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TX Govt Code § 657.003 (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 657.003. Veteran's Employment Preference

Sec. 657.003.  VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.  (a)  An individual who qualifies for a veteran's employment preference is entitled to a preference in employment with or appointment to a state agency over other applicants for the same position who do not have a greater qualification.(b)  A state agency shall provide to an individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference for employment or appointment over other applicants for the same position who do not have a greater qualification a veteran's employment preference, in the following order of priority:(1)  a veteran with a disability;(2)  a veteran;(3)  a veteran's surviving spouse who has not remarried; and(4)  an orphan of a veteran if the veteran was killed while on active duty.(c)  If a state agency requires a competitive examination under a merit system or civil service plan for selecting or promoting employees, an individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference who otherwise is qualified for that position and who has received at least the minimum required score for the test is entitled to have a service credit of 10 points added to the test score.  A veteran with a disability is entitled to have a service credit of five additional points added to the individual's test score.(d)  An individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference is not disqualified from holding a position with a state agency because of age or an established service-connected disability if the age or disability does not make the individual incompetent to perform the duties of the position.|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 § 657.004 (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 657.004. Veteran Employment Goal for State Agencies

Sec. 657.004.  VETERAN EMPLOYMENT GOAL FOR STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  Each state agency shall establish a goal of hiring, in full-time positions at the agency, a number of veterans equal to at least 20 percent of the total number of employees of the state agency.(b)  A state agency may establish a veteran employment goal that is greater than the percentage required under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.0045 (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 657.0045. Designation of Open Position for and Immediate Hiring of Individual Entitled to Veteran's Employment Preference

Sec. 657.0045.  DESIGNATION OF OPEN POSITION FOR AND IMMEDIATE HIRING OF INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE.  (a)  A state agency may designate an open position as a veteran's position and only accept applications for that position from individuals who are entitled to a veteran's employment preference under Section 657.003.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency may hire or appoint for an open position within the agency an individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference under Section 657.003 without announcing or advertising the position if the agency:(1)  uses the automated labor exchange system administered by the Texas Workforce Commission to identify an individual who qualifies for a veteran's employment preference under this chapter; and(2)  determines the individual meets the qualifications required for the position.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.0046 (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 657.0046. State Agency Veteran's Liaison

Sec. 657.0046.  STATE AGENCY VETERAN'S LIAISON.  (a)  Each state agency that has at least 500 full-time equivalent positions shall designate an individual from the agency to serve as a veteran's liaison.(b)  A state agency that has fewer than 500 full-time equivalent positions may designate an individual from the agency to serve as a veteran's liaison.(c)  Each state agency that designates a veteran's liaison shall make available on the agency's Internet website the liaison's individual work contact information.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.0047 (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 657.0047. Interviews at State Agencies

Sec. 657.0047.  INTERVIEWS AT STATE AGENCIES.  (a)  For each announced open position at a state agency, the state agency shall interview:(1)  if the total number of individuals interviewed for the position is six or fewer, at least one individual qualified for a veteran's employment preference under Section 657.003; or(2)  if the total number of individuals interviewed for the position is more than six, a number of individuals qualified for a veteran's employment preference under Section 657.003 equal to at least 20 percent of the total number interviewed.(b)  A state agency that does not receive any applications from individuals who qualify for a veteran's employment preference under Section 657.003 is not required to comply with Subsection (a). |Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.005 (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 657.005. Employment Investigation

Sec. 657.005.  EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION.  (a)  The individual whose duty is to appoint or employ an applicant for a position with a state agency or an officer or the chief administrator of the agency who receives an application for appointment or employment by an individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference, before appointing or employing any individual, shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant for the position. (b)  An applicant who is a veteran with a disability shall furnish the official records to the individual whose duty is to fill the position.|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 § 657.006 (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 657.006. Federal Law and Grants

Sec. 657.006.  FEDERAL LAW AND GRANTS.  To the extent that this chapter conflicts with federal law or a limitation provided by a federal grant to a state agency, this chapter shall be construed to operate in harmony with the federal law or limitation of the federal grant.|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 § 657.007 (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 657.007. Preference Applicable to Reduction in Workforce

Sec. 657.007.  PREFERENCE APPLICABLE TO REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE.  (a)  An individual entitled to a hiring or appointment preference under this chapter is also entitled to a preference in retaining employment if the state agency that employs or appoints the individual reduces its workforce.(b)  The preference granted under this section applies only to the extent that a reduction in workforce by an employing state agency involves other employees of a similar type or classification.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.008 (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 657.008. Reporting Requirements

Sec. 657.008.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A state agency shall file quarterly with the comptroller a report that states:(1)  the percentage of the total number of employees hired or appointed by the agency during the reporting period who are persons entitled to a preference under this chapter;(2)  the percentage of the total number of the agency's employees who are persons entitled to a preference under this chapter; and(3)  the number of complaints filed with the executive director of the agency under Section 657.010 during that quarter and the number of those complaints resolved by the executive director.(b)  The comptroller shall make each quarterly report filed under Subsection (a) available to the public on the comptroller's Internet website.(c)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the comptroller shall file with the legislature a report that compiles and analyzes information that the comptroller receives from state agencies under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1016 (H.B. 1275), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.009 (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 657.009. State Agencies to List Positions With Texas Workforce Commission

Sec. 657.009.  STATE AGENCIES TO LIST POSITIONS WITH TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.  (a)  A state agency shall provide to the Texas Workforce Commission, under rules adopted under this section by the commission, information regarding an open position that is subject to the hiring or appointment preference required by this chapter.(b)  The Texas Workforce Commission shall make available to the public the information provided by a state agency under Subsection (a).(c)  To promote the purposes of this chapter, the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt rules under this section that facilitate the exchange of employment information between state agencies and individuals entitled to a preference under this chapter.(d)  The Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt forms and procedures necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 3.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 10.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 657.010 (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 657.010. Complaint Regarding Employment Decision of State Agency

Sec. 657.010.  COMPLAINT REGARDING EMPLOYMENT DECISION OF STATE AGENCY.  (a)  An individual entitled to a veteran's employment preference under this chapter who is aggrieved by a decision of a state agency to which this chapter applies relating to hiring or appointing the individual, or relating to retaining the individual if the state agency reduces its workforce, may appeal the decision by filing a written complaint with the executive director of the state agency under this section.(b)  The executive director of a state agency that receives a written complaint under Subsection (a) shall respond to the complaint not later than the 15th business day after the date the executive director receives the complaint.  The executive director may render a different hiring or appointment decision than the decision that is the subject of the complaint if the executive director determines that the veteran's preference was not applied.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1016 (H.B. 1275), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 658.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.001. Definitions

Sec. 658.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Full-time state employee" means a person employed by a state agency who, if not participating in a voluntary work reduction program under Section 658.003, is required to work for the agency not less than 40 hours a week.(2)  "State agency" means:(A)  a board, commission, department, institution, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college;  or(B)  the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or other agency in the judicial branch.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 658.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.002. Work Hours Required for Salaried Employees

Sec. 658.002.  WORK HOURS REQUIRED FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES.  (a)  A state employee paid a full-time salary shall work not less than 40 hours a week.(b)  The chief administrator of a state agency that must maintain certain services 24 hours a day may require essential employees who perform those services to be on duty for a workweek that exceeds 40 hours in necessary or emergency situations.(c)  This section does not apply to a houseparent who is employed by and lives at a Texas Juvenile Justice Department facility.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 102, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 658.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.003. Voluntary Work Reduction Program

Sec. 658.003.  VOLUNTARY WORK REDUCTION PROGRAM.  (a)  To increase state efficiency while reducing the cost of state government, a state agency may create a work reduction program in which a full-time state employee of the agency agrees to accept reduced wages and benefits for a proportionate reduction in work hours.(b)  Employee participation in a work reduction program created under this section is voluntary.(c)  An employee who elects to participate in a work reduction program must agree to participate in the program for at least six calendar months.  The agreement must be in writing and signed by the employee.(d)  A temporary or exempt employee is not eligible to participate in the program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 658.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.004. Notice of Work Reduction Program

Sec. 658.004.  NOTICE OF WORK REDUCTION PROGRAM.  (a)  The chief administrator of a state agency that has created a work reduction program under Section 658.003 shall place notice of the program's availability in common areas of the agency.(b)  The chief administrator of a state agency may not discuss, initiate discussion of, or orally inform an employee of the work reduction program unless the employee first approaches the chief administrator about the availability of the program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 658.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.005. Regular Office Hours for State Employees

Sec. 658.005.  REGULAR OFFICE HOURS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.  (a)  Normal office hours of a state agency are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.  These hours are the regular working hours for a full-time state employee.  The offices of a state agency shall remain open during the noon hour each working day with at least one person on duty to accept calls, receive visitors, or transact business.(b)  If a chief administrator of a state agency considers it necessary or advisable, offices also may be kept open during other hours and on other days, and the time worked counts toward the 40 hours a week that are required under Section 658.002.(c)  The chief administrator of a state agency may make exceptions to the minimum length of the workweek established by this chapter to take care of any emergency or public necessity that the chief administrator finds to exist.(d)  This section does not apply to an employee paid by the hour.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 658.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.006. Staggered Working Hours

Sec. 658.006.  STAGGERED WORKING HOURS.  Normal working hours for employees of a state agency may be staggered for traffic regulation or public safety.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 658.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.007. Working Hours for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 658.007.  WORKING HOURS FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  The governing board of an institution of higher education or a university system, as those terms are defined in Section 61.003, Education Code, may make exceptions to the minimum length of the workweek and the maximum length of a workday established by this chapter to achieve and maintain operational efficiency at the institution of higher education, university system, or an office, department, or division of either.(b)  A full-time salaried employee may not be authorized under this section to work less than 40 hours in a calendar week.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 658.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.008. Members of National Guard or Reserve

Sec. 658.008.  MEMBERS OF NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE.  To facilitate participation in military duties by state employees, each state agency shall adjust the work schedule of any employee who is a member of the Texas National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserve so that two of the employee's days off work each month coincide with two days of military duty to be performed by the employee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 658.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.009. Part-Time Employment

Sec. 658.009.  PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT.  A state agency may fill a regular full-time position with one or more part-time employees:(1)  without regard to whether the position is subject to or exempt from the state's position classification plan;  and(2)  subject to Section 659.019.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 658.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 658 - Hours of Labor|Section 658.010. Place Where Work Performed

Sec. 658.010.  PLACE WHERE WORK PERFORMED.  (a)  An employee of a state agency shall, during normal office hours, conduct agency business only at the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment unless the employee:(1)  is travelling;  or(2)  received prior written authorization from the administrative head of the employing state agency to perform work elsewhere.(b)  The employee's personal residence may not be considered the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment without prior written authorization from the administrative head of the employing state agency.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 666.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 666 - Recovering Excess Compensation Paid to a State Officer or Employee|Section 666.001. Definitions

Sec. 666.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Compensation" includes:(A)  base salary or wages;(B)  longevity or hazardous duty pay;(C)  benefit replacement pay;(D)  a payment for the balance of vacation and sick leave under Subchapter B, Chapter 661;(E)  a payment for the accrued balance of vacation time under Subchapter C, Chapter 661;  and(F)  an emolument provided in lieu of base salary or wages.(2)  "Indebtedness" means the amount of compensation paid to a state employee that exceeds the amount the employee is eligible to receive under law because at the time the compensation was paid:(A)  the employee was ineligible to receive the entire amount paid;  or(B)  the employee's eligibility to receive the entire amount paid was conditioned on:(i)  the occurrence of an event that did not occur;  or(ii)  the employee's fulfillment of a promise that the employee did not fulfill.(3)  "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.  The term includes:(A)  the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation;  and(B)  an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior or community college.(4)  "State employee" means an officer or employee of a state agency.(5)  "Successor" means:(A)  the estate of a deceased state employee;(B)  the surviving spouse of a deceased state employee;  or(C)  the distributees of the estate of a deceased state employee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1467, Sec. 1.27, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|