HBA-MPA H.B. 3569 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3569
By: Uher
County Affairs
3/31/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently,  an elected county or precinct officer who is aggrieved by the
setting of the officer's salary or personal expenses may request a hearing
before the salary grievance committee before the approval of the county's
annual budget.  If six or more of the nine-member grievance committee vote
to recommend an increase in the officer's salary or personal expenses, the
grievance committee must submit the recommendation to the commissioners
court.  If six to eight members vote for the increase, the commissioners
court must consider the recommendation.  If all nine members vote for the
increase, the commissioners court must adopt the recommendation of the
grievance committee. 

H.B. 3569 requires that if five or more members of the grievance committee
vote for the increase, the committee must submit its recommendation to the
commissioners court in writing.  If six or more members recommend the
increase, the commissioners court must adopt the recommendation of the
grievance committee. 

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 152.016, Local Government Code, to require a
salary grievance committee, after conducting a hearing on request of an
elected county or precinct officer who is aggrieved by the setting of the
officer's salary or personal expenses, to submit in writing its
recommendation to the commissioners court if five, rather than six, members
vote to recommend an increase.  Requires the commissioners court, if six or
more, rather than six to eight, members vote to recommend the increase and
sign the recommendation, to include the increase in the budget before it is
filed.  Provides that such an increase takes effect in the next budget
year.  Deletes provision calling for the commissioners court to consider
the recommendation at its next meeting if supported by six to eight
members, and to include it in the budget if nine members vote to recommend
it.  

Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.