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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the number of persons who may be appointed to the |
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classification immediately below department head in a police |
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department covered by municipal civil service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 143.014(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) In a police department, the total number of persons |
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appointed to the classification immediately below that of |
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department head may not exceed the total number of persons, plus |
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one, serving in that classification on January 1, 1993 [1983]. In a |
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fire department in a municipality having fewer than 300 certified |
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fire fighters, the department head may appoint not more than one |
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person to the classification immediately below that of department |
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head. If a municipality has 300 to 600 certified fire fighters, the |
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department head may appoint two persons to the classification. If a |
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municipality has more than 600 certified fire fighters, the |
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department head may appoint three persons to the classification. |
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This subsection does not apply to a municipality that has adopted |
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Chapter 174 [The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act (Article
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5154c-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)] unless the municipality |
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specifically adopts the appointment procedure prescribed by this |
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subsection through the collective bargaining process. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |