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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to business leave time accounts for police officer |
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employee organizations in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 142.013(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The police officer must authorize the donation in |
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writing on a form provided by the employee organization and |
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approved by the municipality or by an election of membership. After |
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receiving the signed authorization on an approved form or results |
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passed by the majority of membership of those voting. The |
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municipality shall transfer donated time to the account monthly |
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until the municipality receives the police officer's written |
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revocation of the authorization or if contributions are made due to |
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an election, the transfer will be conducted annually with an opt out |
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period each year for a period of 30 days before the last month the |
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leave is to be deducted. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |