Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees
Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers

Section 143.014. Appointment and Removal of Person Classified Immediately Below Department Head - Sec. 143.014. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF PERSON CLASSIFIED IMMEDIATELY BELOW...

Section 143.015. Appeal of Commission Decision to District Court - Sec. 143.015. APPEAL OF COMMISSION DECISION TO DISTRICT COURT. (a)...

Section 143.016. Penalty for Violation of Chapter - Sec. 143.016. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER. (a) A fire...

Subchapter B. Classification and Appointment

Section 143.021. Classification; Examination Requirement - Sec. 143.021. CLASSIFICATION; EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) The commission shall provide...

Section 143.022. Physical Requirements and Examinations - Sec. 143.022. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS. (a) The commission shall...

Section 143.023. Eligibility for Beginning Position - Sec. 143.023. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION. (a) A person may...

Section 143.024. Entrance Examination Notice - Sec. 143.024. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION NOTICE. (a) Before the 10th day...

Section 143.025. Entrance Examinations - Sec. 143.025. ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. (a) The commission shall provide for...

Section 143.0251. Reappointment After Resignation - Sec. 143.0251. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RESIGNATION. The commission may adopt rules...

Section 143.026. Procedure for Filling Beginning Positions - Sec. 143.026. PROCEDURE FOR FILLING BEGINNING POSITIONS. (a) When a...

Section 143.027. Probationary Period - Sec. 143.027. PROBATIONARY PERIOD. (a) A person appointed to a...

Section 143.028. Eligibility for Promotion - Sec. 143.028. ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 143.029. Promotional Examination Notice - Sec. 143.029. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION NOTICE. (a) Before the 90th day...

Section 143.030. Eligibility for Fire Department Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.030. ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) This...

Section 143.031. Eligibility for Police Department Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.031. ELIGIBILITY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) Each...

Section 143.032. Promotional Examination Procedure - Sec. 143.032. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION PROCEDURE. (a) The commission shall adopt...

Section 143.033. Promotional Examination Grades - Sec. 143.033. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION GRADES. (a) The grading of each...

Section 143.034. Review and Appeal of Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.034. REVIEW AND APPEAL OF PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) On...

Section 143.035. Alternate Promotional System in Police Department - Sec. 143.035. ALTERNATE PROMOTIONAL SYSTEM IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) This...

Section 143.036. Procedure for Making Promotional Appointments - Sec. 143.036. PROCEDURE FOR MAKING PROMOTIONAL APPOINTMENTS. (a) When a...

Section 143.037. Record of Certification and Appointment - Sec. 143.037. RECORD OF CERTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT. (a) When a...

Section 143.038. Temporary Duties in Higher Classification - Sec. 143.038. TEMPORARY DUTIES IN HIGHER CLASSIFICATION. (a) This section...

Subchapter C. Compensation

Section 143.041. Salary - Sec. 143.041. SALARY. (a) This section does not apply to...

Section 143.042. Assignment Pay - Sec. 143.042. ASSIGNMENT PAY. (a) This section does not apply...

Section 143.043. Field Training Officer Assignment Pay - Sec. 143.043. FIELD TRAINING OFFICER ASSIGNMENT PAY. (a) In this...

Section 143.044. Certification, Educational Incentive, and Fitness Incentive Pay - Sec. 143.044. CERTIFICATION, EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE, AND FITNESS INCENTIVE PAY. (a)...

Section 143.045. Accumulation and Payment of Sick Leave - Sec. 143.045. ACCUMULATION AND PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE. (a) A...

Section 143.046. Vacations - Sec. 143.046. VACATIONS. (a) Each fire fighter or police officer...

Section 143.047. Shift Differential Pay - Sec. 143.047. SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY. (a) The governing body of...

Subchapter D. Disciplinary Actions

Section 143.051. Cause for Removal or Suspension - Sec. 143.051. CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION. A commission rule...

Section 143.052. Disciplinary Suspensions - Sec. 143.052. DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSIONS. (a) This section does not apply...

Section 143.053. Appeal of Disciplinary Suspension - Sec. 143.053. APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION. (a) This section does...

Section 143.054. Demotions - Sec. 143.054. DEMOTIONS. (a) If the head of the fire...

Section 143.055. Uncompensated Duty of Police Officers - Sec. 143.055. UNCOMPENSATED DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS. (a) This section...

Section 143.056. Procedures After Felony Indictment or Misdemeanor Complaint - Sec. 143.056. PROCEDURES AFTER FELONY INDICTMENT OR MISDEMEANOR COMPLAINT. (a)...

Section 143.057. Hearing Examiners - Sec. 143.057. HEARING EXAMINERS. (a) In addition to the other...

Subchapter E. Leaves

Section 143.071. Leaves of Absence; Restriction Prohibited - Sec. 143.071. LEAVES OF ABSENCE; RESTRICTION PROHIBITED. (a) If a...

Section 143.072. Military Leave of Absence - Sec. 143.072. MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE. (a) On written application...

Section 143.073. Line of Duty Illness or Injury Leave of Absence - Sec. 143.073. LINE OF DUTY ILLNESS OR INJURY LEAVE OF...

Section 143.074. Reappointment After Recovery From Disability - Sec. 143.074. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RECOVERY FROM DISABILITY. With the commission's...

Section 143.075. Military Leave Time Accounts - Sec. 143.075. MILITARY LEAVE TIME ACCOUNTS. (a) A municipality shall...

Subchapter F. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 143.081. Determination of Physical and Mental Fitness - Sec. 143.081. DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS. (a) This...

Section 143.082. Efficiency Reports - Sec. 143.082. EFFICIENCY REPORTS. (a) The commission may develop proper...

Section 143.083. Emergency Appointment of Temporary Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.083. EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE...

Section 143.084. Civil Service Status and Pension Benefits for Certain Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.084. CIVIL SERVICE STATUS AND PENSION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN...

Section 143.085. Force Reduction and Reinstatement List - Sec. 143.085. FORCE REDUCTION AND REINSTATEMENT LIST. (a) If a...

Section 143.086. Political Activities - Sec. 143.086. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. (a) While in uniform or on...

Section 143.087. Strike Prohibition - Sec. 143.087. STRIKE PROHIBITION. (a) A fire fighter or police...

Section 143.088. Unlawful Resignation or Retirement - Sec. 143.088. UNLAWFUL RESIGNATION OR RETIREMENT. (a) This section does...

Section 143.089. Personnel File - Sec. 143.089. PERSONNEL FILE. (a) The director or the director's...

Section 143.090. Release of Photographs of Police Officers - Sec. 143.090. RELEASE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF POLICE OFFICERS. A department,...

Subchapter G. Provisions Applicable to Municipality With Population of 1.5 Million or More and Certain Other Municipalities

Section 143.101. Subchapter Applicable Primarily to Municipality With Population of 1 - Sec. 143.101. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE PRIMARILY TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF...

Section 143.1014. Notice Requirement for Certain Meetings or Hearings - Sec. 143.1014. NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MEETINGS OR HEARINGS. (a)...

Section 143.1015. Commission Appeal Procedure; Subpoena Request - Sec. 143.1015. COMMISSION APPEAL PROCEDURE; SUBPOENA REQUEST. (a) An appeal...

Section 143.1016. Hearing Examiners - Sec. 143.1016. HEARING EXAMINERS. (a) In addition to the other...

Section 143.1017. Procedures After Felony Indictment or Other Crime of Moral Turpitude - Sec. 143.1017. PROCEDURES AFTER FELONY INDICTMENT OR OTHER CRIME OF...

Section 143.1018. Ex Parte Communications - Sec. 143.1018. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. (a) While any matter subject...

Section 143.102. Appointment of Assistant Chief - Sec. 143.102. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT CHIEF. (a) The head of...

Section 143.103. Specialized Police Divisions - Sec. 143.103. SPECIALIZED POLICE DIVISIONS. (a) A peace officer employed...

Section 143.104. Examination Procedure - Sec. 143.104. EXAMINATION PROCEDURE. The commission shall adopt rules to...

Section 143.1041. Entrance Examination for Beginning Peace Officer Position in Police Department - Sec. 143.1041. ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR BEGINNING PEACE OFFICER POSITION IN...

Section 143.105. Eligibility for Beginning Position in Police Department - Sec. 143.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. In...

Section 143.1051. Eligibility for Beginning Position in Fire Department - Sec. 143.1051. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN FIRE DEPARTMENT. In...

Section 143.1055. Applicant for Beginning Position in Police Department With Previous Experience - Sec. 143.1055. APPLICANT FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH...

Section 143.106. Eligibility for Fire Department Promotional Examination - Sec. 143.106. ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION. (a) Each...

Section 143.107. Promotional Examination Notice - Sec. 143.107. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION NOTICE. (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), Section...

Section 143.108. Promotional Examination Grades; Promotional Appointments - Sec. 143.108. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION GRADES; PROMOTIONAL APPOINTMENTS. (a) Each eligible...

Section 143.109. Crossover Promotions in Police Department - Sec. 143.109. CROSSOVER PROMOTIONS IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) In this...

Section 143.1095. Transfers in Position in Same Classification in Fire Department - Sec. 143.1095. TRANSFERS IN POSITION IN SAME CLASSIFICATION IN FIRE...

Section 143.110. Salary - Sec. 143.110. SALARY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c)...

Section 143.111. Temporary Duties in Higher Classification - Sec. 143.111. TEMPORARY DUTIES IN HIGHER CLASSIFICATION. (a) The department...

Section 143.1115. Determination of Physical and Mental Fitness - Sec. 143.1115. DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS. (a) This...

Section 143.112. Educational Incentive Pay - Sec. 143.112. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 143.113. Assignment Pay - Sec. 143.113. ASSIGNMENT PAY. (a) In this section: (1) "Bilingual...

Section 143.114. Assignment Pay in Municipality With Population of 1 - Sec. 143.114. ASSIGNMENT PAY IN MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.2...

Section 143.115. Payment of Accumulated Vacation Leave in Populous Municipality - Sec. 143.115. PAYMENT OF ACCUMULATED VACATION LEAVE IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY....

Section 143.1155. Accumulated Vacation and Holiday Leave - Sec. 143.1155. ACCUMULATED VACATION AND HOLIDAY LEAVE. A fire fighter...

Section 143.116. Payment of Sick Leave on Termination of Service - Sec. 143.116. PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE ON TERMINATION OF SERVICE....

Section 143.117. Disciplinary Suspensions - Sec. 143.117. DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSIONS. (a) The head of the fire...

Section 143.118. Appeal of Disciplinary Suspension - Sec. 143.118. APPEAL OF DISCIPLINARY SUSPENSION. (a) If a suspended...

Section 143.119. Indefinite Suspensions - Sec. 143.119. INDEFINITE SUSPENSIONS. (a) The head of the fire...

Section 143.120. Appeal of Indefinite Suspension - Sec. 143.120. APPEAL OF INDEFINITE SUSPENSION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 143.121. Appeal to District Court - Sec. 143.121. APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT. Each appeal of an...

Section 143.1214. Records Related to Disciplinary Actions or Charges of Misconduct - Sec. 143.1214. RECORDS RELATED TO DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS OR CHARGES OF...

Section 143.1215. Reinstatement - Sec. 143.1215. REINSTATEMENT. (a) If the commission, a hearing examiner,...

Section 143.1216. Certain Nondisciplinary Actions - Sec. 143.1216. CERTAIN NONDISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) The department may use...

Section 143.122. Uncompensated Duty - Sec. 143.122. UNCOMPENSATED DUTY. (a) In this section, "uncompensated duty"...

Section 143.123. Investigation of Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.123. INVESTIGATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. (a)...

Section 143.124. Polygraph Examinations - Sec. 143.124. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS. (a) A fire fighter employed by...

Section 143.125. Police Department Probationary Period After Reappointment in Populous Municipality - Sec. 143.125. POLICE DEPARTMENT PROBATIONARY PERIOD AFTER REAPPOINTMENT IN POPULOUS...

Section 143.1251. Reappointment After Resignation - Sec. 143.1251. REAPPOINTMENT AFTER RESIGNATION. The commission may adopt rules...

Section 143.126. Legislative Leave - Sec. 143.126. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE. (a) A fire fighter or police...

Section 143.1261. Legislative Leave Account - Sec. 143.1261. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE ACCOUNT. (a) A fire fighter or...

Section 143.127. Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.127. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...

Section 143.128. Step I Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.128. STEP I GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) To begin a...

Section 143.129. Step Ii Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.129. STEP II GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) To continue the...

Section 143.130. Step Iii Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.130. STEP III GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) To continue the...

Section 143.131. Step Iv Grievance Procedure - Sec. 143.131. STEP IV GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. (a) If the department...

Section 143.132. Grievance Examiner - Sec. 143.132. GRIEVANCE EXAMINER. (a) The commission shall appoint a...

Section 143.133. Special Provisions for Steps I and Ii - Sec. 143.133. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR STEPS I AND II. (a)...

Section 143.134. Miscellaneous Grievance Provisions - Sec. 143.134. MISCELLANEOUS GRIEVANCE PROVISIONS. (a) A fire fighter or...

Section 143.135. Mediation - Sec. 143.135. MEDIATION. (a) In this section, "mediation" has the...

Subchapter H. Local Control of Fire Fighter Employment Matters in Municipalities With Population of 1.5 Million or More

Section 143.201. Population - Sec. 143.201. POPULATION. This subchapter applies only to a municipality...

Section 143.202. Definitions - Sec. 143.202. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fire fighters association"...

Section 143.203. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 143.203. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 143.204. Recognition of Fire Fighter Association - Sec. 143.204. RECOGNITION OF FIRE FIGHTER ASSOCIATION. (a) A fire...

Section 143.205. Open Records Required - Sec. 143.205. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED. All documents relating to an...

Section 143.206. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 143.206. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) A written agreement made...

Section 143.207. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 143.207. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) A written agreement...

Section 143.208. Repeal of Agreement by Electorate - Sec. 143.208. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE. Within 45 days...

Section 143.209. Protected Rights of Individual Employees - Sec. 143.209. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. (a) For the...

Subchapter I. Fire Fighter and Police Officer Employment Matters in Certain Municipalities

Section 143.301. Municipalities Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 143.301. MUNICIPALITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only...

Section 143.3015. Limitation on Municipalities Covered by Subchapter: Voter Approval - Sec. 143.3015. LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER: VOTER APPROVAL....

Section 143.302. Definitions - Sec. 143.302. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Association" means an...

Section 143.303. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 143.303. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 143.304. Recognition of Fire Fighters or Police Officers Association - Sec. 143.304. RECOGNITION OF FIRE FIGHTERS OR POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION....

Section 143.305. Open Records Required - Sec. 143.305. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED. An agreement made under this...

Section 143.306. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 143.306. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) A written agreement made...

Section 143.307. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 143.307. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) An agreement under...

Section 143.308. Repeal of Agreement by Electorate - Sec. 143.308. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE. Not later than...

Section 143.309. Protected Rights of Individual Employees - Sec. 143.309. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. (a) For the...

Section 143.310. Binding Interest Arbitration - Sec. 143.310. BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION. A municipality may be required...

Section 143.311. Appointments to Classification Immediately Below Department Head - Sec. 143.311. APPOINTMENTS TO CLASSIFICATION IMMEDIATELY BELOW DEPARTMENT HEAD. Section...

Section 143.312. Investigation of Fire Fighters and Police Officers - Sec. 143.312. INVESTIGATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. (a)...

Section 143.313. Polygraph Examinations - Sec. 143.313. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS. (a) This section does not apply...

Subchapter J. Local Control of Police Officer Employment Matters in Municipalities With Population of 1.5 Million or More

Section 143.351. Applicability - Sec. 143.351. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a municipality...

Section 143.352. Definitions - Sec. 143.352. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Bargaining agent" means...

Section 143.353. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 143.353. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 143.354. Recognition of Police Employee Group - Sec. 143.354. RECOGNITION OF POLICE EMPLOYEE GROUP. (a) The public...

Section 143.358. Open Records Required - Sec. 143.358. OPEN RECORDS REQUIRED. All documents relating to an...

Section 143.359. Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 143.359. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) A written agreement made...

Section 143.360. Election to Ratify Agreement - Sec. 143.360. ELECTION TO RATIFY AGREEMENT. (a) The bargaining agent...

Section 143.361. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 143.361. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) A written agreement...

Section 143.362. Repeal of Agreement by Electorate - Sec. 143.362. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE. Within 45 days...

Section 143.363. Protected Rights of Individual Employees - Sec. 143.363. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. (a) For the...

Subchapter K. Civil Service Status of Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Certain Municipalities

Section 143.401. Applicability - Sec. 143.401. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...

Section 143.402. Election to Adopt or Repeal Subchapter - Sec. 143.402. ELECTION TO ADOPT OR REPEAL SUBCHAPTER. (a) A...

Section 143.403. Status of Employees if Subchapter Adopted - Sec. 143.403. STATUS OF EMPLOYEES IF SUBCHAPTER ADOPTED. (a) Each...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers

Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees
Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers