81R8846 SLB-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 3869
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the suspension or removal of certain deputy sheriffs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 85.003(f), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) A deputy who is included in the coverage of a civil
service system created under Chapter 158 may be suspended or
removed only for a violation of a civil service rule adopted under
that system, except that a deputy who is covered under an agreement
adopted under Chapter 174 may be suspended or removed only
according to the terms of that agreement.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.