HBA-CMT H.B. 1531 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1531
By: Bailey
Urban Affairs
3/5/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Local Government Code establishes certain civil service requirements
for firefighters and police officers in cities with a population of 1.5
million or more that have adopted the provisions for municipal civil
service. Currently the only city affected is the City of Houston.  House
Bill 1531 establishes procedures for processing and sustaining firefighter
and police officer grievances at steps I, II, and III of the grievance
process. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1531 amends the Local Government Code to provide that if the
appropriate person does not provide a written response to a firefighter or
police officer who files a grievance within 15 calendar days after the date
a step I or II grievance meeting occurs, the department head is required to
sustain the grievance.  If the department head or department head's
representative fails to hold a step II or step III grievance meeting within
15 calendar days after the step II or step III grievance form is filed, the
department head is required to sustain the firefighter's or police
officer's grievance.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.