Granite Shoals Police practices reflect state laws

  • State law now requires agencies, such as Granite Shoals PD (pictured here) to give sick leave to first responders who contract COVID-19 while on-duty without charging the time off against their accrued balance. Contributed/GSPD
    State law now requires agencies, such as Granite Shoals PD (pictured here) to give sick leave to first responders who contract COVID-19 while on-duty without charging the time off against their accrued balance. Contributed/GSPD
  • The Granite Shoals Police Officers Association announced a significant donation was made to Coy Guenter (center) of the Marble Falls Fire Department as his continues his battle with cancer. This donation was made possible by the sale of barbecue briskets cooked and coordinated with GSPD Sgt. John Ortis (left) and Officer Allen Miley. Contributed/GSPD
    The Granite Shoals Police Officers Association announced a significant donation was made to Coy Guenter (center) of the Marble Falls Fire Department as his continues his battle with cancer. This donation was made possible by the sale of barbecue briskets cooked and coordinated with GSPD Sgt. John Ortis (left) and Officer Allen Miley. Contributed/GSPD
Granite Shoals officials will update the municipality’s personnel policy, including pandemic-related time off, to maintain compliance with state law after two legislative bills were signed into law recently. House Bill 2073 was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June; the bill alters the way government entities handle quarantined first responders due to infection while on-duty. The bill…

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