85R9572 DMS-D
 
  By: Sheffield H.B. No. 3713
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to longevity pay for members of fire and police
  departments in certain counties.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 141.032, Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 141.032.  LONGEVITY PAY. (a)  Except as provided by
  Subsection (b), in [In] a municipality with a population of 10,000
  or more, each member of the fire or police department is entitled to
  receive, in addition to all other money paid for services rendered
  in the department, longevity pay of $4 a month for each year of
  service in the department, not to exceed 25 years.
         (b)  A member of a fire or police department who, after a
  break in service, is reemployed on or after September 1, 2017, by a
  department with which the member had previously served is not
  entitled to longevity pay under Subsection (a) for the prior
  service.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.