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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an entrance examination for a position in a fire |
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department of certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 143.025, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (g-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) Except as provided by Subsection (g-1), an [An] |
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applicant may not take the examination for a particular eligibility |
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list more than once. |
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(g-1) An applicant for a beginning position in a fire |
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department in a municipality with a population of more than 1.3 |
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million and less than two million may take a second entrance |
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examination not later than the 30th day after the date of the first |
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examination. The commission shall administer the second |
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examination in a manner consistent with this section. The |
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examination with the higher grade is the examination used for |
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purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an entrance examination administered on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect |
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September 1, 2013. |