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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sheriff's department civil service commission |
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appointments in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 158.034, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In a county with a population of less than 2.8 million |
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other than a county to which Subsection (a-1) applies, if a majority |
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of the employees voting at the election approve the creation of a |
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sheriff's department civil service system, the sheriff, |
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commissioners court, and district attorney shall each appoint one |
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person to serve as a member of the civil service commission that |
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administers the system. In a county with a population of 2.8 |
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million or more, if a majority of the employees voting at the |
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election approve the creation of a sheriff's department civil |
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service system, the sheriff, commissioners court, and district |
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attorney shall each appoint two persons to serve as members of the |
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civil service commission that administers the system, and the three |
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appointing authorities shall appoint one member by joint action |
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requiring the affirmative vote of each of the authorities. |
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(a-1) In a county with a population of one million or more in |
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which more than 80 percent of the population resides in a single |
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municipality, the employee organization representing the majority |
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of sheriff department employees shall appoint two persons to serve |
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as members of the civil service commission that administers the |
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system in addition to the appointments by the sheriff, |
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commissioners court, and district attorney. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |