Texas Local Government Code Title 5, Chapter 147 - Local Control Of Firefighter And Police Officer Employment Matters In Certain Municipalities With Population Of One Million Or More

• Texas Section 147.001 - Applicability
  This chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of one million or more, but does not apply to a municipality that has adopted...
• Texas Section 147.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Firefighter" means a firefighter employed by the municipality who is covered by the municipality's fire pension plan and is classified by...
• Texas Section 147.003 - Meet And Confer Team; Negotiations
  (a) A meet and confer team is created under this section and consists of the following members: (1) members representing the firefighter employee groups in...
• Texas Section 147.0031 - Petition For Recognition: Election Or Action By Governing Body
  (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the governing body of a municipality receives from the meet and confer team a petition...
• Texas Section 147.0032 - Certification Election
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certification election ordered under Section 147.0031(a)(3) to determine whether the employee groups in the meet and confer...
• Texas Section 147.0033 - Election To Authorize Operating Under This Chapter
  (a) The governing body of a municipality that receives a petition for recognition under Section 147.0031 may order an election to determine whether a public...
• Texas Section 147.0034 - Withdrawal Of Recognition
  (a) The police officers and firefighters may withdraw the recognition of the meet and confer team granted under this chapter by filing with the governing...
• Texas Section 147.0035 - Recognition Of Meet And Confer Team
  (a) A public employer in a municipality that chooses to meet and confer under this chapter shall recognize the meet and confer team that is...
• Texas Section 147.004 - General Provisions Relating To Agreements, Recognition, And Strikes
  (a) A municipality may not be denied local control over the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms of employment, or...
• Texas Section 147.005 - Payroll Dues Deductions
  The municipality may not prevent automatic payroll deductions for dues paid to a firefighter employee group or police officer employee group. Added by Acts 2007,...
• Texas Section 147.006 - Records And Meetings
  (a) An agreement made under this chapter is public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code. The agreement and any document prepared and used...
• Texas Section 147.007 - Enforceability Of Agreement
  (a) A written agreement made under this chapter between a municipality and the meet and confer team is enforceable and binding on the municipality, the...
• Texas Section 147.008 - Election To Ratify Agreement
  (a) The meet and confer team shall call an election to ratify any agreement reached with the municipality if the agreement has been approved by...
• Texas Section 147.009 - Action Or Election To Repeal Authorization To Operate Under This Chapter
  (a) The governing body of a municipality that granted recognition of a meet and confer team under Section 147.0031 without conducting an election under Section...
• Texas Section 147.010 - Election To Repeal Agreement
  (a) Not later than the 60th day after the date a meet and confer agreement is ratified by the governing body of the municipality and...
• Texas Section 147.011 - Effect On Existing Benefits And Rights
  (a) This chapter may not be construed to repeal any existing benefit provided by statute or ordinance concerning police officers' or firefighters' compensation, pensions, retirement...

Last modified: September 28, 2016