By: West S.B. No. 2583
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to coverage under a meet and confer agreement for certain
municipal firefighters and police officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 147.002, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 147.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Firefighter" means a firefighter employed by the
municipality who is covered by the municipality's fire pension plan
and is classified by the municipality as nonexempt [exempt]. The
term does not include a firefighter with a rank that is above that
of battalion chief or section chief.
(2) "Firefighter employee group" means an
organization:
(A) in which, on or before September 1, 2007,
firefighters of the municipality have participated and paid dues
via automatic payroll deduction [for at least one year]; and
(B) that exists for the purpose, in whole or in
part, of dealing with the municipality concerning grievances, labor
disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions
of employment affecting firefighters.
(3) "Police officer" means a sworn police officer
employed by the municipality who is covered by the municipality's
police pension plan and is classified by the municipality as
nonexempt [exempt]. The term does not include a police officer with
a rank above that of captain, a civilian, or a municipal marshal.
(4) "Police officer employee group" means an
organization:
(A) in which, on or before September 1, 2007, at
least three percent of the police officers of the municipality have
participated and paid dues via automatic payroll deduction [for at
least one year]; and
(B) that exists for the purpose, in whole or in
part, of dealing with the municipality concerning grievances, labor
disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions
of employment affecting police officers.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.