| 1 | 1 | | 88R6531 MZM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 721 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for |
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| 8 | 8 | | certain county employees. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 157.021(a), Local Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (a) In a county with a population of 355,000 or more or |
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| 13 | 13 | | covered by a county civil service system created under Subchapter |
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| 14 | 14 | | A, Chapter 158, the commissioners court may adopt and enforce |
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| 15 | 15 | | uniform rules on the hours of work of department heads, assistants, |
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| 16 | 16 | | deputies, and other employees whose compensation is set or approved |
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| 17 | 17 | | by the court. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 19 | 19 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 20 | 20 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 21 | 21 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 22 | 22 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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