Austin, TX
Source: https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/LRO/Draft%20Agreement....pdf
CBAs marked "Yes" address a given topic or question or "No" do not address that topic or question. Or there is no CBA, the CBA is unknown, or a FOIA request was denied.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education | |
| Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA require or incentivize law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills? | YES |
| Summary: TCOLE certification is required, which may include first aid training | |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training? | YES |
| Summary: Required/voluntary: Required; Frequency: One hour per term for members of the Civilian Panel/Board; Type of training: Firearms training including scenario-based training | |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to training with tasers or other nonlethal weapons? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
| Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Austin, Police Department; Types: defined as suspension, indefinite suspension, demotion in rank, reprimand, or any combination of those actions Restricted aspects: N/A; Challenge/appeal process: Officers may appeal suspension before hearing examiner or Civil Service Commission. | |
| Detail: Officer may use vacation time during suspension at discretion of chief. Lays out specific appeal process for different kinds of suspensions. Officer has right to union representation during administrative or investigatory hearing. Disciplinary matters are not subject to union grievance procedure. | |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | NO |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | YES |
| Summary: Board name: "citizen oversight" | |
| Detail: No details | |
| Does the CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? | NO |
| Summary: Officers who are mental health certified receive an extra $175 a month (policy set to expire on January 1, 2025) | |
| Does the CBA forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing? | NO |
| Does the CBA give the union the power to approve or disapprove new training programs for law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions involving the union in the process for promotions, unit assignments, and transfers? | YES |
| Summary: Management retains rights to hire, assign, transfer; New Leadership Development Program (LDP) for developing new commanders, union appoints 3 representatives for committee to give input on LDP; Union part of Employee Review Committee, which oversees promotions; Chief shall establish a committee with representatives appointed by union to recommend changes in job posting procedure | |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Investigative process; disciplinary actions | |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
| Summary: Condition: Certain suspensions can be appealed to arbitration; Selection: American Arbitration Association selection process; Provider: American Arbitration Association; Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator rules on whether the charges are true or not, but cannot mitigate the punishment | |
| Detail: Employees who opt to use vacation or holiday time to serve their suspension cannot appeal to arbitration. Suspensions can also be appealed to the Civil Service Commission. | |
| Does the CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct? | NO |
| Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records? | NO |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Conditions: N/A; Timeline: Must receive notice 48 hours prior to providing a statement; Content: Must be provided a copy of the complaint | |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Timeline to launch: N/A; Timeline to conclude: 365 days to discipline for injury to the public or citizen | |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: If an officer is suspended indefinitely, they may be given a lump sum of all accrued vacation hours; if the suspension is overturned, they will be granted backpay but it will be offset by any lump sum they received. | |
| Are there any statutes or regulations that prohibit collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |