Texas § LG.147.0035 - RECOGNITION OF MEET AND CONFER TEAM
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§ LG.147.0035. RECOGNITION OF MEET AND CONFER TEAM
RECOGNITION OF MEET AND CONFER TEAM. (a) A public employer in a municipality that chooses to meet and confer under this chapter shall recognize the meet and confer team that is recognized under Section 147.0031 or 147.0033 as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the police officers and firefighters, excluding the head of the police department, head of the fire department, and the employees exempt under Subsection (b), in accordance with this chapter and the petition. (b) For the purposes of Subsection (a), exempt employees are employees appointed by the head of the police department or fire department in the classification immediately below that of department head or that are exempt by the mutual agreement of the meet and confer team and the municipality. (c) The municipality shall recognize the meet and confer team until recognition of the meet and confer team is withdrawn in accordance with Section 147.0034 by a majority of the police officers and a majority of the firefighters who are eligible to sign a petition for recognition. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 835 (H.B. 866 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
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