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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to employment qualifications and compensation of certain |
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county employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 152.071(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In a county with a population of more than 75,000, the |
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county government shall classify all positions in its sheriff's |
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department and shall specify the duties and job qualifications and |
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prescribe the salary for each classification. A person hired for a |
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position that requires the person to be licensed by the state is not |
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eligible to receive the prescribed salary for the position until |
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the person fulfills the licensing requirement. |
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(b) A member of the sheriff's department who meets the job |
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qualifications and who is required to perform the duties of a |
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particular classification is entitled to be paid the salary |
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prescribed for that position during the time the member performs |
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those duties, except that a member who performs the duties of a |
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classification for which the member was not initially hired is not |
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entitled to be paid the salary prescribed for performing those |
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duties unless the payment is authorized by the commissioners court |
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before the duties are performed. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 155.002(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A request for a payroll deduction must: |
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(1) be in writing; |
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(2) be submitted to the county auditor unless the |
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deduction is processed through an automated payroll system |
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maintained by the county; and |
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(3) state the amount to be deducted and the entity to |
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which the amount is to be transferred. |
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(b) A request remains in effect until: |
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(1) the county auditor receives a written notice of |
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revocation signed by the employee; or |
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(2) the deduction is revoked by the employee through |
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an automated payroll system maintained by the county. |
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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, 2009. |