Bill Text: TX HB3035 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the grievance procedure for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-10 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB3035 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3035-Introduced.html
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By: Alvarado | H.B. No. 3035 |
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relating to the grievance procedure for firefighters and police | ||
officers in certain municipalities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 143.127(a), Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a fire | ||
fighter or police officer may file a grievance as provided by this | ||
subchapter that relates to any aspect of the fire fighter's or | ||
police officer's compensation, benefits, or conditions of | ||
employment not otherwise covered by an agreement created under | ||
Subchapter J or Chapter 174 [ |
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police officer may not file a grievance relating to: | ||
(1) a disciplinary suspension, indefinite suspension, | ||
promotional pass over, or demotion or other action or decision for | ||
which a hearing, review, or appeal is otherwise provided by this | ||
chapter; or | ||
(2) an allegation of discrimination based, in whole or | ||
in part, on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section | ||
143.127(a), Local Government Code, applies only to a grievance | ||
filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A grievance filed | ||
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in | ||
effect on the date the grievance was filed, and the former law is | ||
continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |