HBA-DMD C.S.H.B. 1078 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1078
By: Solis, Jim
Urban Affairs
4/26/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, fire fighters and police officers (officers) who have
been suspended and have had the suspension time period reduced by the Fire
Fighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission (commission) are
entitled to full compensation for time lost.  However, the law does not
specifically entitle the officer to restoration of, or credit for benefits
such as sick leave, vacation time, and service credit in retirement
systems.  C.S.H.B. 1078 entitles an officer whose suspension has been
reduced by the commission to the restoration of, or credit for benefits
such as sick leave, vacation time, and service credit in retirement
systems. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 143.053(f), Local Government Code, to entitle a
suspended fire fighter or police officer, upon reduction of the period of
suspension by the Fire Fighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service
Commission, to restoration of, or credit for any other benefits lost as a
result of the suspension, including sick leave, vacation leave, and service
credit in a retirement system. Requires standard payroll deductions, if
any, for retirement and other benefits restored, to be made from the
compensation paid, and requires the municipality to make its standard
corresponding contributions, if any, to the retirement system or other
applicable benefits systems.  

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Makes application of this Act prospective, as it applies to an
appeal of a disciplinary suspension. 

SECTION 4.Emergency clause. 

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

This substitute further amends Section 143.053(f), Local Government Code,
in SECTION 1, to require standard payroll deductions for retirement and
other benefits restored to be made from the compensation paid, and to
require the municipality to make its standard corresponding contributions
to the retirement system or other applicable benefits systems.