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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to coverage under a meet and confer agreement for certain |
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municipal firefighters and police officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 147.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 147.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Firefighter" means a firefighter employed by the |
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municipality who is covered by the municipality's fire pension plan |
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and is classified by the municipality as nonexempt [exempt]. The |
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term does not include a firefighter with a rank that is above that |
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of battalion chief or section chief. |
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(2) "Firefighter employee group" means an |
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organization: |
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(A) in which, on or before September 1, 2007, |
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firefighters of the municipality have participated and paid dues |
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via automatic payroll deduction [for at least one year]; and |
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(B) that exists for the purpose, in whole or in |
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part, of dealing with the municipality concerning grievances, labor |
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disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions |
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of employment affecting firefighters. |
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(3) "Police officer" means a sworn police officer |
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employed by the municipality who is covered by the municipality's |
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police pension plan and is classified by the municipality as |
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nonexempt [exempt]. The term does not include a police officer with |
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a rank above that of captain, a civilian, or a municipal marshal. |
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(4) "Police officer employee group" means an |
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organization: |
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(A) in which, on or before September 1, 2007, at |
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least three percent of the police officers of the municipality have |
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participated and paid dues via automatic payroll deduction [for at
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least one year]; and |
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(B) that exists for the purpose, in whole or in |
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part, of dealing with the municipality concerning grievances, labor |
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disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions |
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of employment affecting police officers. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |