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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to longevity pay for members of fire and police |
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departments in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 141.032, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 141.032. LONGEVITY PAY. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), in [In] a municipality with a population of 10,000 |
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or more, each member of the fire or police department is entitled to |
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receive, in addition to all other money paid for services rendered |
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in the department, longevity pay of $4 a month for each year of |
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service in the department, not to exceed 25 years. |
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(b) A member of a fire or police department who, after a |
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break in service, is reemployed on or after September 1, 2017, by a |
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department with which the member had previously served is not |
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entitled to longevity pay under Subsection (a) for the prior |
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service. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |