81R4462 JSC-D
By: Farias H.B. No. 1064
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the length of time an eligibility list remains in effect
for beginning positions in a fire department in certain
municipalities under municipal civil service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 143.025, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to
read as follows:
(h) Except as provided by Subsection (h-1), the [The]
commission shall keep each eligibility list for a beginning
position in effect for a period of not less than six months or more
than 12 months, unless the names of all applicants on the list have
been referred to the appropriate department. The commission shall
determine the length of the period. The commission shall give new
examinations at times the commission considers necessary to provide
required staffing for scheduled fire or police training academies.
(h-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (h), in a municipality
with a population of 1.2 million or more that is not generally
subject to Subchapter G, the commission may keep an eligibility
list for a beginning position in the fire department in effect for a
period not to exceed 24 months.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.