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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for |
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certain county employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 157.021(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In a county with a population of 350,000 [355,000] or |
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more or covered by a county civil service system created under |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 158, the commissioners court may adopt and |
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enforce uniform rules on the hours of work of department heads, |
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assistants, deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set |
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or approved by the court, other than employees of a sheriff's or |
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constable's office in a county covered by a county civil service |
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system created under Chapter 158 with a population of less than |
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350,000. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |