Art. 6243f-1. INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF FIRE FIGHTERS IN CITIES OF 400,000 TO 450,000;  AGE;  DISABILITY.
Sec. 1.  No member of a fire department in any city or town in this state having a population of not less than 900,000 nor more than 950,000 shall be involuntarily retired prior to reaching the mandatory retirement age set for such cities' employees unless he is physically unable to perform his duties.  In the event he is physically unable to perform his duties, he shall be allowed to use all of his accumulated sick leave, before retirement.
Sec. 2. As used in this Act, "the last preceding federal census" means the 1970 census or any future decennial federal census.  This is despite any legislation that has been or may be enacted during any session of the 62nd Legislature delaying the effectiveness of the 1970 census for general State and local governmental purposes.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 863, ch. 103, eff. April 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 593, ch. 237, Sec. 125, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 167, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 193, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 290, eff. September 1, 2023.