Texas Local Government Code

§ 172.002 — PURPOSE

LG § 172.002Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Ch. 172. TEXAS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS UNIFORM GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM

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The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1)provide uniformity in benefits including accident, health, dental, and long-term disability coverage to employees of political subdivisions;

(2)enable the political subdivisions to attract and retain competent and able employees by providing them with accident and health benefits coverages at least equal to those commonly provided in private industry;

(3)foster, promote, and encourage employment by and service to political subdivisions as a career profession for persons of high standards of competence and ability;

(4)recognize and protect the political subdivisions' investment in each permanent employee by promoting and preserving economic security and good health among those employees;

(5)foster and develop high standards of employer-employee relationships between each political subdivision and its employees;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.