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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency |
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services commissioners in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0381 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0381. COMPENSATION IN CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES. |
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(a) This section applies only to an emergency services |
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commissioner of a district located wholly in a county with a |
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population of more than three million. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 775.038(a), except as provided |
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by Subsection (c), an emergency services commissioner is entitled |
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to receive compensation of not more than $150 per day for each day |
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the commissioner actually spends performing the duties of a |
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commissioner. Compensation may not exceed $7,200 per year. |
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Commissioners may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary |
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expenses incurred in performing official duties. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Section 775.038(b), instead of |
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compensation under Subsection (b), a commissioner may elect to |
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receive per diem compensation of $150 for each day the commissioner |
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actually spends performing the duties of a commissioner. A |
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commissioner who receives per diem compensation may not be |
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reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses. Per diem |
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payments may not exceed $7,200 per year. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the payment of compensation and per diem compensation of an |
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emergency services commissioner for the performance of duties on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. The payment of compensation or |
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per diem compensation before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the duty is performed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that 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, 2015. |