84R4982 KJE-F
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 973
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency
services commissioners.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 775.038(a) and (b), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an emergency
services commissioner is entitled to receive compensation of not
more than $150 [$50] per day for each day the commissioner actually
spends performing the duties of a commissioner. Compensation may
not exceed $7,200 [$3,000] per year. Commissioners may be
reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in
performing official duties.
(b) Instead of compensation under Subsection (a), a
commissioner may elect to receive per diem compensation of $150
[$50] for each day the commissioner actually spends performing the
duties of a commissioner. A commissioner who receives per diem
compensation may not be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary
expenses. Per diem payments may not exceed $7,200 [$3,000] per
year.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
the payment of compensation and per diem compensation of an
emergency services commissioner for the performance of duties on or
after the effective date of this Act. The payment of compensation or
per diem compensation before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect when the duty is performed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. 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, 2015.