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TX Loc Govt Code § 142.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.005. Liability Insurance for Fire and Police Department Officers and Employees Driving Emergency Vehicles

Sec. 142.005.  LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES DRIVING EMERGENCY VEHICLES.  (a)  A municipality may insure the officers and employees of its fire and police departments and other municipal employees who drive emergency vehicles against liability to third persons arising from the use and operation of a motor vehicle used as a municipal emergency medical, fire, or police vehicle in the line of duty by procuring a policy for that purpose from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.(b)  Insurance taken out by a municipality must be on forms approved by the State Board of Insurance.(c)  A municipality may not purchase liability insurance in excess of $20,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $15,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.006. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance for Peace Officers and Fire Fighters

Sec. 142.006.  MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS.  (a)  This section does not apply to a municipality covered by Section 142.007.(b)  A municipality shall provide for insuring each peace officer and fire fighter in its employ against liability to third persons arising out of the operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle owned or leased by the municipality.(c)  The liability coverage provided under this section must be in amounts not less than those required by Chapter 601, Transportation Code, to provide proof of financial responsibility.(d)  The municipality may elect to be self-insured or to reimburse the actual cost of extended automobile liability insurance endorsements obtained by a peace officer and fire fighter on an individually owned automobile liability insurance policy.  The extended endorsements must:(1)  be in the amount required by Subsection (c);  and(2)  extend the coverage to include the operation and use of vehicles by a peace officer or fire fighter in the scope of the officer's or fire fighter's employment.(e)  If the reimbursement method is used, the municipality may require that a peace officer or fire fighter who operates and uses a motor vehicle present proof that an extended coverage endorsement has been purchased and is in effect for the period of reimbursement.(f)  In this section, "motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle for which motor vehicle automobile insurance may be written under Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Insurance Code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.216, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.007. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance for Fire and Police Department Officers and Employees in Municipality of 1,550,000 or More

Sec. 142.007.  MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN MUNICIPALITY OF 1,550,000 OR MORE.  (a)  A municipality with a population of 1,550,000 or more shall insure the officers and employees of its fire and police departments against liability to third persons arising out of the operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle owned or leased by the municipality.(b)  The municipality may elect to be self-insured or may purchase insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.(c)  Insurance purchased by the municipality must be on forms approved by the State Board of Insurance.(d)  The municipality may not purchase liability insurance in excess of $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, $300,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.008. Salary Continuation Payments; Subrogation

Sec. 142.008.  SALARY CONTINUATION PAYMENTS;  SUBROGATION.  (a)  If a municipality pays benefits to a municipal employee under a salary continuation program when the employee is injured, the municipality is subrogated to the employee's right of recovery for personal injuries caused by the tortious conduct of a third party other than another employee of the same municipality.(b)  The subrogation extends only to payments made by the municipality.(c)  A municipality may not deny benefits under a salary continuation program because a municipal employee has a cause of action against a third party for personal injuries.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.009. Payment for Appearances of Fire Fighters and Police Officers in Court or Administrative Proceedings

Sec. 142.009.  PAYMENT FOR APPEARANCES OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS IN COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  A municipality shall pay a fire fighter or police officer for an appearance as a witness in a criminal suit, a civil suit, or an administrative proceeding in which the municipality or other political subdivision or government agency is a party in interest if the appearance:(1)  is required;(2)  is made on time off;  and(3)  is made by the fire fighter or police officer in the capacity of a fire fighter or police officer.(b)  Payment under this section is at the fire fighter's or police officer's regular rate of pay.(c)  Payment under this section may be taxed as court costs in civil suits.(d)  This section does not reduce or prohibit compensation paid in excess of the regular rate of pay.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 412 (H.B. 1960), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 412 (H.B. 1960), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.010. Definitions

Sec. 142.010.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  In this chapter, "member of the fire department" means an employee of the fire department who is defined as "fire protection personnel" by Section 419.021, Government Code.(b)  In this chapter, "member of the police department" means an employee of the police department who has been licensed as a peace officer by the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 92, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 12.1032, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.011. Educational Leave

Sec. 142.011.  EDUCATIONAL LEAVE.  (a)  On written application by a member of the police department, a municipality may grant the person a leave of absence to enable the person to enroll full-time in college to pursue a course of study related to law enforcement or public safety.(b)  The person is entitled to continue receiving employee benefits, including health and life insurance and accumulation of retirement credit, while on leave under Subsection (a) if the person pays both the person's and the municipality's share of the cost of the benefits.(c)  On reinstatement, the person shall receive full seniority credit for the time spent on leave under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 853, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 142.012. Overtime Compensation for Certain Police Department Officers and Civilian Employees

Sec. 142.012.  OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality with a population of one million or more that has not adopted Chapter 143.(b)  Subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), a municipality may but is not required to establish a system under which compensation is paid or compensatory time off is allowed for overtime worked by the following officers and employees of the municipality's police department:(1)  a police officer who has a rank above the rank of captain and whose appointment to the officer's current rank was not based at least in part on the officer's performance on a competitive examination;  or(2)  a civilian who receives a salary greater than the lowest base salary that the municipality pays a captain and whose appointment to the civilian's current position was not based at least in part on the civilian's performance on a competitive examination.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 928, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.051. Applicability

Sec. 142.051.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to:(1)  a municipality, and a police officer in a municipality, with a population of 50,000 or more;(2)  a municipality, and a police officer in a municipality, that has adopted Chapter 143; or(3)  a police officer not covered by a collective bargaining agreement adopted under Chapter 174 in a municipality that has adopted Chapter 174 for police officers in the police department, and the municipality that appoints or employs such a police officer.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to:(1)  a police officer who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement adopted under Chapter 174; (2)  a police officer who is covered by an agreement adopted under Subchapter H, I, or J, Chapter 143;(3)  a municipality that has a population of one million or more and has not adopted Chapter 143; or(4)  a municipality that has adopted Subchapter I, Chapter 143, in an election authorized by Section 143.3015.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (S.B. 772), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.052. Definitions

Sec. 142.052.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Police officer" means a person who is a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, and who is employed by a municipality.(2)  "Police officers association" means an employee organization in which police officers employed by a municipality participate that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with the municipality or public employer concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of work, or conditions of work affecting police officers.(3)  "Public employer" means a municipality or a law enforcement agency of the municipality that is required to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment of police officers employed by the municipality.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.053. Petition for Recognition: Election or Action by Governing Body

Sec. 142.053.  PETITION FOR RECOGNITION: ELECTION OR ACTION BY GOVERNING BODY.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the governing body of a municipality receives from a police officers association a petition signed by the majority of all police officers, excluding the head of the law enforcement agency for the municipality and excluding the employees exempt under Section 142.058(b), that requests recognition of the association as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all the police officers employed by the municipality, excluding the head of the law enforcement agency for the municipality and excluding the exempt employees, the governing body shall:(1)  grant recognition of the association as requested in the petition and determine by majority vote that a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter without conducting an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.055;(2)  defer granting recognition of the association and order an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.055 regarding whether a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter; or(3)  order a certification election under Section 142.054 to determine whether the association represents a majority of the affected police officers.(b)  If the governing body of a municipality orders a certification election under Subsection (a)(3) and the association named in the petition is certified to represent a majority of the affected police officers of the municipality, the governing body shall, not later than the 30th day after the date that results of that election are certified:(1)  grant recognition of the association as requested in the petition for recognition and determine by majority vote that a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter without conducting an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.055; or(2)  defer granting recognition of the association and order an election by the voters in the municipality under Section 142.055 regarding whether a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.054. Certification Election

Sec. 142.054.  CERTIFICATION ELECTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certification election ordered under Section 142.053(a)(3) to determine whether a police officers association represents a majority of the covered police officers shall be conducted according to procedures agreeable to the parties.(b)  If the parties are unable to agree on procedures for the certification election, either party may request the American Arbitration Association to conduct the election and to certify the results of the election.(c)  Certification of the results of an election under this section resolves the question concerning representation.(d)  The association is liable for the expenses of the certification election, except that if two or more associations seeking recognition as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent submit a petition signed by at least 30 percent of the police officers eligible to sign the petition for recognition, all the associations named in any petition shall share equally the costs of the election.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.055. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Subchapter

Sec. 142.055.  ELECTION TO AUTHORIZE OPERATING UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality that receives a petition for recognition under Section 142.053 may order an election to determine whether a public employer may meet and confer under this subchapter.(b)  An election ordered under this section must be held as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for municipal officials that is held after the date the governing body of the municipality orders the election and that allows sufficient time to prepare the ballot in compliance with other requirements of law.(c)  The ballot for an election ordered under this section shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Authorizing __________ (name of the municipality) to operate under the state law allowing a municipality to meet and confer and make agreements with the association representing municipal police officers as provided by state law, preserving the prohibition against strikes and organized work stoppages, and providing penalties for strikes and organized work stoppages."(d)  An election called under this section must be held and the returns prepared and canvassed in conformity with the Election Code.(e)  If an election authorized under this section is held, the municipality may operate under the other provisions of this subchapter only if a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the proposition.(f)  If an election authorized under this section is held, an association may not submit a petition for recognition to the governing body of the municipality under Section 142.053 before the second anniversary of the date of the election.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.056. Change or Modification of Recognition

Sec. 142.056.  CHANGE OR MODIFICATION OF RECOGNITION.  (a)  The police officers may modify or change the recognition of the association granted under this subchapter by filing with the governing body of the municipality a petition signed by a majority of all covered police officers.(b)  The governing body of the municipality may:(1)  recognize the change or modification as provided by the petition; or(2)  order a certification election in accordance with Section 142.054 regarding whether to do so.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.057. Strikes Prohibited

Sec. 142.057.  STRIKES PROHIBITED.  (a)  A police officer employed by a municipality may not engage in a strike or organized work stoppage against this state or the municipality.(b)  A police officer who participates in a strike forfeits any civil service rights, reemployment rights, and other rights, benefits, or privileges the police officer may have as a result of the officer's employment or prior employment with the municipality.(c)  This section does not affect the right of a person to cease work if the person is not acting in concert with others in an organized work stoppage.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 142.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees|Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees|Subchapter B. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities|Section 142.058. Recognition of Police Officers Association

Sec. 142.058. RECOGNITION OF POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.  (a)  A public employer in a municipality that chooses to meet and confer under this subchapter shall recognize an association that is recognized under Section 142.053 or 142.054 as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the covered police officers described in the petition for recognition, excluding the head of the law enforcement agency and excluding the employees exempt under Subsection (b), in accordance with this subchapter and the petition.(b)  For the purposes of Subsection (a), exempt employees are the employees appointed by the head of the law enforcement agency of the municipality under Section 143.014 or that are exempt by the mutual agreement of the recognized police officers association and the public employer.(c)  The public employer shall recognize the police officers association until recognition of the association is withdrawn, in accordance with Section 142.056, by a majority of the police officers eligible to sign a petition for recognition.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1193 (H.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|