Full time non-academic employees, except law enforcement personnel eligible for hazardous duty pay, are eligible for longevity pay. Non-academic is defined as an employee who does not teach or who is not paid in full or in part from a line item for faculty salaries. Full-time is defined as 40 hour per week.
Eligibility is checked each month thereafter.
These payments are terminated on the first day of the month following a change to academic status. The effective date to begin receiving longevity pay is the first full month following the change to non-academic status. A change of status during the month does not change eligibility in that month, and longevity pay is not prorated. Service Years of service are determined by counting all employment with the State of Texas, including part-time and academic. The service does not have to be continuous.