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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to entrance examinations for applicants for beginning |
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positions in fire and police departments in 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 adding Subsection (f-1) and amending Subsection (i) to |
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read as follows: |
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(f-1) In a municipality with a population of more than 1.3 |
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million and less than 2 million, an additional five points shall be |
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added to the examination grade of an applicant who: |
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(1) is a resident of the municipality in which the |
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applicant seeks employment; |
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(2) has resided in the municipality continuously for |
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at least one year before taking the examination; and |
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(3) receives a passing grade on the examination. |
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(i) The grade to be placed on the eligibility list for each |
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applicant shall be computed by adding an applicant's points under |
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Subsections [Subsection] (f) and (f-1), if any, to the applicant's |
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grade on the written examination. Each applicant's grade on the |
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written examination is based on a maximum grade of 100 percent and |
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is determined entirely by the correctness of the applicant's |
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answers to the questions. The minimum passing grade on the |
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examination is 70 percent. An applicant must pass the examination |
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to be placed on an eligibility list. |
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SECTION 2. Section 143.025, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an examination administered on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |