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TX Govt Code § 656.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.045. Required Attendance at Program

Sec. 656.045.  REQUIRED ATTENDANCE AT PROGRAM.  A state agency may require an administrator or employee of the agency to attend, as all or part of the administrator's or employee's duties, a training or education program if the training or education is related to the administrator's or employee's duties or prospective duties.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 656.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.046. Purposes of Program

Sec. 656.046.  PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.  A state agency's training and educational program may include:(1)  preparing for technological and legal developments;(2)  increasing work capabilities;(3)  increasing the number of qualified employees in areas designated by institutions of higher education as having an acute faculty shortage;  and(4)  increasing the competence of state employees.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 656.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.047. Payment of Program and Certification Examination Expenses

Sec. 656.047.  PAYMENT OF PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION EXPENSES. (a) Except as provided by this section or other law, a state agency may spend public funds as appropriate to pay the salary, tuition and other fees, travel and living expenses, training stipend, expense of training materials, and other necessary expenses of an instructor, student, or other participant in a training or education program.(a-1)  A state agency may spend public funds as appropriate to reimburse a state agency employee or administrator who serves in an information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related position for fees associated with industry-recognized certification examinations.(b)  For an administrator or employee of a state agency who seeks reimbursement for a training or education program offered by an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, the agency may only pay the tuition expenses for a program course successfully completed by the administrator or employee at an accredited institution of higher education.(c)  A state agency that spends more than $5,000 in a state fiscal year for a training or education program for any individual administrator or employee shall, not later than August 31 of that year, submit to the Legislative Budget Board a report including:(1)  a list of the administrators and employees participating in a training or education program;(2)  the amount spent on each administrator or employee; and(3)  the certification earned by each administrator or employee through the training or education program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 3337), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 255), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 656.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.048. Rules Relating to Training and Education

Sec. 656.048.  RULES RELATING TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION.  (a)  A state agency shall adopt rules relating to:(1)  the eligibility of the agency's administrators and employees for training and education supported by the agency;  and(2)  the obligations assumed by the administrators and employees on receiving the training and education.(b)  A state agency shall adopt rules requiring that before an administrator or employee of the agency may be reimbursed under Section 656.047(b),  the executive head of the agency must authorize the tuition reimbursement payment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 16(g), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 3337), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 656.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.049. Authority to Contract

Sec. 656.049.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  A state agency may contract with another state, local, or federal department, agency, or institution, including a state-supported college or university, to train or educate its administrators and employees or may join in presenting a training or educational program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 656.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.050. Training in Contract Negotiation for Purchases of Information Resources Technologies

Sec. 656.050.  TRAINING IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATION FOR PURCHASES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Department" means the Department of Information Resources.(2)  "Information resources technologies" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003.(a-1)  The department, with the cooperation of the comptroller and other appropriate state agencies, shall develop and implement a program to train state agency personnel in effectively negotiating contracts for the purchase of information resources technologies.(b)  The department shall make the training available to state agency personnel who are directly or indirectly involved in contract negotiations, such as senior or operational management, purchasers, users of the purchased technologies, and personnel with relevant technical, legal, or financial knowledge.  State agency personnel directly involved in contract negotiations for the purchase of information resources technologies shall complete the training developed by the department.(c)  The department shall include in the training:(1)  information on developing a structured purchasing method that meets an agency's needs;(2)  information drawn from the state's previous procurement experience about what is or is not advantageous for the state;(3)  the perspective of state agencies with oversight responsibilities related to the state's procurement of information resources technologies;(4)  information on how to use contracts entered into by the department under Section 2157.068; and(5)  other information that the department considers to be useful.(d)  The department may use its own staff or contract with private entities or other state agencies to conduct the training.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2054.060 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(56), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.65, eff. September 1, 2007.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Section 2054.057 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 255), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 656.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.053. Training for Governing Bodies

Sec. 656.053.  TRAINING FOR GOVERNING BODIES.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2056.001.(a-1)  The comptroller shall adapt the program developed under Section 656.052 to provide an abbreviated program for training the members of the governing bodies of state agencies.  The training may be provided together with other required training for members of state agency governing bodies.(b)  All members of the governing body of a state agency shall complete at least one course of the training provided under this section.  This subsection does not apply to a state agency that does not enter into any contracts.(c)  The comptroller may assess a fee for the training provided under this section in an amount sufficient to recover the comptroller's costs under this section.(d)  This section does not apply to the Texas Transportation Commission.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1227 (S.B. 1681), Sec. 4, eff. November 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 326 (S.B. 20), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2015.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Section 2262.0535 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 255), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 656.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.054. Purchasing and Contract Management Training by Comptroller

Sec. 656.054.  PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TRAINING BY COMPTROLLER.  (a)  The comptroller shall develop training programs provided by the comptroller under this subchapter to meet the needs of state agencies.(b)  Each year a state agency shall estimate the number of employees requiring purchasing or contract management training and report the anticipated training needs of the state agency to the comptroller in the manner and form prescribed by the comptroller.(c)  On an annual basis the comptroller shall assess the number of employees requiring purchasing or contract management training and shall maintain a regular schedule of classes to accommodate that number.(d)  The comptroller may use staff or contract with private or public entities, including state agencies, to conduct the training.(e)  The comptroller may assess a fee for a training program, including continuing education and certification, in an amount sufficient to recover the costs incurred by the comptroller to provide the training program under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 255), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 656.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter C. Training|Section 656.055. Purchasing and Contract Management Training by Agency

Sec. 656.055.  PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TRAINING BY AGENCY.  (a)  A state agency, in consultation with the comptroller, may develop agency-specific purchasing and contract management training programs to be administered by the agency to the agency's employees instead of or as a supplement to training programs developed by the comptroller under this subchapter.(b)  An employee who participates in an agency-specific training program under this section remains subject to any other applicable certification requirements established for training programs under this subchapter, including written or oral examinations administered by the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 255), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 656.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter D. Restrictions on Certain Training|Section 656.101. Definitions

Sec. 656.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 656.043.(1-a)  "State employee" has the meaning assigned by Section 572.002.(2)  "Training" means instruction, teaching, or other education received by a state employee that is not normally received by other state employees and that is designed to enhance the ability of the employee to perform the employee's job.  The term includes a course of study at an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, if the employing state agency spends money to assist the state employee to meet the expense of the course of study or pays salary to the employee to undertake the course of study as an assigned duty.  The term does not include training required either by state or federal law or that is determined necessary by the agency and offered to all employees of the agency performing similar jobs.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 3337), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 656.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter D. Restrictions on Certain Training|Section 656.102. Agency Policy

Sec. 656.102.  AGENCY POLICY. (a) Before a state agency spends any money on training for a state employee, the state agency must adopt a policy governing the training of employees, in addition to the rules required by Section 656.048, that requires training to relate to an employee's duties following the training.(b)  The policy must:(1)  provide clear and objective guidelines to govern tuition reimbursement for an administrator or employee of a state agency who is enrolled in training for which the administrator or employee seeks reimbursement from this state; and(2)  address tuition reimbursement for nontraditional training, including online courses or courses not credited towards a degree.(c)  The state agency shall post the policy adopted under this section on the employment section of the agency's Internet website.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 3337), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 656.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter D. Restrictions on Certain Training|Section 656.103. Restrictions

Sec. 656.103.  RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  If a state employee receives training that is paid for by a state agency, and during the training period the employee does not perform the employee's regular duties for three or more months as a result of the training, a policy adopted under Section 656.102 must include a requirement that the employee:(1)  work for the agency following the training for at least one month for each month of the training period;  or(2)  pay the agency for all the costs associated with the training that were paid during the training period, including any amounts of the employee's salary that were paid and that were not accounted for as paid vacation or compensatory leave.(b)  Before a state employee receives training that will be paid for by a state agency and during which the employee will not be performing the employee's regular duties for three months or more, the agency shall require the employee to agree in writing, before the training begins, to comply with the requirements prescribed under Subsection (a).(c)  By an order adopted in a public meeting, the governing body of a state agency may waive the requirements prescribed under Subsection (a) and release a state employee from the obligation to meet those requirements if the governing body finds that such action is in the best interest of the agency or is warranted because of an extreme personal hardship suffered by the employee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 656.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 656 - Job Notices and Training|Subchapter D. Restrictions on Certain Training|Section 656.104. Liability

Sec. 656.104.  LIABILITY.  If a state employee does not provide the services required in accordance with Section 656.103(a)(1), provides those services for less than the required term, or fails to make payments required in accordance with Section 656.103(a)(2) and the employee is not released from the obligation to provide the services or to make the payments under Section 656.103(c), the employee is liable to the state agency for any costs described by Section 656.103(a)(2) and for the agency's reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining payment, including reasonable attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 659.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 659.001. Equal Work, Equal Pay

Sec. 659.001.  EQUAL WORK, EQUAL PAY.  A woman who performs public service for this state is entitled to be paid the same compensation for her service as is paid to a man who performs the same kind, grade, and quantity of service, and a distinction in compensation may not be made because of sex.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 659.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 659.002. Deductions

Sec. 659.002.  DEDUCTIONS.  (a)  A state agency may not make a deduction from the compensation paid to an officer or employee whose compensation is paid in full or in part from state funds unless the deduction is authorized by law.(b)  In this section "state agency" means:(1)  a board, commission, department, office, or other agency that is in the executive branch of state government and that was 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;(2)  the legislature or a legislative agency;  or(3)  the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, the state bar, or another state judicial agency.(c)  To the extent that the laws, regulations, and rules of this state or the United States do not specify the priority of deductions, the comptroller by rule may determine the priority for compensation paid by a state governmental body.(d)  The state shall withhold money from salaries and wages paid to state officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal law, including federal law relating to withholding for purposes of the federal income tax.  The state shall make any required employer contributions in accordance with applicable federal law.  The comptroller shall make payments in accordance with this subsection.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.14(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 2.12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 659.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 659.003. Officer May Decline Remuneration

Sec. 659.003.  OFFICER MAY DECLINE REMUNERATION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Officer" means an elected officer or appointed officer, as those terms are defined by Chapter 572.  The term includes a person who has received a certificate of election to such an office or who has been appointed or nominated to such an office but has not been confirmed.(2)  "Remuneration" includes salary, compensatory per diem, expense per diem, reimbursement for expenses, longevity pay, and fees.(b)  An officer may decline remuneration associated with the office.  To decline remuneration, the officer shall execute a declination form prescribed by the secretary of state.  The form shall be designed to permit the person to decline all remuneration or to decline particular remuneration from among various types associated with the office.  The form shall be filed with the secretary of state.(c)  A declination is effective on the date it is filed with the secretary of state.(d)  A declination filed after an officer has qualified for office may be revoked at any time.  A declination filed before a person has qualified for office may not be revoked during the term of office to which the person is appointed or elected.(e)  A person who has irrevocably declined remuneration under this section is not considered to be compensated directly or indirectly for purposes of state law, except that declination of remuneration under this section does not change the character of an office as an office of emolument or a lucrative office for purposes of a provision of the Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 49, Sec. 1, eff. May 8, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 659.004. Payroll and Personnel Reporting

Sec. 659.004.  PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL REPORTING.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 658.001.(b)  The comptroller, in consultation with the state auditor, shall adopt rules that prescribe uniform procedures for payroll and personnel reporting for all state agencies and that are designed to:(1)  facilitate the auditing of payrolls;(2)  facilitate a classification compliance audit under Chapter 654;(3)  assure conformity with this chapter and the General Appropriations Act;  and(4)  provide the legislative audit committee with current information on employment and wage rate practices in state government.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 659.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 659.005. Witness Fees; Jury Service

Sec. 659.005.  WITNESS FEES;  JURY SERVICE.  (a)  A deduction may not be made from the salary or wages of a state employee because the employee is called for jury service, including a deduction for any fee or compensation the employee receives for the jury service.(b)  A state officer or employee who appears as a witness in an official capacity in a judicial proceeding or legislative hearing may not accept or receive a witness fee for the appearance.(c)  A state officer or employee who appears as a witness, in a capacity other than as a state officer or employee, in a judicial proceeding or legislative hearing to testify from personal knowledge concerning matters related to the proceeding or hearing is entitled to receive any customary witness fees for the appearance.(d)  A state officer or employee who appears as an expert witness in a judicial proceeding or legislative hearing may accept compensation for the appearance only if the person is not also compensated by the state for the person's time in making the appearance and may accept reimbursement for travel expenses only if the expenses are not reimbursed by the state.  For purposes of this subsection, paid leave is not considered time compensated by the state.(e)  A state officer or employee may receive reimbursement for travel and a per diem or reimbursement for expenses connected to an appearance in an official capacity as a witness in a judicial proceeding or legislative hearing only from the state or the judicial body, but not from both the state and the judicial body.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|