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TX Loc Govt Code § 143.015 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 143.015. Appeal of Commission Decision to District Court

Sec. 143.015.  APPEAL OF COMMISSION DECISION TO DISTRICT COURT.  (a)  If a fire fighter or police officer is dissatisfied with any commission decision, the fire fighter or police officer may file a petition in district court asking that the decision be set aside.  The petition must be filed within 10 days after the date the final commission decision:(1)  is sent to the fire fighter or police officer by certified mail;  or(2)  is personally received by the fire fighter or police officer or by that person's designee.(b)  An appeal under this section is by trial de novo.  The district court may grant the appropriate legal or equitable relief necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  The relief may include reinstatement or promotion with back pay if an order of suspension, dismissal, or demotion is set aside.(c)  The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party and assess court costs against the nonprevailing party.(d)  If the court finds for the fire fighter or police officer, the court shall order the municipality to pay lost wages to the fire fighter or police officer.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.016 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 143.016. Penalty for Violation of Chapter

Sec. 143.016.  PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  A fire fighter or police officer commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section or Section 143.009 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $100, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both fine and confinement.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.021 (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 143.021. Classification; Examination Requirement

Sec. 143.021.  CLASSIFICATION;  EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.  (a)  The commission shall provide for the classification of all fire fighters and police officers.  The municipality's governing body shall establish the classifications by ordinance.  The governing body by ordinance shall prescribe the number of positions in each classification.(b)  Except for the department head and a person the department head appoints in accordance with Section 143.014 or 143.102, each fire fighter and police officer is classified as prescribed by this subchapter and has civil service protection.  The failure of the governing body to establish a position by ordinance does not result in the loss of civil service benefits by a person entitled to civil service protection or appointed to the position in substantial compliance with this chapter.(c)  Except as provided by Sections 143.013, 143.014, 143.0251, 143.102, and 143.1251, an existing position or classification or a position or classification created in the future either by name or by increase in salary may be filled only from an eligibility list that results from an examination held in accordance with this chapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 64, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.022 (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 143.022. Physical Requirements and Examinations

Sec. 143.022.  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS.  (a)  The commission shall set the age and physical requirements for applicants for beginning and promotional positions in accordance with this chapter.  The requirements must be the same for all applicants.(b)  The commission shall require each applicant for a beginning or a promotional position to take an appropriate physical examination.  The commission may require each applicant for a beginning position to take a mental examination.  The examination shall be administered by a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, appointed by the commission.  The municipality shall pay for each examination.(c)  If an applicant is rejected by the physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, the applicant may request another examination by a board of three physicians, psychiatrists, or psychologists, as appropriate, appointed by the commission.  The applicant must pay for the board examination.  The board's decision is final.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 26(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.023 (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 143.023. Eligibility for Beginning Position

Sec. 143.023.  ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION.  (a)  A person may not take an entrance examination for a beginning position in the police department unless the person is at least 18 years of age.  A person may not take an entrance examination for a beginning position in the fire department unless the person is at least 18 years of age but not 36 years of age or older.(b)  A person may not be certified as eligible for a beginning position in a fire department if the person is 36 years of age or older.(c)  A person who is 45 years of age or older may not be certified for a beginning position in a police department. (d)  An applicant may not be certified as eligible for a beginning position with a fire department unless the applicant meets all legal requirements necessary to become eligible for future certification by the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education.(e)  An applicant may not be certified as eligible for a beginning position with a police department unless the applicant meets all legal requirements necessary to become eligible for future licensing by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.(f)  Each police officer and fire fighter affected by this chapter must be able to read and write English.(g)  In addition to meeting the requirements prescribed by this section, an applicant for a beginning position in a police department in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more must meet the requirements prescribed by Section 143.105.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 380 (S.B. 1421), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 273 (S.B. 461), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.49, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.024 (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 143.024. Entrance Examination Notice

Sec. 143.024.  ENTRANCE EXAMINATION NOTICE.  (a)  Before the 10th day before the date an entrance examination is held, the commission shall cause a notice of the examination to be posted in plain view on a bulletin board located in the main lobby of the city hall and in the commission's office.  The notice must show the position to be filled or for which the examination is to be held, and the date, time, and place of the examination.(b)  The notice required by Subsection (a) must also state the period during which the eligibility list created as a result of the examination will be effective.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.0251 (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 143.0251. Reappointment After Resignation

Sec. 143.0251.  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. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.026 (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 143.026. Procedure for Filling Beginning Positions

Sec. 143.026.  PROCEDURE FOR FILLING BEGINNING POSITIONS.  (a)  When a vacancy occurs in a beginning position in a fire or police department, the department head shall request in writing from the commission the names of suitable persons from the eligibility list.  The director shall certify to the municipality's chief executive the names of the three persons having the highest grades on the eligibility list.(b)  From the three names certified, the chief executive shall appoint the person having the highest grade unless there is a valid reason why the person having the second or third highest grade should be appointed.(c)  If the chief executive does not appoint the person having the highest grade, the chief executive shall clearly set forth in writing the good and sufficient reason why the person having the highest grade was not appointed.(d)  The reason required by Subsection (c) shall be filed with the commission and a copy provided to the person having the highest grade.  If the chief executive appoints the person having the third highest grade, a copy of the report shall also be furnished to the person having the second highest grade.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.027 (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 143.027. Probationary Period

Sec. 143.027.  PROBATIONARY PERIOD.  (a)  A person appointed to a beginning position in the fire or police department must serve a probationary period of one year beginning on that person's date of employment as a fire fighter, police officer, or academy trainee.  In a municipality with a population of less than 1.9 million, the commission by rule may extend the probationary period by not more than six months for a person who:(1)  is not employed by a department in which a collective bargaining agreement or a meet-and-confer agreement currently exists or previously existed; and(2)  is required to attend a basic training academy for initial certification by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.(b)  During a fire fighter's or police officer's probationary period, the department head shall discharge the person and remove the person from the payroll if the person's appointment was not regular or was not made in accordance with this chapter or the commission rules.(c)  During a fire fighter's or police officer's probationary period, the person may not be prohibited from joining or required to join an employee organization.  Joining or not joining an employee organization is not a ground for retaining or not retaining a fire fighter or police officer serving a probationary period.(d)  A fire fighter or police officer who was appointed in substantial compliance with this chapter and who serves the entire probationary period automatically becomes a full-fledged civil service employee and has full civil service protection.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 869 (S.B. 1050), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 909 (H.B. 148), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 11.001, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.50, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.028 (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 143.028. Eligibility for Promotion

Sec. 143.028.  ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Sections 143.013 and 143.102, a fire fighter is not eligible for promotion unless the person has served in that fire department in the next lower position or other positions specified by the commission for at least two years at any time before the date the promotional examination is held.  A fire fighter is not eligible for promotion to the rank of captain or its equivalent unless the person has at least four years' actual service in that fire department.(b)  Except as provided by Sections 143.013 and 143.102, a police officer is not eligible for promotion unless the person has served in that police department in the next lower position or other positions specified by the commission for at least two years immediately before the date the promotional examination is held.  A police officer is not eligible for promotion to the rank of captain or its equivalent unless the person has at least four years' actual service in that police department.(c)  If a person is recalled on active military duty for not more than 60 months, the two-year service requirements prescribed by Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply and the person is entitled to have time spent on active military duty considered as duty in the respective fire or police department. |Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 833 (S.B. 863), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.029 (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 143.029. Promotional Examination Notice

Sec. 143.029.  PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION NOTICE.  (a)  Before the 90th day before the date a promotional examination is held, the commission shall post a notice that lists the sources from which the examination questions will be taken.(b)  Before the 30th day before the date a promotional examination is held, the commission shall post a notice of the examination in plain view on a bulletin board located in the main lobby of the city hall and in the commission's office.  The notice must show the position to be filled or for which the examination is to be held, and the date, time, and place of the examination.  The commission shall also furnish sufficient copies of the notice for posting in the stations or subdepartments in which the position will be filled.(c)  The notice required by Subsection (b) may also include the name of each source used for the examination, the number of questions taken from each source, and the chapter used in each source.(d)  In addition to the notice prescribed by this section, a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more must post the notice prescribed by Section 143.107.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.030 (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 143.030. Eligibility for Fire Department Promotional Examination

Sec. 143.030.  ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  Each promotional examination is open to each fire fighter who at any time has continuously held for at least two years a position in the classification that is immediately below, in salary, the classification for which the examination is to be held.(c)  If the department has adopted a classification plan that classifies positions on the basis of similarity in duties and responsibilities, each promotional examination is open to each fire fighter who has continuously held for at least two years a position at the next lower pay grade, if it exists, in the classification for which the examination is to be held.(d)  If there are not enough fire fighters in the next lower position with two years' service in that position to provide an adequate number of persons to take the examination, the commission may open the examination to persons in that position with less than two years' service.  If there is still an insufficient number, the commission may open the examination to persons with at least two years' experience in the second lower position, in salary, to the position for which the examination is to be held.(e)  If a fire fighter had previously terminated the fire fighter's employment with the department and is subsequently reemployed by the same department, the fire fighter must again meet the two-year service requirement for eligibility to take a promotional examination.  In determining if a fire fighter has met the two-year service requirement, a fire department may not consider service in another fire department.(f)  This section does not prohibit lateral crossover between classes.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.031 (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 143.031. Eligibility for Police Department Promotional Examination

Sec. 143.031.  ELIGIBILITY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION.  (a)  Each promotional examination is open to each police officer who for at least two years immediately before the examination date has continuously held a position in the classification that is immediately below, in salary, the classification for which the examination is to be held.(b)  If the department has adopted a classification plan that classifies positions on the basis of similarity in duties and responsibilities, each promotional examination is open to each police officer who has continuously held for at least two years immediately before the examination date a position at the next lower pay grade, if it exists, in the classification for which the examination is to be held.(c)  If there are not sufficient police officers in the next lower position with two years' service in that position to provide an adequate number of persons to take the examination, the commission shall open the examination to persons in that position with less than two years' service.  If there is still an insufficient number, the commission may open the examination to persons in the second lower position, in salary, to the position for which the examination is to be held.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.033 (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 143.033. Promotional Examination Grades

Sec. 143.033.  PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION GRADES.  (a)  The grading of each promotional examination shall begin when one eligible promotional candidate completes the examination.  As the eligible promotional candidates finish the examination, the examinations shall be graded at the examination location and in the presence of any candidate who wants to remain during the grading.(b)  Each police officer is entitled to receive one point for each year of seniority as a classified police officer in that department, with a maximum of 10 points.  Each fire fighter is entitled to receive one point for each year of seniority in that department, with a maximum of 10 points.(c)  Unless a different procedure is adopted under an alternate promotional system as provided by Section 143.035, the grade that must be placed on the eligibility list for each police officer or fire fighter shall be computed by adding the applicant's points for seniority to the applicant's grade on the written examination, but for a fire fighter applicant only if the applicant scores a passing grade on the written examination.  Each applicant's grade on the written examination is based on a maximum grade of 100 points and is determined entirely by the correctness of the applicant's answers to the questions.  The passing grade in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more is prescribed by Section 143.108.  In a municipality with a population of less than 1.5 million, all police officer applicants who receive a grade of at least 70 points shall be determined to have passed the examination and all fire fighter applicants who receive a grade on the written examination of at least 70 points shall be determined to have passed the examination.  If a tie score occurs, the commission shall determine a method to break the tie.(d)  Within 24 hours after a promotional examination is held, the commission shall post the individual raw test scores on a bulletin board located in the main lobby of the city hall.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 26(d), eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 869 (S.B. 1050), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 143.034 (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 143.034. Review and Appeal of Promotional Examination

Sec. 143.034.  REVIEW AND APPEAL OF PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION.  (a)  On request, each eligible promotional candidate from the fire or police department is entitled to examine the person's promotional examination and answers, the examination grading, and the source material for the examination. If dissatisfied, the candidate may appeal, within five business days, to the commission for review in accordance with this chapter. In computing this period, a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is not considered a business day.(b)  The eligible promotional candidate may not remove the examination or copy a question used in the examination.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 26(e), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|