Bill Text: TX HB2175 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to grievance procedures for firefighters in certain municipalities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-26 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2175 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2175-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Walle | H.B. No. 2175 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2175: | |||
| By: Dutton | C.S.H.B. No. 2175 | ||
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| relating to grievance procedures for firefighters in certain | ||
| municipalities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 143.128, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | ||
| (b-1) If the departmental grievance counselor does not | ||
| schedule a step I meeting within the period required by Subsection | ||
| (b), the fire fighter may continue to pursue the grievance action by | ||
| filing a step II grievance form with the department head or | ||
| departmental grievance counselor in accordance with Section | ||
| 143.129. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 143.129, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) To continue the grievance procedure, the fire fighter or | ||
| police officer must complete a step II grievance form and file it | ||
| with the department head or the departmental grievance counselor | ||
| within 15 calendar days after: | ||
| (1) the last day for scheduling a step I meeting | ||
| expires as provided by Section 143.128(b-1), for a grievance filed | ||
| by a fire fighter; or | ||
| (2) the date the fire fighter or police officer | ||
| receives the supervisor's response under Section 143.128. | ||
| (b-1) If the step II meeting is not held within the period | ||
| required by Subsection (b), the fire fighter may continue to pursue | ||
| the grievance action by: | ||
| (1) submitting a written request to the director | ||
| stating the fire fighter's decision to appeal to an independent | ||
| third party hearing examiner as provided by Section 143.057; or | ||
| (2) filing a step III grievance form with the director | ||
| in accordance with Section 143.130. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 143.130(a), Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (a) To continue the grievance procedure, the fire fighter or | ||
| police officer must complete a step III grievance form and file it | ||
| with the director within 15 calendar days after: | ||
| (1) the last day for holding a step II meeting expires | ||
| as provided by Section 143.129(b-1), for a grievance filed by a fire | ||
| fighter; or | ||
| (2) the date the fire fighter or police officer | ||
| receives the department head's response under Section 143.129. | ||
| SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to | ||
| a grievance filed on or after September 1, 2013. | ||
| SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
