Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.083 · Subchapter F. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY FIRE FIGHTERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a municipality is unable to recruit qualified fire fighters because of the maximum age limit prescribed by Section 143.023 and the municipality's governing body finds that this inability creates an emergency, the commission shall recommend to the governing body additional rules governing the temporary employment of persons who are 36 years of age or older.
(b) A person employed under this section:
(1) is designated as a temporary employee;
(2) is not eligible for pension benefits;
(3) is not eligible for appointment or promotion if a permanent applicant or employee is available;
(4) is not eligible to become a full-fledged civil service employee; and
(5) must be dismissed before a permanent civil service employee may be dismissed under Section 143.085.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (H.B. 1661), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (H.B. 1661), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
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