2015S0375-1 03/03/15
By: Huffines S.J.R. No. 55
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment providing for retention
elections for police chiefs of certain municipalities.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article V, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 22 to read as follows:
Sec. 22. A person appointed as the police chief of a
municipality shall be subject to nonpartisan elections to determine
whether the person shall retain the office at times prescribed by
the legislature. The duties, qualifications, perquisites, and
terms of the office may be prescribed by the legislature. This
section applies only to a municipality having a population of more
than 5,000.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for
retention elections for police chiefs of certain municipalities."