82R7532 JTS-D
By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1045
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to examinations for hiring in certain municipal fire
departments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 143.025, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (l) to
read as follows:
(b) An eligibility list for a beginning position in the fire
or police department may be created only as a result of a
competitive examination held in the presence of each applicant for
the position, except as provided by Subsections (d), [and] (e), and
(l). The examination must be based on the person's general
knowledge and aptitude and must inquire into the applicant's
general education and mental ability. A person may not be appointed
to the fire or police department except as a result of the
examination.
(l) In a municipality with a population of more than 1.35
million and less than 2 million, an examination for a beginning
position in the fire department may include testing mechanisms to
be used in addition to the written examination.
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, 2011.