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TX Govt Code § 659.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.145. Terms of Committee Members; Compensation

Sec. 659.145.  TERMS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS; COMPENSATION.  (a)  A member of the state advisory committee serves a two-year term.(a-1)  Members of the state policy committee serve staggered terms of two years, with the terms of four or five members expiring September 1 of each year.(b)  A member of the state advisory committee, the state policy committee, or a local employee committee appointed by the state policy committee may not receive compensation for serving on the committee and is not entitled to reimbursement from state funds for expenses incurred in performing functions as a member of the committee.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.147 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.147. Eligibility of Charitable Organizations for Local Participation

Sec. 659.147.  ELIGIBILITY OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR LOCAL PARTICIPATION.  (a)  A charitable organization that seeks to participate in the state employee charitable campaign only in a local campaign area must apply to the state policy committee during the annual eligibility determination period specified by the state policy committee.(b)  The state policy committee, with assistance of any applicable local employee committee appointed by the state policy committee, shall review each application and may approve a charitable organization for participation only in a local campaign area only if the organization qualifies as a local charitable organization and is:(1)  an unaffiliated local organization; or(2)  a federation or fund or an affiliate of a federation or fund that is not approved for statewide participation.(c)  An affiliated organization of an eligible federation or fund that does not qualify as a statewide charitable organization under Section 659.146 because it does not provide services in two or more noncontiguous standard metropolitan statistical areas may apply to the state policy committee for participation in the state employee charitable campaign only in a local campaign area.(d)  An appeal from a decision of the state policy committee regarding the eligibility of an organization to participate in the state employee charitable campaign only in a local campaign area shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the state policy committee.(e)  The state policy committee shall develop guidelines for evaluation of applications based on eligibility criteria under this section and Section 659.150.  The state policy committee shall make the guidelines publicly available.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.149 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.149. Fund-Raising Practices

Sec. 659.149.  FUND-RAISING PRACTICES.  The fund-raising practices of a participating charitable organization must:(1)  be truthful and consumer-oriented;(2)  clearly identify and distinguish community-based organizations from statewide and international organizations;  and(3)  ensure protection against:(A)  unauthorized use of a list of contributors to the organization;(B)  payment of commissions, kickbacks, finder fees, percentages, bonuses, or overrides for fund-raising;(C)  mailing of unordered merchandise or tickets with a request for money in return;  and(D)  general telephone solicitation of the public.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.150 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.150. Limitation on the Use of Contributions

Sec. 659.150.  LIMITATION ON THE USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  A participating charitable organization may use contributions under this subchapter only to provide health and human services or to fund a charitable organization that provides health and human services.(b)  A participating charitable organization may not use contributions under this subchapter to:(1)  directly or indirectly fund litigation;  or(2)  make expenditures that would require the organization to register under Chapter 305 if the organization were not an entity exempt from registration under that chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 37, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 659.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.151. Misapplication of Contributions; Audit

Sec. 659.151.  MISAPPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS;  AUDIT.  (a)  The state policy committee may request the comptroller or state auditor to audit a participating charitable organization, the state campaign manager, or a local employee committee or local campaign manager appointed by the state policy committee that the state policy committee reasonably believes has misapplied contributions under this subchapter.(b)  If an audit under this section reveals gross negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of the state campaign manager or a local employee committee or local campaign manager appointed by the state policy committee, the state policy committee shall remove the campaign manager or local employee committee.  A person removed under this subsection is not eligible to serve in the capacity from which the person was removed before the fifth anniversary of the date the person was removed.(c)  If an audit under this section reveals intentional misconduct on the part of the state campaign manager, a local employee committee or local campaign manager appointed by the state policy committee, or a participating charitable organization that has distributed money received from the state employee charitable campaign, the state policy committee shall forward its findings to the appropriate law enforcement agency.(d)  The attorney general may bring an action to recover misapplied contributions.(e)  If an investigation or lawsuit results in a recovery of misapplied contributions and there is not a judgment distributing the amounts recovered, the state policy committee shall instruct the comptroller as to the manner of refunding contributions to the appropriate state employees.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.153. Legal Representation

Sec. 659.153.  LEGAL REPRESENTATION.  The attorney general shall represent the state policy committee and any local employee committee appointed by the state policy committee in all legal matters.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1319, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter J. Payroll Reduction or Deduction for Certain Employee Benefits at Institutions of Higher Education|Section 659.201. Definition

Sec. 659.201.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997.|Sec. 659.202.  PAYROLL REDUCTION OR DEDUCTION AUTHORIZED;  USE OF FUNDS.  (a)  An employee of an institution of higher education may authorize in writing a reduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for the payment of any fee or charge for parking, a parking permit, a transportation pass, or other qualified transportation benefit authorized under section 132(f), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. An authorization for a reduction under this subchapter by the employee must be voluntary.  The institution shall determine which fee or charge an employee may pay under this subsection.(b)  An employee of an institution of higher education may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for the payment of any fee or charge for parking or for a club membership, recreational sports membership, or similar activity or program.  An authorization for a deduction under this subchapter by the employee must be voluntary.  The institution shall determine which fee or charge an employee may pay under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 659.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter J. Payroll Reduction or Deduction for Certain Employee Benefits at Institutions of Higher Education|Section 659.203. Form and Manner

Sec. 659.203.  FORM AND MANNER.  A deduction under this subchapter must be made in a form and manner prescribed by the appropriate financial officer of the institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 659.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter J. Payroll Reduction or Deduction for Certain Employee Benefits at Institutions of Higher Education|Section 659.204. Change; Duration

Sec. 659.204.  CHANGE;  DURATION.  (a)  An employee authorizing a deduction under this subchapter may change or revoke the authorization by delivering written notice of the change or revocation to the financial officer of the institution of higher education.(b)  An authorization under this subchapter is effective until the financial officer receives a notice under Subsection (a) changing or revoking the authorization.(c)  The notice given under Subsection (a) must be in the form and manner prescribed by the appropriate financial officer of the institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 808, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 659.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter J. Payroll Reduction or Deduction for Certain Employee Benefits at Institutions of Higher Education|Section 659.205. Status of Deduction or Salary Reduction

Sec. 659.205.  STATUS OF DEDUCTION OR SALARY REDUCTION.  (a)  If so designated by the employing institution of higher education, a salary deduction made by an employee under this subchapter shall be considered compensation under this chapter and salary and wages and member compensation under Title 8.(b)  If authorized by federal law, a salary deduction or salary reduction under this subchapter may be made on a pretax basis.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 659.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary|Section 659.251. Applicability

Sec. 659.251.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a state employee employed in the executive or judicial branch of state government.(b)  The policies for promotions, demotions, and other adjustments to salary for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of the lieutenant governor, are determined as follows:(1)  for employees of either house of the legislature, a member of the legislature, or the lieutenant governor, by the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the legislature;  and(2)  for employees of a legislative agency, by the administrative head of the agency.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 659.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary|Section 659.252. Definition

Sec. 659.252.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "state agency" means the state department, institution, entity, or other agency in the executive or judicial branch of state government that employs a state employee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 659.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary|Section 659.253. Transfer Within Agency From Exempt to Classified Position

Sec. 659.253.  TRANSFER WITHIN AGENCY FROM EXEMPT TO CLASSIFIED POSITION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state employee who transfers within a state agency from an exempt position to a classified position is entitled to receive an annual salary in the salary group to which the classified position is allocated.(b)  During the fiscal biennium in which a state employee transfers within a state agency from an exempt position to a classified position, the employee's annual salary rate after the transfer may not exceed:(1)  the rate for the salary step equal to the rate received by the employee when holding the exempt position or the rate for the next higher salary step, if the classified position is allocated to a salary group that is divided into steps;  or(2)  the rate received by the employee when holding the exempt position or the maximum rate of the salary group to which the classified position is allocated, whichever is lower, if the classified position is allocated to a salary group that is not divided into steps.(c)  A merit salary increase for a state employee who transfers to a classified position from an exempt position for which the salary is specifically established in the General Appropriations Act may not take effect if:(1)  the employee has spent less than six months in the classified position;  or(2)  the increase would cause the salary limitation prescribed by Subsection (b) to be exceeded.(d)  The Legislative Budget Board and the governor together may approve an exception to the salary limitations prescribed by Subsection (b) for a state employee:(1)  on receiving the employing state agency's application for the exception;  and(2)  if the employee's job responsibilities with the state agency have changed substantially during the biennium.(e)  In this section:(1)  "Classified position" means a position classified under the state's position classification plan.(2)  "Exempt position" means a position exempt from the state's position classification plan.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 659.2531 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary|Section 659.2531. Transfer Within Agency Between Classified Positions Allocated to Same Salary Group

Sec. 659.2531.  TRANSFER WITHIN AGENCY BETWEEN CLASSIFIED POSITIONS ALLOCATED TO SAME SALARY GROUP.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Classified position" means a position classified under the state's position classification plan.(2)  "Transfer" means the transfer of a state employee within a state agency between two classified positions that:(A)  are allocated to the same salary group;  and(B)  have different position titles as listed in the General Appropriations Act.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a state employee's annual salary rate immediately after a transfer may not exceed:(1)  the rate for the salary step that is one step higher than the salary step at which the employee was paid immediately before the transfer, if the classified position to which the employee transfers is allocated to a salary group that is divided into steps;  or(2)  103.4 percent of the employee's annual salary rate immediately before the transfer, if the classified position to which the employee transfers is allocated to a salary group that is not divided into steps.(c)  A state employee's annual salary rate immediately after a transfer may not exceed the maximum rate for the appropriate salary group.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 659.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary|Section 659.254. Classified Position Reallocated or Reclassified to Different Salary Group

Sec. 659.254.  CLASSIFIED POSITION REALLOCATED OR RECLASSIFIED TO DIFFERENT SALARY GROUP.  (a)  This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.(b)  In this section:(1)  "higher salary group" means a salary group with a higher minimum salary rate;  and(2)  "lower salary group" means a salary group with a lower minimum salary rate.(c)  An employee whose classified position is reallocated by the General Appropriations Act or reclassified under Chapter 654 to a higher salary group will be paid at the minimum salary rate in the higher salary group or at the salary rate the employee would have received without the reallocation or reclassification, whichever rate is higher, except to maintain desirable salary relationships among employees in the affected positions, the salary may be adjusted not more than:(1)  two steps higher, if the employee's salary group is divided into steps by the General Appropriations Act;  or(2)  6.8 percent higher, if the employee's salary group is not divided into steps by the General Appropriations Act.(d)  An employee whose classified position is reallocated by the General Appropriations Act or reclassified under Chapter 654 to a lower salary group will be paid at the salary rate that the employee would have received had the position not been reallocated or reclassified, not to exceed the maximum rate of the lower salary group.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 659.2551 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary|Section 659.2551. Performance Linked to Agency Goals

Sec. 659.2551.  PERFORMANCE LINKED TO AGENCY GOALS.  Each state agency shall adopt policies to ensure that an employee's performance expectations are linked to the goals in the agency's strategic plan adopted under Chapter 2056.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 35, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 659.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary|Section 659.256. Promotions

Sec. 659.256.  PROMOTIONS.  (a)  This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.(b)  A promotion is an employee's change in duty assignment within a state agency from one classified position to another classified position that:(1)  is in a salary group with a higher minimum salary rate;(2)  requires higher qualifications, such as greater skill or longer experience;  and(3)  involves a higher level of responsibility.(c)  When an employee is promoted to a position in a higher salary group in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a salary rate at least one step higher than the employee's salary rate before promotion or the minimum rate of the new salary range, whichever is higher, and may, at the discretion of the state agency administrator, receive an annual salary rate up to and including the maximum rate of the new salary range.  When an employee is promoted from a position in Salary Schedule B or C of the General Appropriations Act to a position in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a step rate that is at least one step above the rate the employee received before promotion or the minimum rate of the new salary range, whichever is higher, and may, at the discretion of the state agency administrator, receive an annual rate up to and including the maximum rate of the new salary range.(d)  When an employee is promoted in Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or C of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a salary rate that is at least 3.4 percent higher than the employee's salary before promotion or the minimum rate of the new salary range, whichever is higher, and may, at the discretion of the state agency administrator, receive an annual rate up to and including the maximum rate of the new salary range.(e)  When an employee is promoted in Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or B of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive the rate set in the schedule for that salary group.(f)  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an employee whose salary prior to promotion exceeds the maximum rate of the employee's assigned salary group may not receive more than the maximum rate of the new salary group, even if the increase is less than one step in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act or 3.4 percent in Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|