 174.111 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 174.110. CERTAIN PROHIBITED PROVISIONS. A collective |
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bargaining agreement or an arbitration award under this chapter may |
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not contain a provision that confers any benefit on: |
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(1) the association or bargaining team as an entity; |
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(2) any person by virtue of the person's status as a |
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member, officer, employee, or contractor of the association; or |
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(3) any person by virtue of the person's status as a |
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member of the negotiation or bargaining team under Section 174.106. |
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Sec. 174.111. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BY COVERED POLICE |
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OFFICERS REQUIRED. Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
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chapter, an association may not enter into a proposed collective |
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bargaining agreement with a public employer under this chapter that |
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covers police officers unless a majority of the police officers who |
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would be covered by the agreement vote in favor of the agreement. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a collective bargaining agreement entered into under Chapter 174, |
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Local Government Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An agreement entered into before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the agreement was entered |
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into, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |