82R8923 EAH-F
By: Gallegos S.B. No. 1474
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the grievance procedure for firefighters and police
officers in certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 143.127(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a fire
fighter or police officer may file a grievance as provided by this
subchapter that relates to any aspect of the fire fighter's or
police officer's compensation, benefits, or conditions of
employment not otherwise covered by an agreement created under
Subchapter J or Chapter 174 [this chapter]. The fire fighter or
police officer may not file a grievance relating to:
(1) a disciplinary suspension, indefinite suspension,
promotional pass over, or demotion or other action or decision for
which a hearing, review, or appeal is otherwise provided by this
chapter; or
(2) an allegation of discrimination based, in whole or
in part, on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
143.127(a), Local Government Code, applies only to a grievance
filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A grievance filed
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect on the date the grievance was filed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.