HBA-LCA H.B. 2228 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2228
By: Noriega
Urban Affairs
3/30/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Subchapter G, Chapter 143, Local Government Code, establishes civil service
requirements for fire fighters and police officers in cities with a
population of 1.5 million or more and that have adopted the Fire Fighter
and Police Officer Civil Service Act.  Currently, the only city affected by
Subchapter G is the City of Houston. 

Current law requires a certified fire fighter in the City of Houston to
spend two years in the next lower position in the same class before
becoming eligible for a promotional examination.  H.B. 2228 would designate
all certified fire fighters, upon completion of three years in the
department, as eligible to take the entry level dispatcher examination. 

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 143.106, Local Government Code, by adding
Subsection (d), to provide that a competitive examination for an entry
level dispatcher position is open to any fire fighter who has served for at
least three years in a fire department as a certified fire fighter. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.