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| 1 | 1 | 81R4462 JSC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Farias H.B. No. 1064 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the length of time an eligibility list remains in effect | |
| 8 | 8 | for beginning positions in a fire department in certain | |
| 9 | 9 | municipalities under municipal civil service. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 143.025, Local Government Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to | |
| 13 | 13 | read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (h) Except as provided by Subsection (h-1), the [The] | |
| 15 | 15 | commission shall keep each eligibility list for a beginning | |
| 16 | 16 | position in effect for a period of not less than six months or more | |
| 17 | 17 | than 12 months, unless the names of all applicants on the list have | |
| 18 | 18 | been referred to the appropriate department. The commission shall | |
| 19 | 19 | determine the length of the period. The commission shall give new | |
| 20 | 20 | examinations at times the commission considers necessary to provide | |
| 21 | 21 | required staffing for scheduled fire or police training academies. | |
| 22 | 22 | (h-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (h), in a municipality | |
| 23 | 23 | with a population of 1.2 million or more that is not generally | |
| 24 | 24 | subject to Subchapter G, the commission may keep an eligibility | |
| 25 | 25 | list for a beginning position in the fire department in effect for a | |
| 26 | 26 | period not to exceed 24 months. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |