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TX Loc Govt Code § 143.037 (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 B. Classification and Appointment|Section 143.037. Record of Certification and Appointment

Sec. 143.037.  RECORD OF CERTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT.  (a)  When a person is certified and appointed to a position in the fire or police department, the director shall forward the appointed person's record to the proper department head.  The director shall also forward a copy of the record to the chief executive and shall retain a copy in the civil service files.(b)  The record must contain:(1)  the date notice of examination for the position was posted;(2)  the date on which the appointed person took the examination;(3)  the name of each person who conducted the examination;(4)  the relative position of the appointed person on the eligibility list;(5)  the date the appointed person took the physical examination, the name of the examining physician, and whether the person was accepted or rejected;(6)  the date the request to fill the vacancy was made;(7)  the date the appointed person was notified to report for duty;  and(8)  the date the appointed person's pay is to start.(c)  If the director intentionally fails to comply with this section, the commission shall immediately remove the director from office.(d)  The director's failure to comply with this section does not affect the civil service status of an employee.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.038 (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 B. Classification and Appointment|Section 143.038. Temporary Duties in Higher Classification

Sec. 143.038.  TEMPORARY DUTIES IN HIGHER CLASSIFICATION.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  The department head may designate a person from the next lower classification to temporarily fill a position in a higher classification.  The designated person is entitled to the base salary of the higher position plus the person's own longevity or seniority pay, educational incentive pay, and certification pay during the time the person performs the duties.(c)  The temporary performance of the duties of a higher position by a person who has not been promoted as prescribed by this chapter may not be construed as a promotion.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.041 (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 C. Compensation|Section 143.041. Salary

Sec. 143.041.  SALARY.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  Except as provided by Section 143.038, all fire fighters or police officers in the same classification are entitled to the same base salary.(c)  In addition to the base salary, each fire fighter or police officer is entitled to each of the following types of pay, if applicable:(1)  longevity or seniority pay;(2)  educational incentive pay as authorized by Section 143.044;(3)  assignment pay as authorized by Sections 143.042 and 143.043;(4)  certification pay as authorized by Section 143.044;(5)  shift differential pay as authorized by Section 143.047; and(6)  fitness incentive pay as authorized by Section 143.044.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 552 (H.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.042 (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 C. Compensation|Section 143.042. Assignment Pay

Sec. 143.042.  ASSIGNMENT PAY.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may authorize assignment pay for fire fighters and police officers who perform specialized functions in their respective departments.(c)  The assignment pay is in an amount and is payable under conditions set by ordinance and is in addition to the regular pay received by members of the fire or police department.(d)  If the ordinance applies equally to each person who meets the criteria established by the ordinance, the ordinance may provide for payment to each fire fighter and police officer who meets training or education criteria for an assignment or the ordinance may set criteria that provide for payment only to a fire fighter or police officer in a special assignment.(e)  The head of the fire or police department is not eligible for the assignment pay authorized by this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.043 (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 C. Compensation|Section 143.043. Field Training Officer Assignment Pay

Sec. 143.043.  FIELD TRAINING OFFICER ASSIGNMENT PAY.  (a)  In this section, "field training officer" means a member of the police department who is assigned to and performs the duties and responsibilities of the field training officers program.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may authorize assignment pay for field training officers.  The assignment pay is in an amount and is payable under conditions set by ordinance and is in addition to the regular pay received by members of the police department.(c)  The department head is not eligible for the assignment pay authorized by this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.044 (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 C. Compensation|Section 143.044. Certification, Educational Incentive, and Fitness Incentive Pay

Sec. 143.044.  CERTIFICATION, EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE, AND FITNESS INCENTIVE PAY.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  If each fire fighter or police officer in a municipality is afforded an opportunity to qualify for certification, the municipality's governing body may authorize certification pay to those fire fighters who meet the requirements for certification set by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or for those police officers who meet the requirements for certification set by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.(c)  If the criteria for educational incentive pay are clearly established, are in writing, and are applied equally to each fire fighter or police officer in a municipality who meets the criteria, the municipality's governing body may authorize educational incentive pay for each fire fighter or police officer who has successfully completed courses at an accredited college or university.(d)  If the criteria for fitness incentive pay are clearly established, are in writing, and are applied equally to each fire fighter or police officer in a municipality who meets the criteria, the municipality's governing body may authorize fitness incentive pay for each fire fighter or police officer who successfully meets the criteria.(e)  The certification pay, educational incentive pay, and fitness incentive pay are in addition to a fire fighter's or police officer's regular pay.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 552 (H.B. 1213), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 552 (H.B. 1213), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.51, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.046 (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 C. Compensation|Section 143.046. Vacations

Sec. 143.046.  VACATIONS.  (a)  Each fire fighter or police officer is entitled to earn a minimum of 15 working days' vacation leave with pay in each year.(b)  In computing the length of time a fire fighter or police officer may be absent from work on vacation leave, only those calendar days during which the person would be required to work if not on vacation may be counted as vacation days.(c)  Unless approved by the municipality's governing body, a fire fighter or police officer may not accumulate vacation leave from year to year.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.047 (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 C. Compensation|Section 143.047. Shift Differential Pay

Sec. 143.047.  SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may authorize shift differential pay for fire fighters and police officers who work a shift in which more than 50 percent of the time worked is after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m.(b)  The shift differential pay is in an amount and is payable under conditions set by ordinance and is in addition to the regular pay received by members of the fire or police department.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.051 (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 D. Disciplinary Actions|Section 143.051. Cause for Removal or Suspension

Sec. 143.051.  CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION.  A commission rule prescribing cause for removal or suspension of a fire fighter or police officer is not valid unless it involves one or more of the following grounds:(1)  conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude;(2)  violations of a municipal charter provision;(3)  acts of incompetency;(4)  neglect of duty;(5)  discourtesy to the public or to a fellow employee while the fire fighter or police officer is in the line of duty;(6)  acts showing lack of good moral character;(7)  drinking intoxicants while on duty or intoxication while off duty;(8)  conduct prejudicial to good order;(9)  refusal or neglect to pay just debts;(10)  absence without leave;(11)  shirking duty or cowardice at fires, if applicable;  or(12)  violation of an applicable fire or police department rule or special order.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.053 (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 D. Disciplinary Actions|Section 143.053. Appeal of Disciplinary Suspension

Sec. 143.053.  APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  If a suspended fire fighter or police officer appeals the 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.  The suspended person and the commission may agree to postpone the hearing for a definite period.(c)  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.(d)  The commission may deliberate the decision in closed session but may not consider evidence that was not presented at the hearing.  The commission shall vote in open session.(e)  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.(f)  If the commission finds that the period of disciplinary suspension should be reduced, the commission may order a reduction in the period of suspension.  If the suspended fire fighter or police officer is restored to the position or class of service from which the person was suspended, the fire fighter or police officer is entitled to:(1)  full compensation for the actual time lost as a result of the suspension at the rate of pay provided for the position or class of service from which the person was suspended;  and(2)  restoration of or credit for any other benefits lost as a result of the suspension, including sick leave, vacation leave, and service credit in a retirement system.  Standard payroll deductions, if any, for retirement and other benefits restored shall be made from the compensation paid, and the municipality shall make its standard corresponding contributions, if any, to the retirement system or other applicable benefit systems.(g)  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.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.054 (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 D. Disciplinary Actions|Section 143.054. Demotions

Sec. 143.054.  DEMOTIONS.  (a)  If the head of the fire or police department wants a fire fighter or police officer under his supervision or jurisdiction to be involuntarily demoted, the department head may recommend in writing to the commission that the commission demote the fire fighter or police officer.(b)  The department head must include in the recommendation for demotion the reasons the department head recommends the demotion and a request that the commission order the demotion.  The department head must immediately furnish a copy of the recommendation in person to the affected fire fighter or police officer.(c)  The commission may refuse to grant the request for demotion.  If the commission believes that probable cause exists for ordering the demotion, the commission shall give the fire fighter or police officer written notice to appear before the commission for a public hearing at a time and place specified in the notice.  The commission shall give the notice before the 10th day before the date the hearing will be held.(d)  The fire fighter or police officer is entitled to a full and complete public hearing, and the commission may not demote a fire fighter or police officer without that public hearing.(e)  A voluntary demotion in which the fire fighter or police officer has accepted the terms of the demotion in writing is not subject to this section.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.055 (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 D. Disciplinary Actions|Section 143.055. Uncompensated Duty of Police Officers

Sec. 143.055.  UNCOMPENSATED DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  In this section, "uncompensated duty" means days of police work without pay that are in addition to regular or normal work days.(c)  The head of the police department may assign a police officer under his jurisdiction or supervision to uncompensated duty.  The department head may not impose uncompensated duty unless the police officer agrees to accept the duty.  If the police officer agrees 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 uncompensated duty.(d)  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 days may not exceed 15.(e)  A police officer may not earn or accrue any wage, salary, or benefit arising from length of service while the person is suspended or performing uncompensated duty.  The days on which a police officer performs assigned uncompensated duty may not be taken into consideration in determining eligibility for a promotional examination.  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.(f)  Except as provided by this section, a police officer who performs assigned uncompensated duty retains all rights and privileges of the person's position in the police 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 § 143.071 (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 143.071. Leaves of Absence; Restriction Prohibited

Sec. 143.071.  LEAVES OF ABSENCE;  RESTRICTION PROHIBITED.  (a)  If a sufficient number of fire fighters or police officers are available to carry out the normal functions of the fire or police department, a fire fighter or police officer may not be refused a reasonable leave of absence without pay to attend a fire or police school, convention, or meeting if the purpose of the school, convention, or meeting is to secure a more efficient department and better working conditions for department personnel.(b)  A rule that affects a fire fighter's or police officer's constitutional right to appear before or to petition the legislature may not be adopted.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.073 (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 143.073. Line of Duty Illness or Injury Leave of Absence

Sec. 143.073.  LINE OF DUTY ILLNESS OR INJURY LEAVE OF ABSENCE.  (a)  A municipality shall provide to a fire fighter or police officer a leave of absence for an illness or injury related to the person's line of duty.  The leave is with full pay for a period commensurate with the nature of the line of duty illness or injury.  If necessary, the leave shall continue for at least one year.(b)  At the end of the one-year period, the municipality's governing body may extend the line of duty illness or injury leave at full or reduced pay.  If the fire fighter's or police officer's leave is not extended or the person's salary is reduced below 60 percent of the person's regular monthly salary, and the person is a member of a pension fund, the person may retire on pension until able to return to duty.(c)  If pension benefits are not available to a fire fighter or police officer who is temporarily disabled by a line of duty injury or illness and if the year at full pay and any extensions granted by the governing body have expired, the fire fighter or police officer may use accumulated sick leave, vacation time, and other accrued benefits before the person is placed on temporary leave.(d)  If a fire fighter or police officer is temporarily disabled by an injury or illness that is not related to the person's line of duty, the person may:(1)  use all sick leave, vacation time, and other accumulated time before the person is placed on temporary leave; or(2)  have another fire fighter or police officer volunteer to do the person's work while the person is temporarily disabled by the injury or illness.(e)  After recovery from a temporary disability, a fire fighter or police officer shall be reinstated at the same rank and with the same seniority the person had before going on temporary leave.  Another fire fighter or police officer may voluntarily do the work of an injured fire fighter or police officer until the person returns to duty.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 683, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (H.B. 1790), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.074 (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 143.074. Reappointment After Recovery From Disability

Sec. 143.074.  REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RECOVERY FROM DISABILITY.  With the commission's approval and if otherwise qualified, a fire fighter or police officer who has been certified by a physician selected by a pension fund as having recovered from a disability for which the person has been receiving a monthly disability pension is eligible for reappointment to the classified position that the person held on the date the person qualified for the monthly disability pension.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 683, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|