Bill Text: TX HB3551 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3551 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to positions that are exempt from a sheriff's department civil service system in certain counties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-06 - Left pending in committee [HB3551 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB3551-Introduced.html



	By: Garza	H.B. No. 3551



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to positions that are exempt from a sheriff's department
	civil service system in certain counties.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 158.038, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
	read as follows:
	(b) The sheriff of a county with a population of 3.3 million
	or less to which Subsection (b-1) does not apply may designate as
	exempt from the civil service system:
	(1) the position of chief deputy;
	(2) four positions of major deputy;
	(3) one or more positions in the office of
	departmental legal counsel; and
	(4) additional positions in the department; provided,
	however, that the sheriff may not designate as exempt a total of
	more than 10 positions.
	(b-1) The sheriff of a county with a population of more than
	1.5 million in which more than 75 percent of the population lives in
	a single municipality may designate a total of 12 or fewer positions
	in the sheriff's department as exempt from the civil service
	system, including:
	(1) the position of chief deputy;
	(2) four or fewer positions of major deputy; and
	(3) one or more positions in the office of
	departmental legal counsel.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.