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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to examinations for hiring in certain municipal fire |
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departments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 143.025, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (l) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An eligibility list for a beginning position in the fire |
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or police department may be created only as a result of a |
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competitive examination held in the presence of each applicant for |
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the position, except as provided by Subsections (d), [and] (e), and |
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(l). The examination must be based on the person's general |
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knowledge and aptitude and must inquire into the applicant's |
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general education and mental ability. A person may not be appointed |
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to the fire or police department except as a result of the |
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examination. |
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(l) In a municipality with a population of more than 1.35 |
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million and less than 2 million, an examination for a beginning |
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position in the fire department may include testing mechanisms to |
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be used in addition to the written examination. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |