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TX Govt Code § 659.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter H. Benefit Replacement Pay|Section 659.121. Definitions

Sec. 659.121.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Compensation" means, except as provided by Section 659.124, salary or wages subject to tax under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.(2)  "Eligible state employee" means an individual who was on August 31, 1995:(A)  employed by a state agency and eligible for state payment of the employee tax under Section 606.064 as that section existed on that date;(B)  using unpaid leave from a position with a state agency, if the individual would have been eligible for state payment of the employee tax under Section 606.064 as that section existed on that date had the individual not been using unpaid leave from the position;  or(C)  not working for a state agency if:(i)  the individual was not working on that date solely because the individual's employment with the agency customarily does not include the summer months;(ii)  the individual had contracted with the agency not later than that date for the individual to resume working for the agency not later than September 2, 1995;  and(iii)  the position held by the individual on September 2, 1995, would have made the individual eligible for state payment of the employee tax under Section 606.064 as that section existed on August 31, 1995, if the employee had held the position on that date.(3)  "Eligible state-paid judge" means an individual who on August 31, 1995:(A)  held office;  and(B)  was eligible for state payment of the employee tax under Section 606.065 as that section existed on that date.(4)  "Employee tax" means the tax that state employees and state-paid judges pay under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.(5)  "Retirement contribution" means a mandatory contribution by an eligible state employee or eligible state-paid judge to a retirement system.(6)  "Retirement system" means the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the optional retirement program governed by Chapter 830, the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One, or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.(7)  "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 606.061.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter H. Benefit Replacement Pay|Section 659.122. Inclusion of Benefit Replacement Pay

Sec. 659.122.  INCLUSION OF BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY.  The salary or wages paid after December 31, 1995, to an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge includes benefit replacement pay in the amount provided by Section 659.123.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter H. Benefit Replacement Pay|Section 659.123. Amount of Benefit Replacement Pay

Sec. 659.123.  AMOUNT OF BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 659.124, the benefit replacement pay of an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge for a pay period is equal to the sum of:(1)  5.85 percent of the compensation earned by the employee or judge during the pay period, subject to the limit provided by Subsection (b);  and(2)  an additional amount equal to the retirement contribution paid by the employee or judge because of the benefit replacement pay provided by this subsection.(b)  The amount paid to an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge under Subsection (a)(1) may not exceed $965.25 each calendar year.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter H. Benefit Replacement Pay|Section 659.124. Amount of Benefit Replacement Pay for Higher Education Employees

Sec. 659.124.  AMOUNT OF BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYEES.  (a)  For a state employee employed by an institution of higher education, the benefit replacement pay is an increase in compensation equal to the sum of:(1)  5.85 percent of the employee's compensation as of October 31, 1995, subject to the limit provided by Subsection (b);  and(2)  an additional amount equal to the retirement contribution paid by the employee because of the benefit replacement pay provided by this subsection.(b)  The amount paid to an eligible state employee of an institution of higher education under Subsection (a)(1) may not exceed $965.25.(c)  In this section, "compensation" means annualized base salary or wages, including longevity and hazardous duty pay.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter H. Benefit Replacement Pay|Section 659.125. Paying Benefit Replacement Pay in Equal Installments

Sec. 659.125.  PAYING BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY IN EQUAL INSTALLMENTS.  (a)  Unless prohibited by a state agency under Subsection (b), an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge may choose for the benefit replacement pay that the employee or judge is eligible to receive in a calendar year to be paid in equal installments in that year.  The employee or judge must exercise this option before the beginning of the year.  This subsection applies only to an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge whose benefit replacement pay under Section 659.123(a)(1) will be $965.25 during that year if the employee or judge remains in the position at the same compensation during the year.(b)  A state agency may prohibit an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge from exercising the option described by Subsection (a) if the agency pays the employee's or judge's compensation.(c)  An eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge who exercises the option described by Subsection (a) for a calendar year and who terminates employment or leaves office before the end of that year is ineligible to be paid the difference between the benefit replacement pay received by the employee or judge and the benefit replacement pay the employee or judge would have received had the employee or judge not exercised the option described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter H. Benefit Replacement Pay|Section 659.126. Loss of Eligibility to Receive Benefit Replacement Pay

Sec. 659.126.  LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY.  (a)  An eligible state employee who leaves state employment after August 31, 1995, for at least 30 consecutive days, on returning to state employment or on assuming a state office, is ineligible to receive benefit replacement pay.(b)  An eligible state-paid judge who leaves office after August 31, 1995, for at least 30 consecutive days, on return to state office or on accepting a state employment, is ineligible to receive benefit replacement pay.(c)  For purposes of Subsection (a), a state employee is not considered to have left state employment:(1)  while the state employee is on an unpaid leave of absence as provided by Section 661.909; or(2)  during a period of time the employee is not working for the state because the employee's employment with the state customarily does not include that period of time, such as a teacher whose employment does not invariably include the summer months.(d)  An eligible state employee who retired from state employment on or after June 1, 2005, and who receives an annuity based wholly or partly on service as a state officer or state employee in a public retirement system, as defined by Section 802.001, that was credited to the state employee is ineligible to receive benefit replacement pay.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 899 (S.B. 1863), Sec. 13.04, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 659.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter H. Benefit Replacement Pay|Section 659.127. Administration

Sec. 659.127.  ADMINISTRATION.  The comptroller may adopt rules and establish procedures and reporting requirements to administer this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 417, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.1311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.1311. Public Junior Colleges

Sec. 659.1311.  PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES.  (a)  For purposes of this subchapter, a public junior college is considered to be an institution of higher education and employees of the public junior college are considered to be state employees during a state fiscal year unless an affirmative decision not to participate under this subchapter is made by the governing board of the public junior college not later than April 1 of the preceding state fiscal year.(b)  An employee of a public junior college that elects not to participate in the state employee charitable contribution program may authorize a deduction from the employee's salary or wage payment for a charitable contribution as provided by the policy of the governing board of the public junior college.(c)  Participation by an employee of a public junior college under this section is voluntary.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 659.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.132. Deduction Authorized

Sec. 659.132.  DEDUCTION AUTHORIZED.  (a)  A state employee may authorize a deduction each pay period from the employee's salary or wage payment for a charitable contribution as provided by this subchapter.(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), and (e), a state employee may authorize a deduction only during a state employee charitable campaign.(c)  A state employee who begins working for the state when a campaign is not being conducted may authorize a deduction according to the comptroller's requirements.(d)  A state employee who works for a state agency that does not allow deduction authorizations under Subsection (i) may authorize a deduction that is effective with the first full payroll period after the agency is converted to a system in which uniform statewide payroll procedures are followed.(e)  A state employee who works for a state agency that does not allow deduction authorizations under Subsection (i) may authorize a deduction after transferring from that agency to:(1)  a state agency that allows deduction authorizations even though it may prohibit them under Subsection (i);  or(2)  a state agency not covered by Subsection (i).(f)  A state employee who authorized a deduction while working for a state agency may continue the deduction after transferring to another state agency if the comptroller's rules for continuing the deduction are followed.(g)  An authorization must direct the comptroller to distribute the deducted funds to a participating federation or fund or a local charitable organization selected by the state policy committee as prescribed by rule.(h)  A deduction under this subchapter must be in the form prescribed by the comptroller.(i)  A state agency other than an institution of higher education is not required to permit an employee to authorize a deduction under this subchapter until the first full payroll period after the agency converts to a system in which uniform statewide payroll procedures are followed.(j)  The comptroller by rule may establish a reasonable minimum deduction for each pay period.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 36, eff. June 19, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.133. Voluntary Participation

Sec. 659.133.  VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.  (a)  Participation by a state employee in a state employee charitable campaign is voluntary.  The state campaign manager, any local employee committee or local campaign manager appointed by the state policy committee, each charitable organization, each state employee, and each state agency shall inform state employees that deductions are voluntary.(b)  The comptroller shall adopt rules establishing a process for hearing employee complaints regarding coercive activity in a state employee charitable campaign.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.134. Designation of an Eligible Charitable Organization

Sec. 659.134.  DESIGNATION OF AN ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.  (a)  A state employee or retired state employee receiving benefits under Chapter 814 who chooses to make a deduction must designate in the authorization an eligible charitable organization to receive the deductions.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (H.B. 2549), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 659.135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.135. Confidentiality

Sec. 659.135.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Except as necessary to administer this subchapter or on written authorization of the employee, the following information is confidential:(1)  whether a state employee has authorized a deduction under this subchapter;(2)  the amount of the deduction;  and(3)  the name of a federation or fund or local charitable organization that a state employee has designated to receive contributions.(b)  The designation of a charitable organization by a state employee is not confidential if the employee executes a written pledge card or other document indicating that the employee wishes to receive an acknowledgement from the charitable organization.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.136 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.136. Revocation or Change of Authorization

Sec. 659.136.  REVOCATION OR CHANGE OF AUTHORIZATION.  (a)  A state employee may revoke or change an authorization by giving notice to the employing state agency.  A state employee may not change the eligible charitable organization designated to receive the employee's deductions.(b)  The notice must be in the form and manner prescribed by the comptroller.(c)  A revocation or change takes effect on the date designated by the comptroller by rule.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 37, eff. June 19, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 659.137 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.137. Duration of Deduction

Sec. 659.137.  DURATION OF DEDUCTION.  (a)  A deduction under this subchapter begins on the date designated by the comptroller by rule.(b)  A deduction under this subchapter is effective for a maximum of one campaign year and, unless revoked or changed under Section 659.136, ends on the date designated by the comptroller by rule.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 38, eff. June 19, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 659.138 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.138. Time of Campaign

Sec. 659.138.  TIME OF CAMPAIGN.  A state employee charitable campaign shall be conducted each autumn.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.139 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.139. Fair and Equitable Management of Campaign

Sec. 659.139.  FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANAGEMENT OF CAMPAIGN.  A state employee charitable campaign must be managed fairly and equitably in accordance with this subchapter and the policies and procedures established by the state policy committee.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 659.1401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.1401. Grounds for Removal From State Policy Committee

Sec. 659.1401.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM STATE POLICY COMMITTEE.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the state policy committee that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 659.140;(2)  does not maintain during service on the state policy committee the qualifications required by Section 659.140;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 659.140;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled state policy committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the state policy committee.(b)  The validity of an action of the state policy committee is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a state policy committee member exists.(c)  If the chair of the state policy committee has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the chair shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the chair, another member of the state policy committee shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.1402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.1402. Training for State Policy Committee Members

Sec. 659.1402.  TRAINING FOR STATE POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the state policy committee may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the state policy committee until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the legislation that created the state employee charitable campaign;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the state employee charitable campaign;(3)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the state employee charitable campaign;(4)  the requirements of laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflicts of interest; and(5)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the Texas Ethics Commission or adopted for the state employee charitable campaign by the state policy committee.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.141. State Campaign Manager

Sec. 659.141.  STATE CAMPAIGN MANAGER.  The state campaign manager shall:(1)  assist the state policy committee to:(A)  develop a campaign plan;(B)  develop a campaign budget; and(C)   prepare generic materials to be used for the campaign;(2)   coordinate and facilitate campaign services to state employees throughout the state;(3)   ensure that all state employee charitable campaign activities are conducted fairly and equitably to promote unified solicitation on behalf of all participants;(4)   perform other duties prescribed by the comptroller's rules; and(5)  perform other duties required by the contract with the state policy committee.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 659.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 659 - Compensation|Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions|Section 659.142. State Employee Charitable Campaign Advisory Committee

Sec. 659.142.  STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The state employee charitable campaign advisory committee consists of eight members appointed by the governor.(b)   Four members must represent statewide or local federations or funds.  Four members must represent other charitable organizations participating in the state employee charitable campaign.(c)  The governor shall appoint members to the state advisory committee to ensure that the committee reflects the race, ethnicity, and national origin of the residents of this state.(d)  With the advice of the state advisory committee, the comptroller shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter.(e)  The state advisory committee shall:(1)  advise the comptroller and state policy committee in adopting rules and establishing procedures for the operation and management of the state employee charitable campaign; and(2)  provide input from charitable organizations participating in the state employee charitable campaign to the state policy committee.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|