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TX Loc Govt Code § 142.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.059. General Provisions Relating to Agreements

Sec. 142.059.  GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS.  (a)  A municipality acting under this subchapter may not be denied local control over the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, or other terms and conditions of employment to the extent the public employer and the police officers association recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent under this subchapter agree as provided by this subchapter, if the agreement is ratified and not withdrawn in accordance with this subchapter.  Applicable statutes and applicable local orders, ordinances, and civil service rules apply to an issue not governed by the meet and confer agreement.(b)  A meet and confer agreement under this subchapter must be written.(c)  This subchapter does not require a public employer or a recognized police officers association to meet and confer on any issue or reach an agreement.(d)  A public employer and the recognized police officers association may meet and confer only if the association does not advocate an illegal strike by public employees.(e)  While a meet and confer agreement under this subchapter between the public employer and the recognized police officers association is in effect, the public employer may not accept a petition, with regard to the police officers of the municipality requesting an election to adopt:(1)  municipal civil service under Chapter 143; or(2)  collective bargaining under Chapter 174.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.060. Selection of Bargaining Agent; Bargaining Unit

Sec. 142.060.  SELECTION OF BARGAINING AGENT; BARGAINING UNIT.  (a)  The public employer's chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee shall select one or more persons to represent the public employer as its sole and exclusive bargaining agent to meet and confer on issues related to the wages, hours of employment, and other terms and conditions of employment of police officers by the municipality.(b)  A police officers association may designate one or more persons to negotiate or bargain on the association's behalf.(c)  A municipality's bargaining unit is composed of all the police officers of the municipality who are not the head of the law enforcement agency or exempt under Section 142.058(b).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.061. Protected Rights of Police Officer

Sec. 142.061.  PROTECTED RIGHTS OF POLICE OFFICER.  (a)  For any disciplinary appeal, a member of the municipality's bargaining unit may be represented by the police officers association or by any person the member selects.(b)  A meet and confer agreement ratified under this subchapter may not interfere with the right of a member of a bargaining unit to pursue allegations of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, or disability with the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or to pursue affirmative action litigation.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.062. Open Records

Sec. 142.062.  OPEN RECORDS.  (a)  A proposed meet and confer agreement and a document prepared and used by the municipality, including a public employer, in connection with the proposed agreement are available to the public under Chapter 552, Government Code, only after the agreement is ready to be ratified by the governing body of the municipality.(b)  This section does not affect the application of Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, to a document prepared and used in connection with the agreement.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.063. Open Deliberations

Sec. 142.063.  OPEN DELIBERATIONS.  (a)  Deliberations relating to a meet and confer agreement or proposed agreement under this subchapter between representatives of the public employer and representatives of the police officers association elected by a majority vote of the officers to be the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of the covered officers must be open to the public and comply with state law.(b)  Subsection (a) may not be construed to prohibit the representatives of the public employer or the representatives of the police officers association from conducting private caucuses that are not open to the public during meet and confer negotiations.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.064. Ratification and Enforceability of Agreement

Sec. 142.064.  RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT.  (a)  An agreement under this subchapter is enforceable and binding on the public employer, the recognized police officers association, and the police officers covered by the meet and confer agreement only if:(1)  the governing body of the municipality ratified the agreement by a majority vote; and(2)  the recognized police officers association ratified the agreement by conducting a secret ballot election at which the majority of the police officers who would be covered by the agreement favored ratifying the agreement.(b)  A meet and confer agreement ratified as described by Subsection (a) may establish a procedure by which the parties agree to resolve disputes related to a right, duty, or obligation provided by the agreement, including binding arbitration on a question involving interpretation of the agreement.(c)  A state district court of a judicial district in which the municipality is located has jurisdiction to hear and resolve a dispute under the ratified meet and confer agreement on the application of a party to the agreement aggrieved by an action or omission of the other party when the action or omission is related to a right, duty, or obligation provided by the agreement.  The court may issue proper restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, or any other writ, order, or process, including contempt orders, that are appropriate to enforcing the agreement.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.065. Action or Election to Repeal Authorization to Operate Under This Subchapter

Sec. 142.065.  ACTION OR ELECTION TO REPEAL AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality that granted recognition of a police officers association under Section 142.053 without conducting an election under Section 142.055 may withdraw recognition of the association by providing to the association not less than 90 days' written notice that:(1)  the governing body is withdrawing recognition of the association; and(2)  any agreement between the governing body and the association will not be renewed.(b)  The governing body of a municipality that granted recognition of a police officers association after conducting an election under Section 142.055 may order an election to determine whether a public employer may continue to meet and confer under this subchapter.  The governing body may not order an election under this subsection until the second anniversary of the date of the election under Section 142.055.(c)  An election ordered under Subsection (b) must be held  as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for municipal officers that occurs after the date the governing body of the municipality orders the election and that allows sufficient time to prepare the ballot in compliance with other requirements of law.(d)  The ballot for an election ordered under Subsection (b) shall be printed to allow voting for or against the proposition:  "Authorizing __________ (name of the municipality) to continue to operate under the state law allowing a municipality to meet and confer and make agreements with the association representing municipal police officers as provided by state law, preserving the prohibition against strikes and organized work stoppages, and providing penalties for strikes and organized work stoppages."(e)  An election ordered under Subsection (b) must be held and the returns prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code.(f)  If an election ordered under Subsection (b) is held, the municipality may continue to operate under this subchapter only if a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the proposition.(g)  If an election ordered under Subsection (b) is held, an association may not submit a petition for recognition to the governing body of the municipality under Section 142.053 before the second anniversary of the date of the election.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.066. Election to Repeal Agreement

Sec. 142.066.  ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT.  (a)  Not later than the 60th day after the date a meet and confer agreement is ratified by the governing body of the municipality and the recognized police officers association, a petition calling for the repeal of the agreement signed by a number of registered voters residing in the municipality equal to at least 10 percent of the votes cast at the most recent general election held in the municipality may be presented to the person charged with ordering an election under Section 3.004, Election Code.(b)  If a petition is presented under Subsection (a), the governing body of the municipality shall:(1)  repeal the meet and confer agreement; or(2)  certify that it is not repealing the agreement and call an election to determine whether to repeal the agreement.(c)  An election called under Subsection (b)(2) may be held as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for the municipality.  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Repeal the meet and confer agreement ratified on _____ (date agreement was ratified) by the __________ (name of the governing body of the municipality) and the police officers employed by the City of __________ (name of municipality) concerning wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms of employment."(d)  If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the repeal of the agreement, the agreement is void.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.067. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions

Sec. 142.067.  AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.  A written meet and confer agreement ratified under this subchapter preempts, during the term of the agreement and to the extent of any conflict, all contrary state statutes, local ordinances, executive orders, civil service provisions, or rules adopted by the head of the law enforcement agency or municipality or by a division or agent of the municipality, such as a personnel board or a civil service commission.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.068. Effect on Existing Benefits and Rights

Sec. 142.068.  EFFECT ON EXISTING BENEFITS AND RIGHTS.  (a)  This subchapter may not be construed as repealing any existing benefit provided by statute or ordinance concerning police officers' compensation, pensions, retirement plans, hours of work, conditions of employment, or other emoluments, except as expressly provided in a ratified meet and confer agreement.  This subchapter is in addition to the benefits provided by existing statutes and ordinances.(b)  This subchapter may not be construed to interfere with a police officer's constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom to endorse or dissent from any agreement.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Local Control of Firefighter Employment|Section 142.101. Applicability

Sec. 142.101.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to a municipality:(1)  with a population of 50,000 or more; or(2)  that has adopted Chapter 143.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to a municipality that:(1)  has adopted Chapter 174;(2)  is covered by Subchapter H, I, or J, Chapter 143; or(3)  has a population of one million or more and has not adopted Chapter 143.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 262 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Local Control of Firefighter Employment|Section 142.102. Definitions

Sec. 142.102.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Firefighter" means a person who is defined as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021, Government Code, and who is employed by a municipality.(2)  "Firefighters association" means an employee organization in which firefighters employed by a municipality participate that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with the municipality or public employer concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of work, or conditions of work affecting firefighters.(3)  "Public employer" means a municipality or the fire department of the municipality that is required to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment of firefighters employed by the municipality.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 262 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Local Control of Firefighter Employment|Section 142.103. Petition for Recognition: Election or Action by Governing Body

Sec. 142.103.  PETITION FOR RECOGNITION: ELECTION OR ACTION BY GOVERNING BODY.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the governing body of a municipality receives from a firefighters association a petition signed by the majority of all firefighters, excluding the head of the fire department for the municipality and excluding the employees exempt under Section 142.108(b), that requests recognition of the association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all the firefighters employed by the municipality, excluding the head of the fire department for the municipality and excluding the exempt employees, the governing body shall:(1)  grant recognition of the association as requested in the petition and determine by majority vote regarding whether a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter without conducting an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.105;(2)  defer granting recognition of the association and order an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.105 regarding whether a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter; or(3)  order a certification election under Section 142.104 to determine whether the association represents a majority of the affected firefighters.(b)  If the governing body of a municipality orders a certification election under Subsection (a)(3) and the association named in the petition is certified to represent a majority of the affected firefighters of the municipality, the governing body shall, not later than the 30th day after the date that results of that election are certified:(1)  grant recognition of the association as requested in the petition for recognition and determine by majority vote that a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter without conducting an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.105; or(2)  defer granting recognition of the association and order an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.105 regarding whether a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 262 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Local Control of Firefighter Employment|Section 142.104. Certification Election

Sec. 142.104.  CERTIFICATION ELECTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certification election ordered under Section 142.103(a)(3) to determine whether a firefighters association represents a majority of the covered firefighters shall be conducted according to procedures agreeable to the parties.(b)  If the parties are unable to agree on procedures for the certification election, either party may request the American Arbitration Association to conduct the election and to certify the results of the election.(c)  Certification of the results of an election under this section resolves the question concerning representation.(d)  The association is liable for the expenses of the certification election, except that if two or more associations seeking recognition as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent submit a petition signed by at least 30 percent of the firefighters eligible to sign the petition for recognition, all the associations named in any petition shall share equally the costs of the election.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 262 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter C. Local Control of Firefighter Employment|Section 142.105. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Subchapter

Sec. 142.105.  ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE OPERATING UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality that receives a petition for recognition under Section 142.103 may order an election to determine whether a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter.(b)  An election ordered under this section must be held as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for municipal officials that is held after the date the governing body of the municipality orders the election and that allows sufficient time to prepare the ballot in compliance with other requirements of law.(c)  The ballot for an election ordered under this section shall be printed to allow voting for or against the proposition:  "Authorizing __________ (name of the municipality) to operate under the state law allowing a municipality to meet and confer and make agreements with the association representing municipal firefighters as provided by state law, preserving the prohibition against strikes and organized work stoppages, and providing penalties for strikes and organized work stoppages."(d)  An election called under this section must be held and the returns prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code.(e)  If an election authorized under this section is held, the municipality may operate under the other provisions of this subchapter only if a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the proposition.(f)  If an election authorized under this section is held, an association may not submit a petition for recognition to the governing body of the municipality under Section 142.103 before the second anniversary of the date of the election.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 262 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|