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TX Loc Govt Code § 143.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.116. Payment of Sick Leave on Termination of Service

Sec. 143.116.  PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE ON TERMINATION OF SERVICE.  (a)  A fire fighter or police officer who leaves the classified service for any reason or the beneficiaries of a fire fighter or police officer who dies as a result of a line of duty injury or illness are entitled to receive in a lump-sum payment the full amount of the fire fighter's or police officer's accumulated sick leave as provided by Subsections (b)-(e).(b)  A fire fighter or police officer hired before September 1, 1985, is entitled to have sick leave accumulated without limit.  Sick leave accumulated before September 1, 1985, is valued at the amount of the fire fighter's or police officer's salary on August 31, 1985.  Sick leave accumulated after September 1, 1985, is valued at the fire fighter's or police officer's average salary in the fiscal year in which the sick leave was accumulated.(c)  Each day or part of a day of sick leave used by a fire fighter or police officer is charged to that person's earliest acquired unused accumulated day of sick leave, in the same manner as is used in the "first in, first out" accounting principle.(d)  Each fire fighter or police officer hired before September 1, 1985, may select coverage under the municipal ordinance governing sick leave benefits and policy for the municipal employees who are not subject to this chapter.  This option is a onetime only option that expires on December 31 of the year in which this section takes effect in that municipality.(e)  The sick leave of a fire fighter or police officer who becomes a member of the fire or police department on or after September 1, 1985, is covered by the municipal ordinance governing sick leave benefits and policy for the municipal employees who are not subject to this chapter.(f)  The municipality shall provide in its annual budget a sum reasonably calculated to provide funding for sick leave benefits for the fiscal year covered by that budget.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.117. Disciplinary Suspensions

Sec. 143.117.  DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSIONS.  (a)  The head of the fire or police department may suspend a fire fighter or police officer under the department head's supervision or jurisdiction for disciplinary reasons for a reasonable period not to exceed 15 days.(b)  The department head may suspend a fire fighter or police officer under this section only if the person violates a civil service rule.  However, the department head may not suspend a fire fighter or police officer later than the 180th day after the date the department discovers or becomes aware of the civil service rule violation.  If, during an investigation of an alleged civil service rule violation, it is alleged that the fire fighter or police officer under investigation committed another violation of a civil service rule connected with the first alleged violation, the 180-day period prescribed by this subsection does not begin again for purposes of a suspension of the fire fighter or police officer if the second violation in question does not involve untruthfulness or refusal to obey a valid order to make a statement, and therefore the department head may not suspend a fire fighter or police officer for the second violation later than the 180th day after the date the department discovers or becomes aware of the original violation.(c)  If the department head suspends a fire fighter or police officer, the department head shall, within 120 hours after the fire fighter or police officer is notified of the suspension, file a written statement of action with the commission.(d)  The suspension is void and the fire fighter or police officer is entitled to the person's full pay if:(1)  the department head fails to file the statement during the required time; or(2)  the suspension is imposed later than the 180th day after the date the department discovers or becomes aware of the violation that resulted in the suspension.(e)  A fire fighter or police officer may appeal a disciplinary suspension as prescribed by Sections 143.010 and 143.1015.(f)  The provisions of Subsections (d) and (e) of Section 143.119 of this chapter apply to this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 25(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.118. Appeal of Disciplinary Suspension

Sec. 143.118.  APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION.  (a)  If a suspended fire fighter or police officer appeals a disciplinary suspension to the commission, the commission shall determine if just cause exists for the suspension.(b)  If the commission finds that the period of disciplinary suspension should be reduced, the commission may order a reduction in the period of suspension.  The commission may reverse the department head's decision and instruct the department head to immediately restore the fire fighter or police officer to the person's prior position and to repay the person for any lost wages.(c)  If the department head refuses to obey a commission order, the provisions of Section 143.120 relating to the department head's refusal apply.(d)  The provisions of Subsections (b) and (e) of Section 143.120 of this chapter apply to this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.119 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.119. Indefinite Suspensions

Sec. 143.119.  INDEFINITE SUSPENSIONS.  (a)  The head of the fire or police department may indefinitely suspend a fire fighter or police officer under the department head's supervision or jurisdiction for the violation of a civil service rule.(b)  If the department head suspends a fire fighter or police officer, the department head shall, within 120 hours after the hour of suspension, file a written statement with the commission giving the reasons for the suspension.  The department head shall immediately deliver a copy of the statement in person to the suspended fire fighter or police officer.(c)  The copy of the written statement must inform the suspended fire fighter or police officer that if the person wants to appeal to the commission, the person must file a written appeal with the commission within 10 days after the date the person receives the copy of the statement.(d)  The written statement filed by the department head with the commission must point out the civil service rule alleged to have been violated by the suspended fire fighter or police officer and must describe the alleged acts of the person that the department head contends are in violation of the civil service rules.  It is not sufficient for the department head merely to refer to the provisions of the rules alleged to have been violated.(e)  If the department head does not specifically point out in the written statement the act or acts of the fire fighter or police officer that allegedly violated civil service rules, the commission shall promptly reinstate the person.(f)  If the department head offers a suspension of 16 to 90 calendar days for violation of civil service rules, the fire fighter or police officer may agree in writing to voluntarily accept the suspension, with no right of appeal.  The fire fighter or police officer must accept the offer within five working days after the date the offer is made.  If the person refuses the offer and wants to appeal to the commission, the person must file a written appeal with the commission within 15 days after the date the person receives the copy of the written statement of suspension.(g)  In the original written statement and charges and in any hearing conducted under this chapter, the department head may not complain of an act that did not occur within the six-month period preceding the date on which the department head suspends the fire fighter or police officer.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.120 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.120. Appeal of Indefinite Suspension

Sec. 143.120.  APPEAL OF INDEFINITE SUSPENSION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 143.1015(g), if a suspended fire fighter or police officer appeals an indefinite suspension to the commission, the commission shall hold a hearing and render a decision in writing within 30 days after the date it receives notice of appeal.(b)  In a hearing conducted under this section, the department head is restricted to the department head's original written statement and charges, which may not be amended.(c)  In its decision, the commission shall state whether the suspended fire fighter or police officer is:(1)  permanently dismissed from the fire or police department;(2)  temporarily suspended from the department;  or(3)  restored to the person's former position or status in the department's classified service.(c-1)  A temporary suspension of a firefighter under Subsection (c)(2) may not exceed 90 calendar days.(d)  If the suspended fire fighter or police officer is restored to the position or class of service from which the person was suspended, the department head shall immediately reinstate the person as ordered, and the person is entitled to full compensation at the rate of pay provided for the position or class of service from which the person was suspended for the actual time lost as a result of the suspension, as provided by Section 143.1215.  If the department head fails to reinstate the fire fighter or police officer, the person is entitled to the person's salary as if the person had been regularly reinstated.(e)  The commission may suspend or dismiss a fire fighter or police officer only for violation of civil service rules and only after a finding by the commission of the truth of specific charges against the fire fighter or police officer.(f)  If the department head intentionally refuses, for at least 10 days, to obey an order to reinstate a fire fighter or police officer, the municipality's chief executive or governing body shall discharge the department head from employment with the municipality.(g)  If a department head intentionally refuses to obey a lawful commission order of reinstatement, the commission may punish the department head for contempt.  The commission has the same authority to punish for contempt as has a justice of the peace.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 25(f), 29(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1161 (H.B. 2516), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.121. Appeal to District Court

Sec. 143.121.  APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT.  Each appeal of an indefinite suspension to a district court shall be advanced on the district court docket and given a preference setting over all other cases.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.1215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.1215. Reinstatement

Sec. 143.1215.  REINSTATEMENT.  (a)  If the commission, a hearing examiner, or a district court orders that a fire fighter or police officer suspended without pay be reinstated, the municipality shall, before the end of the second full pay period after the date the person is reinstated, repay to the person all wages lost as a result of the suspension.(b)  If the municipality does not fully repay all lost wages to the fire fighter or police officer as provided by this section, the municipality shall pay the person an amount equal to the lost wages plus accrued interest.(c)  Interest under Subsection (b) accrues beginning on the date of the fire fighter's or police officer's reinstatement at a rate equal to three percent plus the rate for court judgments under Chapter 304, Finance Code, that is in effect on the date of the person's reinstatement.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 29(c), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1396, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.80, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.1216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.1216. Certain Nondisciplinary Actions

Sec. 143.1216.  CERTAIN NONDISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.  (a)  The department may use a supervisory intervention procedure or a policy and procedure inquiry to modify a police officer's behavior through:(1)  positive encouragement;(2)  counseling;(3)  job skills training;(4)  repeat task performances, classes, or exercises;  or(5)  reeducation efforts, including a review of:(A)  general department orders;(B)  standard operating procedures;  or(C)  lesson plans from a police officer training academy.(b)  A supervisory intervention procedure or a policy and procedure inquiry regarding a police officer is not considered a disciplinary action for any purpose.(c)  A police officer who is the subject of a supervisory intervention procedure or a policy and procedure inquiry may not file an appeal or grievance regarding the action taken by the department.(d)  The department may not include a record of a supervisory intervention procedure or a policy and procedure inquiry regarding a police officer in the police officer's personnel file maintained under Section 143.089 or in the department file maintained under Section 143.089(g).(e)  The department may include a record of a supervisory intervention procedure or a policy and procedure inquiry regarding a police officer in a file maintained by the division of the department in which the police officer is employed.  The record in the division file may be considered in a periodic performance evaluation of the police officer's performance only if the supervisory intervention procedure or policy and procedure inquiry occurred during the performance period that is the subject of the performance evaluation.(f)  The department may maintain an electronic record of supervisory intervention procedures or policy and procedure inquiries that may be used only by the department for tracking and statistical purposes.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 748, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.122. Uncompensated Duty

Sec. 143.122.  UNCOMPENSATED DUTY.  (a)  In this section, "uncompensated duty" means days of work without pay in a fire or police department and does not include a regular or normal work day.(b)  The head of the fire or police department may assign a fire fighter or police officer under the department head's jurisdiction or supervision to uncompensated duty.  The department head may not impose uncompensated duty unless the fire fighter or police officer agrees to the duty.(c)  If the fire fighter or police officer agrees in writing to accept uncompensated duty, the department head shall give the person a written statement that specifies the date or dates on which the person will perform the duty.  A fire fighter or police officer who agrees to accept the duty does not have a right to an administrative or judicial review.(d)  The uncompensated duty may be in place of or in combination with a period of disciplinary suspension without pay.  If uncompensated duty is combined with a disciplinary suspension, the total number of uncompensated duty days may not exceed 15.(e)  A fire fighter or police officer may not earn or accrue a benefit arising from length of service or any wage or salary while the person is suspended or performing uncompensated duty.(f)  A disciplinary suspension does not constitute a break in a continuous position or in service in the department in determining eligibility for a promotional examination.(g)  Except as provided by this section, a fire fighter or police officer performing assigned uncompensated duty retains all rights and privileges of the person's position in the department and of the person's employment by the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.124. Polygraph Examinations

Sec. 143.124.  POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS.  (a)  A fire fighter employed by the municipality may not be required to submit to a polygraph examination as part of an internal investigation regarding the conduct of the fire fighter unless:(1)  the complainant submits to and passes a polygraph examination and, if applicable, the fire department has complied with Subsection (c);  or(2)  the fire fighter is ordered to take an examination under Subsection (f).(b)  Subsection (a)(1) does not apply if the complainant is physically or mentally incapable of being polygraphed.(c)  The fire department shall, on the written request of a fire fighter, provide to the fire fighter the complainant's polygraph examination results within 48 hours after the request.(d)  For the purposes of this section, a fire fighter passes a polygraph examination if, in the opinion of the polygraph examiner, no deception is indicated regarding matters critical to the subject matter under investigation.(e)  The results of a polygraph examination that relate to the complaint under investigation are not admissible in a proceeding before the commission or a hearing examiner.(f)  The fire department head may order a fire fighter to submit to a polygraph examination if the fire department head considers the circumstances to be extraordinary and the fire department head believes that the integrity of a fire fighter or the fire department is in question.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 31(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.125. Police Department Probationary Period After Reappointment in Populous Municipality

Sec. 143.125.  POLICE DEPARTMENT PROBATIONARY PERIOD AFTER REAPPOINTMENT IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  A person who ends service with the police department for any reason and is later reappointed to the department must serve a probationary period of six months from the date of reappointment.(c)  The reappointed officer is not entitled to full civil service protection until the officer has served the full probationary period.(d)  In determining classification, pay status, and eligibility for promotion, the probationary period is counted as if the reappointed officer were not on probation.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 64, 65, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.1251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers|Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities|Section 143.1251. Reappointment After Resignation

Sec. 143.1251.  REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RESIGNATION.  The commission may adopt rules to allow a police officer who voluntarily resigns from the department to be reappointed to the department without taking another departmental entrance examination.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 64, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|