81R23381 JTS-F

By: Madden H.B. No. 562

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 562:

By: Castro C.S.H.B. No. 562

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to employment qualifications and compensation of certain county employees.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 152.071(a) and (b), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) In a county with a population of more than 75,000, the county government shall classify all positions in its sheriff's department and shall specify the duties and job qualifications and prescribe the salary for each classification. A person hired for a position that requires the person to be licensed by the state is not eligible to receive the prescribed salary for the position until the person fulfills the licensing requirement.

(b) A member of the sheriff's department who meets the job qualifications and who is required to perform the duties of a particular classification is entitled to be paid the salary prescribed for that position during the time the member performs those duties, except that a member who performs the duties of a classification for which the member was not initially hired is not entitled to be paid the salary prescribed for performing those duties unless the payment is authorized by the commissioners court before the duties are performed.

SECTION 2. Sections 155.002(a) and (b), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) A request for a payroll deduction must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be submitted to the county auditor unless the deduction is processed through an automated payroll system maintained by the county; and

(3) state the amount to be deducted and the entity to which the amount is to be transferred.

(b) A request remains in effect until:

(1) the county auditor receives a written notice of revocation signed by the employee; or

(2) the deduction is revoked by the employee through an automated payroll system maintained by the county.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009.