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Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 152.908. Compensation Parity for Police Officers in Certain Counties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section, “police officer” has the meaning assigned by Section 174.003.

(b) This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.

(c) If the commissioners court of a county increases the compensation or employment benefits for a class of police officers, the commissioners court must increase by the same amount the compensation or employment benefits to all police officers that are within that class and who receive their compensation and employment benefits primarily through county funding.

(d) The commissioners court of a county:

(1) shall provide funding to each law enforcement agency, office, or department of the county necessary to provide the increase in compensation or employment benefits required by Subsection (c); and

(2) may not reduce a component of the budget of a law enforcement agency, office, or department as a result of the increase in compensation or employment benefits required by Subsection (c).

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