Sec. 143.022. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATIONS. (a) The commission shall set the age and physical requirements for applicants for beginning and promotional positions in accordance with this chapter. The requirements must be the same for all applicants.
(b) The commission shall require each applicant for a beginning or a promotional position to take an appropriate physical examination. The commission may require each applicant for a beginning position to take a mental examination. The examination shall be administered by a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, appointed by the commission. The municipality shall pay for each examination.
(c) If an applicant is rejected by the physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, the applicant may request another examination by a board of three physicians, psychiatrists, or psychologists, as appropriate, appointed by the commission. The applicant must pay for the board examination. The board's decision is final.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 26(b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Municipal Officers and Employees
Chapter 143 - Municipal Civil Service for Firefighters and Police Officers
Subchapter B. Classification and Appointment
Section 143.021. Classification; Examination Requirement
Section 143.022. Physical Requirements and Examinations
Section 143.023. Eligibility for Beginning Position
Section 143.024. Entrance Examination Notice
Section 143.025. Entrance Examinations
Section 143.0251. Reappointment After Resignation
Section 143.026. Procedure for Filling Beginning Positions
Section 143.027. Probationary Period
Section 143.028. Eligibility for Promotion
Section 143.029. Promotional Examination Notice
Section 143.030. Eligibility for Fire Department Promotional Examination
Section 143.031. Eligibility for Police Department Promotional Examination
Section 143.032. Promotional Examination Procedure
Section 143.033. Promotional Examination Grades
Section 143.034. Review and Appeal of Promotional Examination
Section 143.035. Alternate Promotional System in Police Department
Section 143.036. Procedure for Making Promotional Appointments