Amend SB 1896 (house committee printing) by inserting the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and renumbering existing 
SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____. Section 147.002, Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 147.002. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                   
		(1) "Firefighter" means a firefighter employed by the 
municipality who is covered by the municipality's fire pension plan 
and is classified by the municipality as nonexempt [exempt].  The 
term does not include a firefighter with a rank that is above that 
of battalion chief or section chief.
		(2) "Firefighter employee group" means an organization:                       
			(A) in which, on or before September 1, 2007, 
firefighters of the municipality have participated and paid dues 
via automatic payroll deduction [for at least one year]; and
			(B) that exists for the purpose, in whole or in 
part, of dealing with the municipality concerning grievances, labor 
disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions 
of employment affecting firefighters.
		(3) "Police officer" means a sworn police officer 
employed by the municipality who is covered by the municipality's 
police pension plan and is classified by the municipality as 
nonexempt [exempt].  The term does not include a police officer with 
a rank above that of captain, a civilian, or a municipal marshal.
		(4) "Police officer employee group" means an 
organization:                  
			(A) in which, on or before September 1, 2007, at 
least three percent of the police officers of the municipality have 
participated and paid dues via automatic payroll deduction [for at 
least one year]; and
			(B) that exists for the purpose, in whole or in 
part, of dealing with the municipality concerning grievances, labor 
disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions 
of employment affecting police officers.