Honorable Carol Alvarado, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1790 by Márquez (Relating to job performance on behalf of a fire fighter or police officer who is recovering from an off-duty injury.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to prohibit a municipality from requiring certain firefighters or police officers from using accumulated time or placing the employee on a temporary leave if another police officer or firefighter volunteers to do the work of the injured firefighter or police officer until the employee returns to duty.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.