Sec. 142.012. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of one million or more that has not adopted Chapter 143.
(b) Subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), a municipality may but is not required to establish a system under which compensation is paid or compensatory time off is allowed for overtime worked by the following officers and employees of the municipality's police department:
(1) a police officer who has a rank above the rank of captain and whose appointment to the officer's current rank was not based at least in part on the officer's performance on a competitive examination; or
(2) a civilian who receives a salary greater than the lowest base salary that the municipality pays a captain and whose appointment to the civilian's current position was not based at least in part on the civilian's performance on a competitive examination.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 928, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees
Chapter 142 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of Municipal Officers and Employees
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 142.002. Two Platoon Fire System and Hours of Labor in Certain Municipalities
Section 142.003. Hospital and Medical Assistance for Police Reserve Force
Section 142.004. Payment of Hospitalization Costs for Peace Officers and Fire Fighters
Section 142.006. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance for Peace Officers and Fire Fighters
Section 142.008. Salary Continuation Payments; Subrogation
Section 142.011. Educational Leave
Section 142.012. Overtime Compensation for Certain Police Department Officers and Civilian Employees
Section 142.013. Business Leave Time Account for Police Officers in Certain Municipalities
Section 142.014. Business Leave Time Account for Firefighters in Certain Municipalities