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TX Loc Govt Code § 143.075 (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 E. Leaves|Section 143.075. Military Leave Time Accounts

Sec. 143.075.  MILITARY LEAVE TIME ACCOUNTS.  (a)  A municipality shall maintain military leave time accounts for the fire and police departments and must maintain a separate military leave time account for each department.(b)  A military leave time account shall benefit a fire fighter or police officer who:(1)  is a member of the Texas National Guard or the armed forces reserves of the United States;(2)  was called to active federal military duty while serving as a fire fighter or police officer for the municipality; and(3)  has served on active duty for a period of 3 continuous months or longer.(c)  A fire fighter or police officer may donate any amount of accumulated vacation, holiday, sick, or compensatory leave time to the military leave time account in that fire fighter's or police officer's department to help provide salary continuation for fire fighters or police officers who qualify as eligible beneficiaries of the account under Subsection (b).  A fire fighter or police officer who wishes to donate time to an account under this section must authorize the donation in writing on a form provided by the fire or police department and approved by the municipality.(d)  A municipality shall equally distribute the leave time donated to a military leave time account among all fire fighters or police officers who are eligible beneficiaries of that account.  The municipality shall credit and debit the applicable military leave time account on an hourly basis regardless of the cash value of the time donated or used.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 287, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 2924), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.081 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.081. Determination of Physical and Mental Fitness

Sec. 143.081.  DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  If a question arises as to whether a fire fighter or police officer is sufficiently physically or mentally fit to continue the person's duties, the fire fighter or police officer shall submit to the commission a report from the person's personal physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate.(c)  If the commission, the department head, or the fire fighter or police officer questions the report, the commission shall appoint a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, to examine the fire fighter or police officer and to submit a report to the commission, the department head, and the person.(d)  If the report of the appointed physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, disagrees with the report of the fire fighter's or police officer's personal physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, the commission shall appoint a three-member board composed of a physician, a psychiatrist, and a psychologist, or any combination, as appropriate, to examine the fire fighter or police officer.  The board's findings as to the person's fitness for duty shall determine the issue.(e)  The fire fighter or police officer shall pay the cost of the services of the person's personal physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate.  The municipality shall pay all other costs.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 26(h), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 890, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.082 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.082. Efficiency Reports

Sec. 143.082.  EFFICIENCY REPORTS.  (a)  The commission may develop proper procedures and rules for semiannual efficiency reports and grades for each fire fighter or police officer.(b)  If the commission collects efficiency reports on fire fighters or police officers, the commission shall provide each person with a copy of that person's report.(c)  Within 10 calendar days after the date a fire fighter or police officer receives the copy of the person's efficiency report, the person may make a statement in writing concerning the efficiency report.  The statement shall be placed in the person's personnel file with the efficiency report.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 26(i), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.083 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.083. Emergency Appointment of Temporary Fire Fighters and Police Officers

Sec. 143.083.  EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS.  (a)  If a municipality is unable to recruit qualified fire fighters or police officers because of the maximum age limit prescribed by Section 143.023 and the municipality's governing body finds that this inability creates an emergency, the commission shall recommend to the governing body additional rules governing the temporary employment of persons who are 36 years of age or older.(b)  A person employed under this section:(1)  is designated as a temporary employee;(2)  is not eligible for pension benefits;(3)  is not eligible for appointment or promotion if a permanent applicant or employee is available;(4)  is not eligible to become a full-fledged civil service employee;  and(5)  must be dismissed before a permanent civil service employee may be dismissed under Section 143.085.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.084 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.084. Civil Service Status and Pension Benefits for Certain Fire Fighters and Police Officers

Sec. 143.084.  CIVIL SERVICE STATUS AND PENSION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS.  (a)  Each fire fighter or police officer who, since December 31, 1969, has been continuously employed as a temporary employee under the provision codified as Section 143.083 has the full status of a civil service employee with all the rights and privileges granted by Section 143.005.(b)  A fire fighter or police officer covered by Subsection (a) is eligible to participate in earned pension benefits.  The person may buy back service credits in the pension fund in which the permanent fire fighters or police officers in the department have participated since that person's employment.  The credits may be bought at a rate determined by the actuary of the affected pension fund.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.085 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.085. Force Reduction and Reinstatement List

Sec. 143.085.  FORCE REDUCTION AND REINSTATEMENT LIST.  (a)  If a municipality's governing body adopts an ordinance that vacates or abolishes a fire or police department position, the fire fighter or police officer who holds that position shall be demoted to the position immediately below the vacated or abolished position.  If one or more positions of equal rank are vacated or abolished, the fire fighters or police officers who have the least seniority in a position shall be demoted to the position immediately below the vacated or abolished position.  If a fire fighter or police officer is demoted under this subsection without charges being filed against the person for violation of civil service rules, the fire fighter or police officer shall be placed on a position reinstatement list in order of seniority.  If the vacated or abolished position is filled or re-created within one year after the date it was vacated or abolished, the position must be filled from the reinstatement list.  Appointments from the reinstatement list shall be made in order of seniority.  A person who is not on the list may not be appointed to the position during the one-year period until the reinstatement list is exhausted.(b)  If a position in the lowest classification is abolished or vacated and a fire fighter or police officer must be dismissed from the department, the fire fighter or police officer with the least seniority shall be dismissed.  If a fire fighter or police officer is dismissed under this subsection without charges being filed against the person for violation of civil service rules, the fire fighter or police officer shall be placed on a reinstatement list in order of seniority.  Appointments from the reinstatement list shall be made in order of seniority.  Until the reinstatement list is exhausted, a person may not be appointed from an eligibility list.  When a person has been on a reinstatement list for three years, the person shall be dropped from the list but shall be restored to the list at the request of the commission.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.086 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.086. Political Activities

Sec. 143.086.  POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.  (a)  While in uniform or on active duty, a fire fighter or police officer may not take an active part in another person's political campaign for an elective position of the municipality.(b)  For the purposes of this section, a person takes an active part in a political campaign if the person:(1)  makes a political speech;(2)  distributes a card or other political literature;(3)  writes a letter;(4)  signs a petition;(5)  actively and openly solicits votes;  or(6)  makes public derogatory remarks about a candidate for an elective position of the municipality.(c)  A fire fighter or police officer may not be required to contribute to a political fund or to render a political service to a person or party.  A fire fighter or police officer may not be removed, reduced in classification or salary, or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to contribute to a political fund or to render a political service.(d)  A municipal official who attempts to violate Subsection (c) violates this chapter.(e)  Except as expressly provided by this section, the commission or the municipality's governing body may not restrict a fire fighter's or police officer's right to engage in a political activity.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.087 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.087. Strike Prohibition

Sec. 143.087.  STRIKE PROHIBITION.  (a)  A fire fighter or police officer may not engage in a strike against the governmental agency that employs the fire fighter or police officer.(b)  In addition to the penalty prescribed by Section 143.016, if a fire fighter or police officer is convicted of an offense for violating this section, the person shall be automatically released and discharged from the fire or police department.  After the person is discharged from the department, the person may not receive any pay or compensation from public funds used to support the fire or police department.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.088 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.088. Unlawful Resignation or Retirement

Sec. 143.088.  UNLAWFUL RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person accepts money or anything of value from another person in return for retiring or resigning from the person's civil service position.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person gives money or anything of value to another person in return for the other person's retirement or resignation from the person's civil service position.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.090 (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 F. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 143.090. Release of Photographs of Police Officers

Sec. 143.090.  RELEASE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF POLICE OFFICERS.  A department, commission, or municipality may not release a photograph that depicts a police officer unless:(1)  the officer has been charged with an offense by indictment or by information;(2)  the officer is a party in a civil service hearing or a case before a hearing examiner or in arbitration;(3)  the photograph is introduced as evidence in a judicial proceeding; or(4)  the officer gives written consent to the release of the photograph.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 2006), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.101 (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 143.101. Subchapter Applicable Primarily to Municipality With Population of 1

Sec. 143.101.  SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE PRIMARILY TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE;  APPLICATION OF OTHER SUBCHAPTERS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided, this subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of Subchapters A-F apply to each municipality covered under this subchapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.1014 (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 143.1014. Notice Requirement for Certain Meetings or Hearings

Sec. 143.1014.  NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MEETINGS OR HEARINGS.  (a)  The department shall provide to a fire fighter or police officer notice of the time and location of a meeting or hearing not later than the 48th hour before the hour on which the meeting or hearing is held if the meeting or hearing is:(1)  related to an internal departmental or other municipal investigation of the fire fighter or police officer at which the fire fighter or police officer is required or entitled to be present, including an interrogation;(2)  related to a grievance filed by the fire fighter or police officer under Sections 143.127 through 143.134;  or(3)  an opportunity to respond to charges against the fire fighter or police officer before the department terminates the fire fighter's or police officer's employment.(b)  A fire fighter or police officer may waive the notice prescribed by this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 1989.  Renumbered from 143.1016 by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 12, Sec. 2(19), eff. Sept. 6, 1990.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.1018 (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 143.1018. Ex Parte Communications

Sec. 143.1018.  EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.  (a)  While any matter subject to a hearing under this chapter is pending, a person may not, except in giving sworn testimony at the hearing or as otherwise provided by law, communicate with the commission, a hearing examiner, or a grievance examiner regarding the facts of the matter under consideration unless the other party or their representative is present.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, it shall not be a violation for either party to file written briefs or written motions in the case if copies were served on the opposing party.(b)  If the commission, hearing examiner, grievance examiner, or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a person has violated Subsection (a) on behalf of and with the knowledge of the fire fighter or police officer who filed the appeal, request for a review, or grievance, a ruling shall be entered that dismisses the appeal, review, or grievance.  If the commission, hearing examiner, grievance examiner, or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a person violated Subsection (a) on behalf of or in favor of the department head or the department head's representative or on behalf of and with the knowledge of a person against whom a grievance was filed, a ruling shall be entered that upholds the position of the fire fighter or police officer that filed the appeal, request for a review, or grievance.(c)  While any matter subject to a hearing under the grievance procedure of Section 143.130 is pending, the director shall only send the name of the parties to the grievance, the original grievance, the written responses to the grievance, and any documents filed in the case by either party if copies were served upon the opposing party.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 906, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.103 (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 143.103. Specialized Police Divisions

Sec. 143.103.  SPECIALIZED POLICE DIVISIONS.  (a)  A peace officer employed by a municipal department in which the peace officer performs duties in a specialized police division, including a person employed as a park police officer, airport police officer, or municipal marshal, is entitled to civil service status under this chapter.  The governing body of the municipality employing a peace officer in a specialized police division shall classify the officer in accordance with Section 143.021 and the duties performed by the peace officer.(b)  Except for positions classified in the communication or technical class, the governing body of the municipality employing a peace officer in a specialized police division shall classify a position in the division in the same class as a police officer position that is not in a specialized police division. A member of a particular division is eligible for promotion or lateral crossover to a position outside that division. The head of the police department, assistant chiefs of police, and deputy chiefs of police, or their equivalent, regardless of name or title, may exercise the full sanctions, powers, and duties of their respective offices in the supervision, management, and control of the members of those classes and divisions, subject to the decisions of the department head regarding the chain of command in the department.(c)  In departments in which a collective bargaining agreement or a meet-and-confer agreement exists, Subsection (b) must be approved by the collective bargaining agent, meet-and-confer agent, or entity representing the sworn officers of the department.  This subsection does not apply to the transfer of police officers.(d)  Each applicable provision of this chapter, including the provisions relating to eligibility lists, examinations, promotions, appointments, educational incentive pay, longevity or seniority pay, certification pay, assignment pay, salary, vacation leave, and disciplinary appeals, applies to a peace officer employed by the municipality in a specialized police division as provided by this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1195, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.104 (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 143.104. Examination Procedure

Sec. 143.104.  EXAMINATION PROCEDURE.  The commission shall adopt rules to standardize the procedures for entrance and promotional examinations.  The rules must provide:(1)  that each applicant have adequate space in which to take the examination;(2)  that each applicant be provided with a desk;(3)  that the room in which the examination is held have a public address system;  and(4)  the maximum number of times an applicant may leave the room during the examination and the procedure each applicant must follow when leaving or entering the room during the examination.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|