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TX Govt Code § 659.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter D. Longevity Pay|Section 659.044. Amount

Sec. 659.044.  AMOUNT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f) and Section 659.0445, the monthly amount of longevity pay is $20 for every two years of lifetime service credit.(b)  The amount increases when the 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th, 32nd, 34th, 36th, 38th, 40th, and 42nd years of lifetime service credit are accrued.(c)  An increase is effective beginning with the month following the month in which the 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th, 32nd, 34th, 36th, 38th, 40th, and 42nd years of lifetime service credit are accrued.(d)  An employee may not receive from the state as longevity pay more than the amount determined under Subsection (a) or (e), as applicable, regardless of the number of positions the employee holds or the number of hours the employee works each week.(e)  This subsection applies only to an employee of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who is receiving less than the maximum amount of hazardous duty pay that the department may pay to the employee under Section 659.303.  The employee's monthly amount of longevity pay is the sum of:(1)  $4 for each year of lifetime service credit, which may not include any period served in a hazardous duty position; and(2)  the lesser of:(A)  $4 for each year served in a hazardous duty position; or(B)  the difference between:(i)  $7 for each year served in a hazardous duty position; and(ii)  the amount paid by the department for each year served in a hazardous duty position.(f)  A state employee who retired from state employment before June 1, 2005, and who returned to state employment before September 1, 2005, is entitled to receive longevity pay.  The monthly amount of longevity pay the employee is entitled to receive equals the amount of longevity pay the employee was entitled to receive immediately before September 1, 2005.  A state employee who retired from state employment before June 1, 2005, and who returns to state employment on or after September 1, 2005, is not entitled to receive longevity pay.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 35, eff. June 19, 1997, except as provided in Sec. 91;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 104, eff. June 15, 2001.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 899 (S.B. 1863), Sec. 13.03, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (S.B. 1519), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 103, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 659.0445 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter D. Longevity Pay|Section 659.0445. Longevity Pay for State Judges and Justices

Sec. 659.0445.  LONGEVITY PAY FOR STATE JUDGES AND JUSTICES.  (a)  A judge or justice who receives a salary paid by the state, is a member of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two, and is an active judge, as defined by Section 74.041, is entitled to longevity pay as provided by this section.(b)  The monthly amount of longevity pay under this section to which a judge or justice described by Subsection (a) is entitled:(1)  is equal to the product of 0.05 multiplied by the amount of the judge's or justice's current monthly state salary; and(2)  becomes payable beginning with the month following the month in which the judge or justice completes 12 years of service for which credit is established in the applicable retirement system.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1353, Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.(d)  The commissioners court of a county may provide longevity pay calculated in accordance with this section to a judge or justice described by Subsection (a) who:(1)  previously served as a statutory county court judge in the county;(2)  is not otherwise eligible for longevity pay under Subsection (b); and(3)  would be entitled to longevity pay under this section if the service credit the judge or justice earned as a statutory county court judge was established in the applicable retirement system.(e)  Notwithstanding any other law, longevity pay that is paid to a judge or justice under this section is not included as part of the judge's or justice's combined salary from state and county sources for purposes of the salary limitations provided by Section 659.012.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1328 (S.B. 1519), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1353 (S.B. 497), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1353 (S.B. 497), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 659.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter D. Longevity Pay|Section 659.045. Change in Status

Sec. 659.045.  CHANGE IN STATUS.  If a state employee ceases being a full-time state employee after the first workday of a month but otherwise qualifies for longevity pay, the employee's compensation for the month includes full longevity pay.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 659.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter D. Longevity Pay|Section 659.046. Accrual of Lifetime Service Credit

Sec. 659.046.  ACCRUAL OF LIFETIME SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  An employee accrues lifetime service credit for the period in which the employee:(1)  serves as a full-time, part-time, or temporary state employee or otherwise serves as an employee of the state;(2)  serves as a member of the legislature;(3)  holds a statewide office that is normally filled by vote of the people;  or(4)  serves as an academic employee of a state institution of higher education.(b)  An employee who is on leave without pay for an entire calendar month does not accrue lifetime service credit for the month.  An employee who is on leave without pay for less than an entire calendar month accrues lifetime service credit for the month if the employee otherwise qualifies to accrue credit under Subsection (a).(c)  An employee who simultaneously holds two or more positions that each accrue lifetime service credit accrues credit for only one of the positions.(d)  An employee who begins working on the first workday of a month in a position that accrues lifetime service credit is considered to have begun working on the first day of the month.(e)  An employee does not accrue lifetime service credit for a period in which the employee serves as an officer or employee of a public junior college.(f)  The amount of an employee's lifetime service credit does not include the period served in a hazardous duty position if the employee is:(1)  entitled to receive hazardous duty pay under Section 659.302; or(2)  receiving the maximum amount of hazardous duty pay that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department may pay to the employee under Section 659.303.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 104, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 659.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter D. Longevity Pay|Section 659.047. Comptroller Rules

Sec. 659.047.  COMPTROLLER RULES.  The comptroller shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 659.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter E. Additional Compensation and Expenses|Section 659.061. Expenses of Employees Injured or Killed While on Duty

Sec. 659.061.  EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES INJURED OR KILLED WHILE ON DUTY.  In addition to other benefits of employment provided by law, a state agency may, to the extent authorized by an appropriation for the purpose, spend appropriated funds to pay for drugs and medical, hospital, laboratory, and funeral expenses of an employee under the jurisdiction and control of the agency:(1)  who is injured or killed while engaged in the performance of a necessary governmental function assigned to the employee;  or(2)  whose duties require the employee to be exposed to unavoidable dangers peculiar to the performance of a necessary governmental function.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 659.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter F. Method and Frequency of Payment|Section 659.081. Payment Once a Month

Sec. 659.081.  PAYMENT ONCE A MONTH.  Except as provided by this subchapter or the General Appropriations Act, annual salaries for state officers and employees shall be paid once a month.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 659.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter F. Method and Frequency of Payment|Section 659.082. Payment Twice a Month

Sec. 659.082.  PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH.  (a)  An employee is entitled to be paid employment compensation twice a month if:(1)  the employee is employed by:(A)  the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;(B)  the Texas Department of Transportation;(C)  the Texas Department of Human Services;(D)  the Texas Workforce Commission;(E)  the Department of Public Safety;  or(F)  any other state agency designated by the comptroller;(2)  the employee holds a classified position under the state's position classification plan;(3)  the employee's position is classified below salary group A12 under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act;(4)  the employing state agency satisfies the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month;  and(5)  at least 30 percent of the eligible employees of the agency choose to be paid twice a month.(b)  Employees of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, may be paid twice a month at the election of the employing institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 659.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter F. Method and Frequency of Payment|Section 659.083. Payday

Sec. 659.083.  PAYDAY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the comptroller may not pay the salary of a state officer or employee before the first working day of the month following the payroll period.(b)  The comptroller shall pay an employee who is paid twice a month under Section 659.082 on:(1)  the first working day of the month following the payroll period that covers the last half of the preceding month;  and(2)  the 15th day of the month or the first working day after the 15th for the payroll period that covers the first half of the month.(c)  In this section, "working day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a national holiday as listed in the General Appropriations Act or Chapter 662.  A day does not cease to be a national holiday because a state agency maintains or is required to maintain a minimum working staff on the holiday.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.43, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 659.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter F. Method and Frequency of Payment|Section 659.084. Electronic Funds Transfer

Sec. 659.084.  ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.  Salaries for state officers and employees paid once a month shall be paid through electronic funds transfer under Section 403.016 unless paid on warrant as permitted under that section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 659.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter F. Method and Frequency of Payment|Section 659.085. Determining Amount of Monthly or Hourly Pay; Proportionate Requirement for Part-Time Pay

Sec. 659.085.  DETERMINING AMOUNT OF MONTHLY OR HOURLY PAY;  PROPORTIONATE REQUIREMENT FOR PART-TIME PAY.  (a)  The amount of monthly salary for an annual employee who maintains a 40-hour workweek and is covered under Chapter 658 is computed in accordance with the General Appropriations Act and equitable rules adopted by the comptroller.(b)  For purposes of partial payment or other applicable situations, an employee's equivalent hourly rate of pay for a given month is computed in accordance with the General Appropriations Act and equitable rules adopted by the comptroller.  Alternatively, an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, may compute an employee's equivalent hourly rate of pay for a given month by dividing the employee's annual salary by 2080, which is the number of working hours in the standard work year.  This subsection applies only to full-time employees described by Subsection (a) and to part-time salaried employees.(c)  When an employee is on leave without pay, compensation for the pay period will be reduced by an amount computed in accordance with the General Appropriations Act and equitable rules adopted by the comptroller.(d)  An agency that may contract with its employees for employment for less than a 12-month period may make equal monthly salary payments under the contract during the contract period or during the fiscal year in accordance with the General Appropriations Act and equitable rules adopted by the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 659.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.101. Definition

Sec. 659.101.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "state agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency of any branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.102. Deduction for Supplemental Optional Benefits Program

Sec. 659.102.  DEDUCTION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL OPTIONAL BENEFITS PROGRAM.  (a)  An employee of a state agency may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for coverage of the employee under an eligible supplemental optional benefits program. A deduction may be made each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment without authorization in writing from the employee for participation in a 401(k) plan as provided by Section 609.5025.(b)  The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall designate supplemental optional benefits programs that are eligible under this section and that promote the interests of the state and state agency employees.(c)  The supplemental optional benefits program may include permanent life insurance, catastrophic illness insurance, disability insurance, prepaid legal services, or a qualified transportation benefit.(d)  A qualified transportation benefit is a transportation benefit meeting the requirements of Section 132(f), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  The Employees Retirement System of Texas shall determine a fee or charge that may be paid as a qualified transportation benefit.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1111, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 31, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (H.B. 957), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 659.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.103. Deduction to Credit Union

Sec. 659.103.  DEDUCTION TO CREDIT UNION.  (a)  An employee of a state agency may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for payment to a credit union to be credited to a share or deposit account of the employee.(b)  A designation by the Employees Retirement System of Texas is not necessary for a deduction under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.1031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.1031. Deduction of Membership Fees for Eligible State Employee Organizations

Sec. 659.1031.  DEDUCTION OF MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS.  (a)  An employee of a state agency may authorize in writing a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for payment to an eligible state employee organization of a membership fee in the organization.(b)  In this section, "eligible state employee organization" means a state employee organization with a membership of at least 2,000 active or retired state employees who hold or who have held certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 32, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.33, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.104. Authorization

Sec. 659.104.  AUTHORIZATION.  (a)  An authorization for a deduction under this subchapter must direct the comptroller or, if applicable, the appropriate financial officer of an institution of higher education to transfer the withheld funds to the program, eligible state employee organization, or credit union designated by the employee.(b)  The comptroller or financial officer shall comply with the direction.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 33, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 659.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.105. Form and Manner

Sec. 659.105.  FORM AND MANNER.  A deduction under this subchapter must be made in a form and manner prescribed by the comptroller or the appropriate financial officer of an institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.106. Duration

Sec. 659.106.  DURATION.  (a)  An employee authorizing a deduction under this subchapter or a person designated by the employee may change or revoke the authorization by delivering written notice of the change or revocation to the comptroller or the appropriate financial officer of an institution of higher education.(b)  An authorization is effective until the comptroller or financial officer receives the notice.(c)  The notice must be given in the form and manner prescribed by the comptroller or financial officer.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.107. Authorization Voluntary

Sec. 659.107.  AUTHORIZATION VOLUNTARY.  The making of an authorization for a deduction under this subchapter by the employee is voluntary.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.108. Withholding of Administrative Fee

Sec. 659.108.  WITHHOLDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.  (a)  The state may withhold from the employee's salary or wage payment an administrative fee for making a deduction under this subchapter.(b)  An institution of higher education that is authorized to operate a payroll system reimbursable from the state treasury may withhold from the employee's salary or wage payment an administrative fee for making the deduction under this subchapter.(c)  The administrative fee may not exceed the lower of the actual administrative cost of making the deduction or the highest fee charged by the state or institution, as appropriate, for making another similar deduction.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.109. Allocation of Administrative Fees

Sec. 659.109.  ALLOCATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.  The state shall allocate and pay to each state agency that incurs costs in administering this subchapter the agency's proportional amount of the administrative fees collected by the state under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.16(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 40, eff. June 19, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 659.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter G. Supplemental Deductions|Section 659.110. Rules

Sec. 659.110.  RULES.  The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer the credit union and the eligible state employee organization membership fee deduction programs authorized by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 16, eff. June 19, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 34, eff. June 20, 2003.|