Tex. Local Government Code § 147.0032
CERTIFICATION ELECTION
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 147.0032, CERTIFICATION ELECTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/689855
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certification election ordered under Section 147.0031(a)(3) to determine whether the employee groups in the meet and confer team represent a majority of the covered police officers and a majority of the covered firefighters shall be conducted according to procedures agreeable to the parties.
(b) If the parties are unable to agree on procedures for the certification election, either party may request the American Arbitration Association to conduct the election and to certify the results of the election.
(c) Certification of the results of an election under this section resolves the question concerning representation.
(d) Each employee group in the meet and confer team is liable for the expenses of the certification election for the employees the group represents.