Texas SB777 amends the Local Government Code to set compensation and employment conditions for firefighters and resolve impasses in collective.

Texas SB777 amends the Local Government Code to establish that political subdivisions employing firefighters must provide compensation and employment conditions that are substantially equal to those in comparable private sector jobs. This applies to municipalities and where a collective bargaining agreement is in effect. The bill also modifies impasse resolution procedures for firefighters, specifying that if an impasse in collective bargaining is reached or if an agreement cannot be settled after 61 days, the parties must submit to the impasse resolution mechanism in the municipal charter or.

Texas SB777 amends the Local Government Code to set compensation and employment conditions for firefighters and resolve impasses in collective.

Texas SB777 amends the Local Government Code to establish that political subdivisions employing firefighters must provide compensation and employment conditions that are substantially equal to those in comparable private sector jobs. This applies to municipalities and where a collective bargaining agreement is in effect. The bill also modifies impasse resolution procedures for firefighters, specifying that if an impasse in collective bargaining is reached or if an agreement cannot be settled after 61 days, the parties must submit to the impasse resolution mechanism in the municipal charter or.