HBA-CMT S.B. 1780 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1780
By: Lindsay
County Affairs
5/3/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, an employee of a sheriff's department who is demoted, suspended,
or removed from a position on a final decision by the commission
administering the sheriff's department civil service system (commission)
may appeal the decision through a district court.  However, a sheriff does
not have the authority to appeal such a decision regarding a sheriff's
department employee.  Senate Bill 1780 grants a sheriff the right to appeal
to a district court a final decision by a commission that reverses or
modifies an employee's demotion, suspension, or renewal.  

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

Senate Bill 1780 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a sheriff to
appeal a final decision of a county civil service system commission
(commission) that reverses or modifies an employee's demotion, suspension,
or removal by filing a petition in a district court in the county within 30
days after the date of the decision.  The bill requires the district court
to reverse the decision of the commission and affirm the decision of the
sheriff if the court renders judgment for the sheriff in the appeal.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.