HBA-DMD H.B. 2020 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2020
By: Janek
County Affairs
3/28/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, members of a governing body of a local government who
are associated with certain labor organizations are not regulated. H.B.
2020 prohibits a member of a governing body of a local government, who also
has a substantial interest in a labor organization that represents local
government employees, from participating in any deliberation or action or
attending a closed meeting concerning the wages, hours of employment, or
conditions of work of local government employees that are represented by
the labor organization. 

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 Chapter 171, Local Government Code, by adding Section
171.0035, as follows: 

Sec. 171.0035.  PROHIBITION RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT BY OR SUBSTANTIAL
INTEREST IN LABOR ORGANIZATION.  (a) Sets forth that this section applies
only to a member of a governing body of a local government who is elected
to serve on the governing body by the general public and is employed by or
has substantial interest in a labor organization that represents local
government employees. 

(b) Prohibits a person who is subject to this section from participating in
any deliberation or action or attending a closed meeting concerning the
wages, hours of employment, or conditions of work of local government
employees that are represented by the labor organization. 

(c) Defines "local government" as a municipality, county, or school
district. 

SECTION 2.Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.