88R32895 MZM-D
 
  By: Hancock S.R. No. 692
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
  suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
  conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
  Bill 4227 (provisions governing the municipal civil service of fire
  fighters or police officers in certain municipalities) to consider
  and take action on the following matter:
         Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
  add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
  version of the bill by adding the following new SECTIONS to the
  bill:
         SECTION 1.  Section 143.003, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to
  read as follows:
               (1)  "Civilian oversight board" means a board or office
  established by a municipality to practice oversight, monitoring, or
  investigations of fire fighters or police officers, or departments,
  by members of the public who are not fire fighters or police
  officers.
               (1-a)  "Commission" means the Fire Fighters' and Police
  Officers' Civil Service Commission.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 143, Local Government
  Code, is amended by adding Section 143.017 to read as follows:
         Sec. 143.017.  INVESTIGATION BY CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT BOARD
  PROHIBITED. An investigation under this chapter may not be
  performed by a civilian oversight board.
         SECTION 4.  Sections 143.089(b) and (f), Local Government
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A letter, memorandum, or document relating to alleged
  misconduct by the fire fighter or police officer:
               (1)  may not be placed in the person's personnel file if
  the employing department determines that there is insufficient
  evidence to sustain the charge of misconduct; and
               (2)  except as provided by Section 1701.451,
  Occupations Code, may not be released to any agency or person
  requesting the letter, memorandum, or document if there is a
  pending investigation into the alleged misconduct.
         (f)  The director or the director's designee may not release
  any information contained in a fire fighter's or police officer's
  personnel file without first obtaining the person's written
  permission, unless the release of the information is required by
  law or for a law enforcement purpose.
         SECTION 5.  Subchapter F, Chapter 143, Local Government
  Code, is amended by adding Sections 143.091 and 143.092 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 143.091.  MUTUAL AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CERTAIN
  MUNICIPAL LAW. For a municipality with a collective bargaining
  agreement or a meet-and-confer agreement with the municipality's
  fire department or police department, the agreement supersedes an
  ordinance, executive order, or rule adopted by the municipality.
         Sec. 143.092.  ELIGIBILITY FOR CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT BOARD. A
  person is not eligible to serve on a civilian oversight board if the
  person has been:
               (1)  convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication
  community supervision for a felony offense; or
               (2)  convicted of a crime of moral turpitude.
         SECTION 6.  Section 143.306, Local Government Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  A municipal charter, ordinance, executive order, or
  rule adopted by a municipality that restricts or conditions the
  authority of a public employer to enter into a written agreement
  under this subchapter is void and unenforceable.
         SECTION 7.  Section 143.091, Local Government Code, as added
  by this Act, applies to a collective bargaining agreement or a
  meet-and-confer agreement that was in effect on or after January 1,
  2023.
         Explanation: The changes are necessary to make certain
  changes to law relating to municipal civil service systems for fire
  fighters and police officers in certain municipalities.