HCDO

MEETING NOTICE

All meetings are held at
1314 TEXAS ST.
SUITE 2000
HOUSTON, TX 77002

6:00 P.M.

Members are encouraged to attend all meetings, which are held the 1ST TUESDAY of each month.



Articles of Interest

"10 Tips for Mastering the Police Oral Board" is a great article on POLICE-LINK that you will find helpful. Here's a direct link to the article, or you can download a copy here.

 

Did Sheriff Garcia keep his promise?  You decide.

Read the Bill of Rights Comparison

Law Enforcement Academic Outreach Initiative

Complete your bachelor’s degree 100% online and at an affordable tuition price. Click for info.

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Here's a new link! Law Enforcement Training is a guide for all those who have wondered what steps need to be taken to become a law enforcement professional.

Check out the Fun Day 2011 photos in the Gallery! 

  

 

Harris County Star

Each month in our newsletter, The Harris County Star, we offer updates on our legislative efforts, and keep you informed about the issues your board brings to those who work in our state government.

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Legislative Agenda

We have a priority matter that we shall be fighting hard against.  The Greater Houston Partnership has announced they are going after our retirement funding.  This fight shall be at the top of our list.  The group states they are upset about the government funding public employees are receiving.  If they don't like groups getting public funding then they should return the funding they receive from the Harris County Commissioners and the taxpayers of Harris County that fund them.

 

Meet and Confer - SB1268

The right to meet and confer with an employer enhances the human dignity, liberty and autonomy of employees by giving them the opportunity to influence the establishment of workplace rules and thereby gain some control over a major aspect of their lives, namely their work. Organizations have an important influence on communities and the economy, for members and nonmembers alike.

Update : The Senator that wrote this bill did not allow it to have a hearing in committee and so the bill did not pass.

Payroll Deduction - HR3494

This bill relates to voluntary deductions from the wages or salaries of deputy sheriffs for contributions to political committees.

Survivors Benefits - HR3495

This bill relates to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of certain peace officers killed in the line of duty.

Update : This particular bill did not pass but a bill to eliminate the probate costs for survivors did pass.

 

HCDO encourages you to write to your representatives and express your opinions. Find contact information for your representative, as well as the sponsor of each bill, at the above links. If you need more info on finding your senator or representative's contact info, visit http://www.congress.org/.