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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to determining population for the creation of civil |
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service systems in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 158.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 158.002. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES. (a) A county with a |
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population of 190,000 or more may, in accordance with this |
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subchapter, create a county civil service system to include all the |
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employees of the county who are not exempted from the system by the |
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express terms or judicial interpretations of this subchapter or by |
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the operation of Subchapter B. |
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(b) The population of a county under this subchapter is |
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determined by the most recent: |
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(1) federal decennial census; or |
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(2) annual population estimate provided by the state |
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demographer under Chapter 468, Government Code, if that estimate is |
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more recent than the most recent federal decennial census. |
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(c) The application of this subchapter to the county is not |
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affected if the county's population changes and the county no |
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longer meets the population requirement of Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 158.032, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 158.032. ELIGIBLE DEPARTMENTS. (a) A sheriff's |
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department in a county with a population of more than 500,000 may, |
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in accordance with this subchapter, create a civil service system. |
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(b) The population of a county under this subchapter is |
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determined in the manner prescribed by Section 158.002(b). |
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(c) The application of this subchapter to the county is not |
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affected if the county's population changes and the county no |
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longer meets the population requirement of Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |