| 1 | 1 | | By: Lucio S.B. No. 1961 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the relationship between public employers and fire and |
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| 7 | 7 | | police employees. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 174.002(a), Local Government Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (a) The policy of this state is that a political subdivision |
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| 12 | 12 | | shall provide its fire fighters and police officers with |
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| 13 | 13 | | compensation and other conditions of employment that are |
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| 14 | 14 | | substantially equal to [the same as] compensation and other |
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| 15 | 15 | | conditions of employment that prevail [prevailing] in comparable |
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| 16 | 16 | | fire and police departments [private sector employment]. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. Section 174.021, Local Government Code, is |
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| 18 | 18 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sec. 174.021. COMPENSATION [PREVAILING WAGE] AND WORKING |
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| 20 | 20 | | CONDITIONS REQUIRED. A political subdivision that employs fire |
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| 21 | 21 | | fighters, police officers, or both, shall provide those employees |
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| 22 | 22 | | with compensation and other conditions of employment that are[: |
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| 23 | 23 | | [(1)] substantially equal to compensation and other |
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| 24 | 24 | | conditions of employment that prevail in comparable fire or police |
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| 25 | 25 | | departments, as applicable [employment in the private sector; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | [(2) based on prevailing private sector compensation |
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| 27 | 27 | | and conditions of employment in the labor market area in other jobs |
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| 28 | 28 | | that require the same or similar skills, ability, and training and |
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| 29 | 29 | | may be performed under the same or similar conditions]. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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