By: Whitmire S.B. No. 2309
(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2009; March 31, 2009, read
first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice;
May 8, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 8, 2009, sent
to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2309 By: Whitmire
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain personnel policies of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice and to certain related duties of the Texas Board of
Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 492, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 492.017 to read as follows:
Sec. 492.017. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LABOR OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE. (a) The board shall create a professional standards
and labor oversight committee composed of board members to review
the implementation of and make necessary recommendations for rule
and policy changes to increase the retention of department
employees and reduce vacancies in critical positions held by those
employees, including changes to:
(1) career ladders established for department
employees;
(2) professional development of correctional officers
and supervisory personnel;
(3) labor-management cooperation, recruitment, and
retention policies; and
(4) complaint procedures involving disciplinary
actions, grievance procedures, and appropriate alternative dispute
resolution procedures.
(b) The board, in conjunction with the professional
standards and labor oversight committee, shall annually submit to
the governor and the legislature a report that includes:
(1) the results of the review and the recommendations
considered under Subsection (a); and
(2) any actions taken by the board or department
during the preceding year to increase the retention of department
employees and reduce vacancies in critical positions held by those
employees.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2009, the Texas Board
of Criminal Justice shall establish a professional standards and
labor oversight committee as required by Subsection (a), Section
492.017, Government Code, as added by this Act. Not later than
December 1, 2010, the committee shall submit to the governor and the
legislature the first report required by Subsection (b), Section
492.017, Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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