By: Ellis S.B. No. 1948

(In the Senate - Filed March 14, 2007; March 27, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations; May 16, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 16, 2007, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1948 By: Nichols

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the maximum annual compensation of certain auxiliary fire fighters.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 419, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 419.0323 to read as follows:

Sec. 419.0323. COMPENSATION OF AUXILIARY FIRE FIGHTERS IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS. Notwithstanding Section 419.0322(c) or any other law, a fire department may compensate, reimburse, or provide benefits in a calendar year to a person who has been designated as an auxiliary fire fighter under Section 419.0322(b) in an amount not to exceed twice the amount received by a person whose salary is equal to the federal minimum wage and who works 2,080 hours in the calendar year if the fire department has fewer than five full-time fire fighters and is located in a municipality:

(1) with a population of less than 30,000 that has not adopted Chapter 143 or 174, Local Government Code;

(2) that is not covered by a meet and confer agreement between the municipality and the full-time fire fighters employed by the municipality adopted under Chapter 142, Local Government Code; and

(3) that does not impose an ad valorem tax on property located in the municipality.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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