Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3713 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/09/2017

                    85R9572 DMS-D
 By: Sheffield H.B. No. 3713


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to longevity pay for members of fire and police
 departments in certain counties.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 141.032, Local Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 141.032.  LONGEVITY PAY. (a)  Except as provided by
 Subsection (b), in [In] a municipality with a population of 10,000
 or more, each member of the fire or police department is entitled to
 receive, in addition to all other money paid for services rendered
 in the department, longevity pay of $4 a month for each year of
 service in the department, not to exceed 25 years.
 (b)  A member of a fire or police department who, after a
 break in service, is reemployed on or after September 1, 2017, by a
 department with which the member had previously served is not
 entitled to longevity pay under Subsection (a) for the prior
 service.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.