HBA-TBM C.S.S.B. 609 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.S.B. 609
By: Bernsen
Appropriations
4/27/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides compensatory time for state employees who work
national or state holidays that do not fall on a Saturday or Sunday.
Unlike most state employees, Saturdays and Sundays are regular work days
for peace officers commissioned by the Department of Public Safety (DPS
troopers).  As a result, DPS troopers do not receive compensatory time for
holidays that fall on weekends.  C.S.S.B. 609 entitles DPS troopers to
compensatory time for work performed on state or national holidays that
fall on a Saturday or Sunday.   

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

C.S.S.B. 609 amends the Government Code to provide that a peace officer
commissioned by the Department of Public Safety who is required to work on
a national or state holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is entitled
to compensatory time off at the rate of one hour for each hour worked on
the holiday.  
EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.  

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.S.B. 609 differs from the original by limiting the provision to only
peace officers commissioned by the Department of Public Safety.