Sec. 142.113. OPEN DELIBERATIONS. (a) A deliberation relating to meeting and conferring between a public employer and a firefighters association, a deliberation relating to an agreement or proposed agreement under this subchapter by a quorum of a firefighters association authorized to meet and confer, or a deliberation by a quorum of the sole and exclusive bargaining agent of the public employer authorized to meet and confer must be open to the public and comply with state law.
(b) Subsection (a) may not be construed to prohibit the representative of the public employer or the representatives of the firefighters association from conducting private caucuses that are not open to the public during meet and confer negotiations.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 262 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
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 C. Local Control of Firefighter Employment
Section 142.101. Applicability
Section 142.103. Petition for Recognition: Election or Action by Governing Body
Section 142.104. Certification Election
Section 142.105. Election to Authorize Operating Under This Subchapter
Section 142.106. Change or Modification of Recognition
Section 142.107. Strikes Prohibited
Section 142.108. Recognition of Firefighters Association
Section 142.109. General Provisions Relating to Agreements
Section 142.110. Selection of Bargaining Agent; Bargaining Unit
Section 142.111. Protected Rights of Firefighter
Section 142.113. Open Deliberations
Section 142.114. Ratification and Enforceability of Agreement
Section 142.115. Action or Election to Repeal Authorization to Operate Under This Subchapter
Section 142.116. Election to Repeal Agreement
Section 142.117. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions