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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of a sheriff's department civil service |
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commission in certain counties regarding an appeal of a |
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disciplinary action. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 158.035, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In rendering a final decision regarding a disciplinary |
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action by the department, the commission may only sustain, |
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overturn, or reduce the disciplinary action. The commission may |
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not enhance a disciplinary action by the department. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a decision made by a sheriff's department civil service |
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commission on or after the effective date of this Act. A decision |
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made by a sheriff's department civil service commission before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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decision was made, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |