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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the grievance procedure for firefighters and police |
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officers 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 143.127(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a fire |
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fighter or police officer may file a grievance as provided by this |
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subchapter that relates to any aspect of the fire fighter's or |
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police officer's compensation, benefits, or conditions of |
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employment not otherwise covered by an agreement created under |
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Subchapter J or Chapter 174 [this chapter]. The fire fighter or |
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police officer may not file a grievance relating to: |
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(1) a disciplinary suspension, indefinite suspension, |
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promotional pass over, or demotion or other action or decision for |
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which a hearing, review, or appeal is otherwise provided by this |
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chapter; or |
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(2) an allegation of discrimination based, in whole or |
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in part, on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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143.127(a), Local Government Code, applies only to a grievance |
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filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A grievance filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the grievance was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |