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TX Govt Code § 651.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 651 - General Provisions|Section 651.004. Management-to-Staff Ratios

Sec. 651.004.  MANAGEMENT-TO-STAFF RATIOS.  (a)  A state agency shall develop procedures for use in achieving a management-to-staff ratio of one manager for each 11 staff members.(b)  In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2052.101.(c)  A state agency in the executive branch of state government that employs more than 100 full-time equivalent employees may not employ more than one full-time equivalent employee in a management position for every 11 full-time equivalent employees that the agency employs in nonmanagerial staff positions.(c-1)  Expired.(c-2)  Expired.(c-3)  Expired.(d)  A state agency that believes that the minimum management-to-staff ratios required by this section are inappropriate for that agency may appeal to the Legislative Budget Board.  The Legislative Budget Board by rule shall adopt appeal procedures.(e)  The Department of Family and Protective Services is not required to comply with management-to-staff ratio requirements of this section with respect to caseworker supervisors, program directors, and program administrators.(f)  The Parks and Wildlife Department is not required to comply with management-to-staff ratio requirements of this section with respect to employees located in field-based operations.(g)  The Texas Historical Commission is not required to comply with management-to-staff ratio requirements of this section with respect to employees located in field-based operations.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 88, eff. June 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 16(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2004;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 16(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2005;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 16(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.71, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 14, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 651.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 651 - General Provisions|Section 651.005. Requirement of Selective Service Registration or Exemption

Sec. 651.005.  REQUIREMENT OF SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION.  (a)  An agency in any branch of state government may not hire a person as an employee if the person is of the age and gender that would require a person residing in the United States to register with the selective service system under federal law, unless the person presents proof of the person's:(1)  registration with the selective service system as required by federal law;  or(2)  exemption from registration with the selective service system.(b)  This section does not apply to a person employed by a state agency before September 1, 1999, as long as the person's employment by the agency is continuous.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 171, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 651.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 651 - General Provisions|Section 651.006. Reductions in Force

Sec. 651.006.  REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.  A state governmental entity undergoing a reorganization mandated by statute may institute a reduction in force as a direct result of the reorganization, notwithstanding a rule, personnel handbook, or policy of the entity to the contrary.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 651.005 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(56), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 651.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 651 - General Provisions|Section 651.008. Unconstitutionally Composed Governing Body With Six-Year Terms

Sec. 651.008.  UNCONSTITUTIONALLY COMPOSED GOVERNING BODY WITH SIX-YEAR TERMS.  (a)  This section applies to the governing body of a state board or commission or other state agency only if:(1)  by statute the governing body is composed of an even number of voting members, the appointed members of whom serve staggered six-year terms;  and(2)  there is no provision of the Texas Constitution under which the governing body is allowed to be composed in that manner and serve staggered six-year terms.(b)  Notwithstanding the terms of the statute that prescribes the composition and terms of the governing body, the appointed members of the governing body serve two-year terms.(c)  The terms of the members of the governing body who have served less than two years since the date their current terms began expire on the second anniversary of the date their current terms began.  The members of the governing body who have served two or more years since the date their current terms began are considered to be performing the duties of their office in a holdover capacity until their successors are qualified in accordance with Section 17, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.(d)  As soon as possible after it is determined that this section applies to the governing body, the administrative head of the state board or commission or other state agency shall inform of that fact:(1)  each state officer or other entity that by statute appoints one or more members to the governing body;(2)  the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature;(3)  each standing committee of each house of the legislature that under the rules of either house has jurisdiction over legislative matters pertaining to the board, commission, or other agency;  and(4)  the Legislative Reference Library for purposes of including current information in the Texas Appointment System database.(e)  As soon as possible after an appointing officer or entity is informed under Subsection (d), the appointing authority shall make any necessary appointments or reappointments to the governing body to fill the positions of members described by Subsection (c) who are serving in a holdover capacity.  If a member whose position is being filled has served two or more years but less than four years of a term, the appointment made under this subsection is for a term expiring on the fourth anniversary of the date the term began.  If a member whose position is being filled has served four or more years but less than six years of a term, the appointment made under this subsection is for a term expiring on the sixth anniversary of the date the term began.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 50.01, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 651.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 651 - General Provisions|Section 651.009. Diversity on Governing Body

Sec. 651.009.  DIVERSITY ON GOVERNING BODY.  (a)  In each case in which the governing body of a state board, commission, or other state agency that has statewide jurisdiction is appointed by the governor or another appointing authority, the governor or appointing authority shall ensure that, to the extent possible, the membership of the governing body reflects the racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of this state.(b)  In the case of a governing body the membership of which is appointed by two or more appointing authorities, the appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments, to the extent possible, as necessary to comply with Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 50.01, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 651.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 651 - General Provisions|Section 651.010. Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Sec. 651.010.  ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" means a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created under the constitution or a statute of this state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.(b)  From available funds, a state agency may hire an entrepreneur-in-residence or contract with an individual, chamber of commerce, or nonprofit entity to:(1)  improve outreach by state government to the private sector, including historically underutilized businesses;(2)  strengthen coordination and interaction between state government and the private sector;(3)  facilitate the understanding and use of technological advances to make state government more transparent and interactive; and(4)  implement the best private sector practices to make state government programs simpler, easier to access, more efficient, and more responsive to users.(c)  An individual hired or contracted with under this section must be successful in the individual's field.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 409 (S.B. 328), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 653.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.001. Short Title

Sec. 653.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the State Employee Bonding Act.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 653.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.002. Legislative Intent

Sec. 653.002.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  The intent of the legislature in enacting this chapter is to limit the purchase of surety bonds by state agencies in order that the state, to the greatest extent practicable, shall self-insure for such purposes.  This chapter does not affect the purchase by a state agency of any form of insurance other than a surety bond.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.|
TX Govt Code § 653.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.003. Definitions

Sec. 653.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Surety bond" means any bond, including a bond for a notary public under Section 406.010, that obligates a surety to pay within certain limits a loss caused by a:(A)  dishonest act of an officer or employee of a state agency;  or(B)  failure of an officer or employee of a state agency to faithfully perform a duty of the officer's or employee's office or position.(2)  "Office" means the State Office of Risk Management.(3)  "State agency" means a state department, commission, board, institution, court, or institution of higher education.  The term also includes a soil conservation district of the state but does not include any other political subdivision of the state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.11, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.|
TX Govt Code § 653.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.004. Authority to Purchase Bonds

Sec. 653.004.  AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BONDS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law that authorizes or requires a state officer or employee to obtain a surety bond, a state agency may purchase a surety bond for a state officer or employee only if:(1)  required by the constitution of the state or by federal law or regulation;(2)  required by court order;  or(3)  approved by the office.(b)  The office may approve the purchase of a surety bond if:(1)  the office finds that the surety bond is warranted by a substantial or unusual risk of loss;  or(2)  the office otherwise determines that the purchase of a surety bond is necessary to protect the interests of the state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.42, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.|
TX Govt Code § 653.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.005. Scope and Amount of Bond Coverage

Sec. 653.005.  SCOPE AND AMOUNT OF BOND COVERAGE.  Unless the amount of bond coverage is established as provided by Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 653.004, the office shall determine the necessary scope and amount of bond coverage for a state agency.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.13, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.|
TX Govt Code § 653.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.006. Terms of Bonds

Sec. 653.006.  TERMS OF BONDS.  A bond may be purchased for three-year coverage.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 653.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.007. Writing of Bonds

Sec. 653.007.  WRITING OF BONDS.  (a)  Only an insurance company authorized to act as surety in this state may write a bond under this chapter.(b)  A bond under this chapter must be written in triplicate originals on a form approved by the State Board of Insurance.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 653.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.008. Filing and Custody of Bonds

Sec. 653.008.  FILING AND CUSTODY OF BONDS.  (a)  One original of each bond shall be filed with the secretary of state.(b)  One original of each bond shall be filed with the comptroller.(c)  One original of each bond shall be filed with the state agency covered by the bond.(d)  Each state agency is responsible for custody of the bond.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 653.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.009. Payment of Premiums

Sec. 653.009.  PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.  The state, as beneficiary, shall pay premiums on bonds under this chapter from:(1)  money appropriated by the legislature for that purpose;(2)  money appropriated by the legislature to a state agency that may be used for:(A)  administration or administration expense;(B)  operation expense;(C)  general operation expense;(D)  maintenance;(E)  miscellaneous expense;  or(F)  contingencies;  or(3)  money of a state agency that:(A)  is outside the state treasury;  and(B)  may be used by the agency for operational expenses of the agency.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 653.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.010. Attorney General Authorized to Recover Loss

Sec. 653.010.  ATTORNEY GENERAL AUTHORIZED TO RECOVER LOSS.  The attorney general, on notice by an agency of a loss covered by a bond under this chapter, may:(1)  immediately bring or cause to be brought an action to recover the loss;  and(2)  take any action necessary for recovery of the obligation of the surety.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 653.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.011. Deposit of Recovery

Sec. 653.011.  DEPOSIT OF RECOVERY.  A recovery of a loss or a recovery on a bond under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the fund from which the loss occurred.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 653.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 653 - Bonds Covering Certain State Officers and Employees|Section 653.012. Qualification for Office or Employment

Sec. 653.012.  QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT.  Notwithstanding any other law that requires a state officer or employee to obtain a surety bond, a state officer or employee otherwise qualified to hold office, employment, or to serve as a notary public shall not be disqualified because a surety bond has not been obtained for such officer or employee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.14, eff. Sept. 1, 2002.|
TX Govt Code § 655.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 655 - Merit Selection|Section 655.001. Applicability

Sec. 655.001.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to a state agency that is required by federal law or regulation to use a merit system of personnel administration for the agency or for a program administered under the agency.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 655.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 655 - Merit Selection|Section 655.002. Merit Selection Principles

Sec. 655.002.  MERIT SELECTION PRINCIPLES.  (a)  A state agency by rule shall establish intraagency policies and procedures to ensure:(1)  compliance with the federal requirements;  and(2)  the recruitment, selection, and advancement of highly competent agency personnel.(b)  A rule adopted under this section must ensure that the state agency:(1)  recruits, selects, and promotes its employees according to the relative abilities, knowledge, and skills of the applicants or employees;(2)  provides equitable and adequate compensation to an employee;(3)  provides any employee training necessary to ensure performance of a high quality;(4)  uses the adequacy of an employee's job performance to determine whether the employee will be retained;(5)  treats a job applicant or employee fairly in all aspects of personnel administration;(6)  complies fully with state and federal equal opportunity and nondiscrimination laws;  and(7)  protects an employee against coercion for partisan political purposes and prohibits the employee from using employment status to interfere with or affect the result of an election or nomination for office.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 655.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 655 - Merit Selection|Section 655.003. Additional Merit Selection Principles

Sec. 655.003.  ADDITIONAL MERIT SELECTION PRINCIPLES.  A state agency shall implement any additional merit principles required by federal law or regulation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 655.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 655 - Merit Selection|Section 655.004. Administration of Merit Selection

Sec. 655.004.  ADMINISTRATION OF MERIT SELECTION.  A state agency may create a separate division within the agency to administer merit selection policies and procedures if the chief executive of the agency considers the creation necessary.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 657.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 657 - Veteran's Employment Preferences|Section 657.001. Definitions

Sec. 657.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "State agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. (2)  "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 2308.251.(3)  "Veteran with a disability" means a veteran who is classified as disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor or the branch of the service in which the veteran served and whose disability is service-connected. |Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 657 - Veteran's Employment Preferences|Section 657.002. Individuals Qualified for Veteran's Employment Preference

Sec. 657.002.  INDIVIDUALS QUALIFIED FOR VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.  The following individuals qualify for a veteran's employment preference:(1)  a veteran, including a veteran with a disability;(2)  a veteran's surviving spouse who has not remarried; and(3)  an orphan of a veteran if the veteran was killed while on active duty.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|