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By: Aycock (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) |
H.B. No. 483 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; |
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April 29, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Open |
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Government; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a public hearing held on the issue of making a payment |
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in excess of the compensation contracted for by a political |
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subdivision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.007. PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF CONTRACTUAL AMOUNT. |
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(a) A political subdivision may not pay an employee or former |
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employee more than an amount owed under a contract with the employee |
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unless the political subdivision holds at least one public hearing |
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under this section. |
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(b) Notice must be given of the hearing in accordance with |
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notice of a public meeting under Subchapter C, Chapter 551, |
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Government Code. |
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(c) The governing body of the political subdivision must |
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state the following at the public hearing: |
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(1) the reason the payment in excess of the |
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contractual amount is being offered to the employee or former |
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employee, including the public purpose that will be served by |
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making the excess payment; and |
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(2) the exact amount of the excess payment, the source |
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of the payment, and the terms for the distribution of the payment |
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that effect and maintain the public purpose to be served by making |
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the excess payment. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a payment made by a political subdivision on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A payment made before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the payment |
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was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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