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2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.252. Definition

Sec. 659.252.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "state agency" means the state department, institution, entity, or other agency in the executive or judicial branch of state government that employs a state employee.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.253. Transfer Within Agency From Exempt to Classified Position

Sec. 659.253.  TRANSFER WITHIN AGENCY FROM EXEMPT TO CLASSIFIED POSITION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state employee who transfers within a state agency from an exempt position to a classified position is entitled to receive an annual salary in the salary group to which the classified position is allocated.
(b)  During the fiscal biennium in which a state employee transfers within a state agency from an exempt position to a classified position, the employee's annual salary rate after the transfer may not exceed:
(1)  the rate for the salary step equal to the rate received by the employee when holding the exempt position or the rate for the next higher salary step, if the classified position is allocated to a salary group that is divided into steps;  or
(2)  the rate received by the employee when holding the exempt position or the maximum rate of the salary group to which the classified position is allocated, whichever is lower, if the classified position is allocated to a salary group that is not divided into steps.
(c)  A merit salary increase for a state employee who transfers to a classified position from an exempt position for which the salary is specifically established in the General Appropriations Act may not take effect if:
(1)  the employee has spent less than six months in the classified position;  or
(2)  the increase would cause the salary limitation prescribed by Subsection (b) to be exceeded.
(d)  The Legislative Budget Board and the governor together may approve an exception to the salary limitations prescribed by Subsection (b) for a state employee:
(1)  on receiving the employing state agency's application for the exception;  and
(2)  if the employee's job responsibilities with the state agency have changed substantially during the biennium.
(e)  In this section:
(1)  "Classified position" means a position classified under the state's position classification plan.
(2)  "Exempt position" means a position exempt from the state's position classification plan.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.2531. Transfer Within Agency Between Classified Positions Allocated to Same Salary Group

Sec. 659.2531.  TRANSFER WITHIN AGENCY BETWEEN CLASSIFIED POSITIONS ALLOCATED TO SAME SALARY GROUP.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Classified position" means a position classified under the state's position classification plan.
(2)  "Transfer" means the transfer of a state employee within a state agency between two classified positions that:
(A)  are allocated to the same salary group;  and
(B)  have different position titles as listed in the General Appropriations Act.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a state employee's annual salary rate immediately after a transfer may not exceed:
(1)  the rate for the salary step that is one step higher than the salary step at which the employee was paid immediately before the transfer, if the classified position to which the employee transfers is allocated to a salary group that is divided into steps;  or
(2)  103.4 percent of the employee's annual salary rate immediately before the transfer, if the classified position to which the employee transfers is allocated to a salary group that is not divided into steps.
(c)  A state employee's annual salary rate immediately after a transfer may not exceed the maximum rate for the appropriate salary group.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.2532. Transfer Within Agency Between Classified Positions With Same Position Title When Employee Is Competitively Selected

Sec. 659.2532.  TRANSFER WITHIN AGENCY BETWEEN CLASSIFIED POSITIONS WITH SAME POSITION TITLE WHEN EMPLOYEE IS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED.  (a)  In this section, "classified position" means a position classified under the state's position classification plan.
(b)  A state employee's annual salary rate immediately after a transfer may be set at any rate in the appropriate salary group if the employee:
(1)  transfers within a state agency between two classified positions that:
(A)  are allocated to the same salary group; and
(B)  have the same position title as listed in the General Appropriations Act;
(2)  transfers to a position for which the employment opening is publicly listed in accordance with Chapter 656;
(3)  voluntarily applies for the position to which the employee transfers; and
(4)  agrees to accept the position to which the employee transfers at the publicly listed salary.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 498 (H.B. 2157), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.254. Classified Position Reallocated or Reclassified to Different Salary Group

Sec. 659.254.  CLASSIFIED POSITION REALLOCATED OR RECLASSIFIED TO DIFFERENT SALARY GROUP.  (a)  This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.
(b)  In this section:
(1)  "higher salary group" means a salary group with a higher minimum salary rate;  and
(2)  "lower salary group" means a salary group with a lower minimum salary rate.
(c)  An employee whose classified position is reallocated by the General Appropriations Act or reclassified under Chapter 654 to a higher salary group will be paid at the minimum salary rate in the higher salary group or at the salary rate the employee would have received without the reallocation or reclassification, whichever rate is higher, except to maintain desirable salary relationships among employees in the affected positions, the salary may be adjusted not more than:
(1)  two steps higher, if the employee's salary group is divided into steps by the General Appropriations Act;  or
(2)  6.8 percent higher, if the employee's salary group is not divided into steps by the General Appropriations Act.
(d)  An employee whose classified position is reallocated by the General Appropriations Act or reclassified under Chapter 654 to a lower salary group will be paid at the salary rate that the employee would have received had the position not been reallocated or reclassified, not to exceed the maximum rate of the lower salary group.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.2551. Performance Linked to Agency Goals

Sec. 659.2551.  PERFORMANCE LINKED TO AGENCY GOALS.  Each state agency shall adopt policies to ensure that an employee's performance expectations are linked to the goals in the agency's strategic plan adopted under Chapter 2056.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 35, eff. June 15, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.256. Promotions

Sec. 659.256.  PROMOTIONS.  (a)  This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.
(b)  A promotion is an employee's change in duty assignment within a state agency from one classified position to another classified position that:
(1)  is in a salary group with a higher minimum salary rate;
(2)  requires higher qualifications, such as greater skill or longer experience;  and
(3)  involves a higher level of responsibility.
(c)  When an employee is promoted to a position in a higher salary group in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a salary rate at least one step higher than the employee's salary rate before promotion or the minimum rate of the new salary range, whichever is higher, and may, at the discretion of the state agency administrator, receive an annual salary rate up to and including the maximum rate of the new salary range.  When an employee is promoted from a position in Salary Schedule B or C of the General Appropriations Act to a position in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a step rate that is at least one step above the rate the employee received before promotion or the minimum rate of the new salary range, whichever is higher, and may, at the discretion of the state agency administrator, receive an annual rate up to and including the maximum rate of the new salary range.
(d)  When an employee is promoted in Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or C of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a salary rate that is at least 3.4 percent higher than the employee's salary before promotion or the minimum rate of the new salary range, whichever is higher, and may, at the discretion of the state agency administrator, receive an annual rate up to and including the maximum rate of the new salary range.
(e)  When an employee is promoted in Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or B of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive the rate set in the schedule for that salary group.
(f)  Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, an employee whose salary prior to promotion exceeds the maximum rate of the employee's assigned salary group may not receive more than the maximum rate of the new salary group, even if the increase is less than one step in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act or 3.4 percent in Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.257. Demotions

Sec. 659.257.  DEMOTIONS.  (a)  This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.
(b)  A demotion is an employee's change in duty assignment within a state agency from one classified position to another classified position that is in a salary group with a lower minimum salary rate.
(c)  When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower salary group in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive a salary rate at least one step below the rate the employee received before demotion.  When an employee is demoted from a position in Salary Schedule B or C of the General Appropriations Act to a position in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a step rate that is at least 3.4 percent below the rate the employee received before demotion.
(d)  When an employee is demoted within Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or C of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive a salary rate of at least 3.4 percent below the rate the employee received before demotion.
(e)  When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower salary group in Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or B of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive the rate set in the schedule for that salary group.
(f)  As exceptions to the other provisions in this section, an agency is not required to reduce an employee's salary if:
(1)  the employee accepts a position in another classification in a lower salary group in lieu of a layoff under a reduction in force;  or
(2)  the employee is selected for another position in a classification in a lower salary group as a result of applying for the position.
(g)  An employee demoted in the manner described by Subsection (f) may not receive a salary rate that exceeds the maximum rate of the lower salary group.  In addition, an employee demoted as described by Subsection (f)(1) may not receive a salary rate that exceeds the employee's salary rate before the demotion.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.258. Salary Reduction for Disciplinary Reasons

Sec. 659.258.  SALARY REDUCTION FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS.  (a)  This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.
(b)  The administrative head of a state agency may reduce an employee's salary for disciplinary reasons, if warranted by the employee's performance, to a rate in the employee's designated salary group not lower than the minimum rate.  The agency may, as the employee's performance improves, restore the employee's pay to any rate that does not exceed the employee's prior salary rate without accounting for the restoration as a merit salary increase.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.259. Salary Limited to Maximum Group Rate

Sec. 659.259.  SALARY LIMITED TO MAXIMUM GROUP RATE.  (a)  This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.
(b)  A salary adjustment authorized by this subchapter may not result in an employee's receiving an annual salary that exceeds the maximum rate of the salary group to which the employee's position is allocated.
(c)  Employees who are paid above the maximum of their job class' designated salary group on August 1, 1999, will be allowed to maintain their salaries.  However, in no case may they be allowed to receive additional salary increases, including across-the-board increases and merit increases, including one-time merit payments, until the salary maximum for their designated salary group encompasses their salary.  These employees must be paid in the salary range if they are promoted, demoted, or reclassified.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.260. Temporary Assignment

Sec. 659.260.  TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT.  (a)  To facilitate a state agency's work during an emergency or other special circumstance, an employee may be temporarily assigned to other duties for a period not to exceed six months.  The employee is entitled to receive during the period of reassignment at least the same rate of pay that the employee received immediately before the reassignment.  An employee may not be temporarily assigned under this subsection to a position classified in a salary group with a lower minimum salary rate.
(b)  An employee may not be assigned temporary duties under this section for more than six months during a twelve-month period.
(c)  An employee temporarily designated to act as the administrative head of a state agency may continue to receive a salary for a classified position in an amount not to exceed the amount established by the General Appropriations Act for the administrative head of the agency.
(d)  While the employee is temporarily assigned under this section, the state agency may not:
(1)  award a merit salary increase to the employee;  or
(2)  promote or demote the employee.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 41, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.261. Salary Cap

Sec. 659.261.  SALARY CAP.  (a)  The maximum amount a state agency spends for merit salary increases in and promotions to classified positions during a fiscal year may not exceed, without the written approval of the budget division of the governor's office and the Legislative Budget Board, the amount computed by multiplying the total amount spent by the agency in the preceding fiscal year for classified salaries times the percentage set by the General Appropriations Act for purposes of this computation.
(b)  The maximum amount that may be spent for merit salary increases in and promotions to classified positions shall be computed separately for each year of the state fiscal biennium.  Merit salary increases and promotions awarded in the first fiscal year of a biennium do not count against the maximum amount that may be spent for those increases in the second fiscal year of that biennium.
(c)  Money spent to pay a salary increase for an employee who is promoted to a classified position title counts against the limitation prescribed by this section only if, as a result of the promotion, the number of agency employees in that position title exceeds the maximum number of agency employees who have been in that position title at any time during the preceding six-month period.
(d)  A request to exceed the limitation prescribed by this section must be submitted by the governing body of the agency, or by the head of the agency if the agency is not governed by a multimember governing body, and must include at least:
(1)  the date on which the governing body or the head of the agency approved the request;
(2)  a statement justifying the need to exceed the limitation;  and
(3)  the source of funds to be used to pay the salary increases.
(e)  The comptroller shall prescribe accounting and reporting procedures necessary to ensure that the amount spent for merit salary increases and promotions does not exceed the limitations established by this section.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter K. Promotions, Reclassifications, and Other Adjustments to Salary › Section 659.263. Administration

Sec. 659.263.  ADMINISTRATION.  The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 42, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Renumbered from Government Code, Section 659.262 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(36), eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.301. Definitions

Sec. 659.301.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Full-time state employee" means a state employee who normally works at least 40 hours each week.
(2)  "Hazardous duty position" means a position in the service of this state that:
(A)  renders any individual holding that position a state employee;  or
(B)  requires the performance of hazardous duty.
(3)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(4)  "Part-time state employee" means a state employee who is not a full-time state employee.
(5)  "State employee" means an individual who:
(A)  is a commissioned law enforcement officer of the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the attorney general, or the insurance fraud unit of the Texas Department of Insurance;
(B)  is a commissioned security officer of the comptroller;
(C)  is a law enforcement officer commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Commission;
(D)  is a commissioned peace officer of an institution of higher education;
(E)  is an employee or official of the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the parole division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if the employee or official has routine direct contact with inmates of any penal or correctional institution or with administratively released prisoners subject to the board's jurisdiction;
(F)  has been certified to the Employees Retirement System of Texas under Section 815.505 as having begun employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial officer, unless the individual has been certified to the system as having ceased employment as a law enforcement officer or custodial officer;
(G)  before May 29, 1987, received hazardous duty pay based on the terms of any state law if the individual holds a position designated under that law as eligible for the pay; or
(H)  is a security officer employed by the Texas Military Department.
(6)  "Workday" means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a state or national holiday under Section 662.003.  The term includes a state or national holiday that the General Appropriations Act prohibits state agencies from observing.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.079, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 2037), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 86 (S.B. 1598), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143 (H.B. 2816), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.302. Entitlement to Receive Hazardous Duty Pay

Sec. 659.302.  ENTITLEMENT TO RECEIVE HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.  (a)  Hazardous duty pay is included in the compensation paid to an individual for services rendered during a month if the individual:
(1)  is a state employee for any portion of the first workday of the month;  and
(2)  has completed at least 12 months of lifetime service credit not later than the last day of the preceding month.
(b)  This section does not apply to an employee of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 105, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.303. Texas Juvenile Justice Department Employees

Sec. 659.303.  TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The department may include hazardous duty pay in the compensation paid to an individual for services rendered during a month if the individual:
(1)  has:
(A)  routine direct contact with youth:
(i)  placed in a residential facility of the department; or
(ii)  released under the department's supervision; and
(B) completed at least 12 months of lifetime service credit not later than the last day of the preceding month; or
(2)  is an investigator, inspector general, security officer, or apprehension specialist employed by the office of the inspector general of the department.
(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), an individual who is having routine direct contact with youth on any portion of the first workday of a month is considered to have routine direct contact with youth for the entire month.
(c)  The department's authority under Subsection (a) is subject to any conditions or limitations in the General Appropriations Act.
(d)  Except for the inclusion of hazardous duty pay in the compensation paid to an individual described by Subsection (a)(2), the department may not pay hazardous duty pay:
(1)  from funds authorized for payment of an across-the-board employee salary increase; or
(2)  to an employee who works at the department's central office.
(e)  In this section, "department" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 106, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 907 (H.B. 3689), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.304. Ineligibility to Receive Hazardous Duty Pay

Sec. 659.304.  INELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.  Hazardous duty pay may be paid only to an individual who is:
(1)  entitled to receive the pay under Section 659.302;  or
(2)  eligible to receive the pay under Section 659.303.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.305. Amount of Hazardous Duty Pay

Sec. 659.305.  AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.
(a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (h), the amount of a full-time state employee's hazardous duty pay for a particular month is  $10 for each 12-month period of lifetime service credit accrued by the employee.
(b)  This subsection applies only to a state employee whose compensation for services provided to the state during any month before August 1987 included hazardous duty pay that was based on total state service performed before May 29, 1987.  The amount of a full-time state employee's hazardous duty pay for a particular month is the sum of:
(1)  $10 for each 12-month period of state service credit the employee finished accruing before May 29, 1987; and
(2)  $10 for each 12-month period of lifetime service credit that the employee accrued after the date, which must be before May 29, 1987, on which the employee finished accruing the last 12-month period of state service credit.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
(d)  For purposes of Subsections (a), (b)(2), and (h),  the number of 12-month periods of lifetime service credit that the employee has accrued must be determined as of the last day of the preceding month.
(e)  A state employee is considered to be a full-time state employee for purposes of Subsection (a), (b), or (h) if the employee is a full-time state employee for any portion of the first workday of the month.
(f)  The amount of a part-time state employee's hazardous duty pay is proportional to the amount of a full-time state employee's pay under Subsection (a), (b), or (h).
(g)  A state employee may not receive more than $10 or $12, as applicable, for each 12-month period of lifetime service credit, regardless of:
(1)  the number of positions the employee holds;  or
(2)  the number of hours the employee works each week.
(h)  The amount of hazardous duty pay for a particular month for a full-time correctional officer employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is the lesser of:
(1)  $12 for each 12-month period of lifetime service credit accrued by the employee;  or
(2)  $300.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 899 (S.B. 1863), Sec. 13.06, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 2498), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 2498), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1303 (S.B. 737), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1303 (S.B. 737), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.306. Responsibility for Paying Hazardous Duty Pay

Sec. 659.306.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYING HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.  The state agency that employs an individual at the beginning of the first workday of a month must pay any hazardous duty pay that is included in the compensation paid to the individual for services rendered during that month.  If the individual transfers to a second state agency during that month, the first agency remains responsible for paying the full amount of hazardous duty pay for that month.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.307. Service Credit

Sec. 659.307.  SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  The amount of an individual's lifetime service credit equals the number of months the individual has served in a hazardous duty position during the individual's lifetime.
(b)  The amount of an individual's state service credit equals the sum of:
(1)  the amount of the individual's lifetime service credit, as determined under Subsection (a);  and
(2)  the number of months during the individual's lifetime that the individual has provided services to the state in a position that is not a hazardous duty position.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 659 - Compensation › Subchapter L. Hazardous Duty Pay › Section 659.308. Administration

Sec. 659.308.  ADMINISTRATION.  The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.001. Short Title

Sec. 660.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Travel Regulations Act.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.003. Applicability

Sec. 660.003.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This chapter, the General Appropriations Act, and the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter govern the procedures, amounts, timing, limits, required documentation, permissible payees, distinctions among different types of state employees, and all other details concerning travel expense payments or reimbursements by a state agency.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), this chapter and the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act apply to a travel expense only to the extent that appropriated funds are used to pay or reimburse the expense.
(c)  This chapter and the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act apply to a travel expense paid or reimbursed by the Employees Retirement System of Texas or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, regardless of whether the funds used to make the payment or reimbursement are appropriated funds.
(d)  A law outside this chapter that states that this chapter, the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act, or both, apply to a travel expense prevails over a provision to the contrary in this chapter.
(e)  A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense only if:
(1)  the expense is reasonable and necessary;
(2)  the purpose of the travel clearly involves official state business and is consistent with the agency's legal authority;
(3)  the expense and the travel during which the expense is incurred comply with:
(A)  this chapter;
(B)  the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter;  and
(C)  the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act;  and
(4)  for travel outside the state, the travel is approved in advance in accordance with the policy of the state agency that proposes to pay or reimburse the expense.
(f)  A travel expense may be paid or reimbursed according to the requirements of an applicable federal law or regulation, and this chapter does not apply to the extent necessary to avoid conflict with an applicable federal law or regulation.
(g)  A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense for the rental, lease, or operation of aircraft only if the transportation under the rental, lease, or operation meets the criteria provided by Section 2205.036.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.004. Travel Expenses Paid or Reimbursed by Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 660.004.  TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID OR REIMBURSED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to a travel expense to the extent an institution of higher education pays or reimburses the expense from institutional funds.
(b)  The governing board of an institution of higher education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer and control travel expense payments and reimbursements that are exempt from this chapter under Subsection (a).
(c)  Funds appropriated for the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin may be used to pay for costs associated with the institute's educational programs for public secondary and university-level students, including registration fees, ground or air transportation, lodging, meals, training costs, and related expenses.
(d)  Funds appropriated for Prairie View A&M University may be used to pay for costs associated with the university's Academy for Collegiate Excellence and Student Success program and Research Apprentice Program and the Prairie View A&M Undergraduate Medical Academy, including participant and employee travel expenses and related expenses.
(e)  Funds appropriated for the education of university students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio may be used to pay for costs associated with the educational programs for the campus's university-level students attending the Laredo Regional Campus and receiving clinical training in Webb County and the surrounding communities, including ground or air transportation, lodging, and related expenses.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 2465), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 454 (S.B. 1662), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (S.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.005. Maximum Travel Expenses

Sec. 660.005.  MAXIMUM TRAVEL EXPENSES.  The maximum amount a state agency spends for travel expenses during a fiscal year may not exceed any limitation on total agency travel expenses provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.006. Travel of Prospective State Employees

Sec. 660.006.  TRAVEL OF PROSPECTIVE STATE EMPLOYEES.  (a)  A state agency that provides advance authorization to a prospective state employee to visit the agency for an interview or other employment evaluation may:
(1)  reimburse the prospective state employee for a travel expense incurred as a result of visiting the agency;  or
(2)  pay a vendor for a travel expense incurred by the prospective state employee as a result of visiting the agency.
(b)  A state agency shall treat a prospective state employee as a state employee for the purposes of reimbursing or paying a travel expense of the prospective state employee.  The amount of the payment or reimbursement is limited to the amount that may be paid or reimbursed for travel expenses incurred by an individual who holds the position for which the prospective state employee is being considered.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.007. Conservation of Funds

Sec. 660.007.  CONSERVATION OF FUNDS.  (a)  A state agency shall minimize the amount of travel expenses paid or reimbursed by the agency.  The agency shall ensure that each travel arrangement is the most cost effective considering all relevant circumstances.
(b)  A state agency may specify a travel expense payment or reimbursement rate that is less than the maximum rate specified in this chapter or the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act.  The lower rate applies only to a travel expense incurred after the agency has notified the affected individuals in writing about the rate.  The agency is solely responsible for enforcing the rate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.008. Travel Expenses Incurred While on Leave

Sec. 660.008.  TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE ON LEAVE.  A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense the employee incurs while using personal or compensatory leave if:
(1)  the leave is used while the employee is away from the employee's designated headquarters;
(2)  the primary purpose of the employee's being away is to conduct official state business;  and
(3)  the agency determines that returning the employee to the employee's designated headquarters while using the leave would not be cost effective or would be impracticable.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.009. Inability to Perform Official State Business

Sec. 660.009.  INABILITY TO PERFORM OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS.  A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense the employee incurs as a result of attempting to conduct official state business if:
(1)  the employee is unable to conduct the business because of a natural disaster or other natural occurrence;  and
(2)  the expense would be payable or reimbursable had the official state business been conducted.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.010. Travel Expenses Incurred to Obtain Medical Care

Sec. 660.010.  TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED TO OBTAIN MEDICAL CARE.  As additional compensation to a state employee, a state agency may pay or reimburse the employee for a travel expense the employee incurs while obtaining medical care for the employee if:
(1)  the expense is incurred outside the employee's designated headquarters;
(2)  the purpose of the employee traveling outside the employee's designated headquarters was to conduct official state business;
(3)  waiting to receive the care until the employee returns to the employee's designated headquarters would be unreasonable;  and
(4)  the expense is paid or reimbursed only to the extent it would have been paid or reimbursed had it been incurred while conducting official state business.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.011. Travel Expenses Incurred to Attend Funeral

Sec. 660.011.  TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED TO ATTEND FUNERAL.  As additional compensation to a state employee, a state agency may reimburse the employee for or pay a travel expense the employee incurs while attending the funeral of an individual who was a state employee, a board member, or a member of the legislature if:
(1)  the agency determines that the employee's attendance at the funeral is appropriate under the circumstances;  and
(2)  the expense is paid or reimbursed only to the extent it could have been paid or reimbursed had it been incurred while conducting official state business.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.012. Travel Expenses Incurred Returning to Designated Headquarters

Sec. 660.012.  TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED RETURNING TO DESIGNATED HEADQUARTERS.  (a)  A state agency that requires a state employee on personal or compensatory leave to return to the employee's designated headquarters from another location may pay or reimburse the employee for a travel expense incurred by the employee while traveling to the headquarters.  The agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense incurred by the employee while traveling back to the location at which the employee was staying while on leave or, when appropriate, to the proper location on the employee's itinerary, if the employee resumes the leave.
(b)  A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense incurred when the employee returns, before official state business is completed, from a duty point to the employee's designated headquarters because of an illness or a personal emergency.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.013. Travel Expenses Incurred by Employees of Other Agencies

Sec. 660.013.  TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED BY EMPLOYEES OF OTHER AGENCIES.  A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense incurred by another state agency's employee if the employee incurred the expense while providing services to the paying or reimbursing agency.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.014. Payments to Credit Card Issuers and Travel Agents

Sec. 660.014.  PAYMENTS TO CREDIT CARD ISSUERS AND TRAVEL AGENTS.  (a)  If a state agency may directly pay a commercial lodging establishment or a commercial transportation company under this chapter, the agency may instead pay a credit card issuer or a travel agency for the lodging or transportation.
(b)  The documentation required for direct payment to a commercial lodging establishment or commercial transportation company is also required for payment to a credit card issuer or a travel agency.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.015. Cancellation Charges

Sec. 660.015.  CANCELLATION CHARGES.  A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a cancellation charge if:
(1)  the charge is incurred for a reason related to official state business or to official state business that could not be conducted because of a natural disaster or other natural occurrence;  or
(2)  the charge is:
(A)  related to a transportation expense that was paid in advance to obtain lower rates;  and
(B)  incurred because the employee was unable to use the transportation because of an illness or a personal emergency.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.016. Prohibition Against Accepting Money or Travel Expense Reimbursements From Certain Persons

Sec. 660.016.  PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTING MONEY OR TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM CERTAIN PERSONS.  (a)  Unless authorized by law, a state employee may not accept money for wages or for a travel expense reimbursement from a person that the employee's employing state agency intends to audit, examine, or investigate or is auditing, examining, or investigating.
(b)  A state employee who violates Subsection (a) shall forfeit the money or travel expense reimbursement to the state.
(c)  Subsections (a) and (b) are in addition to any other prohibitions, penalties, and forfeitures imposed or required by other law.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees › Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees › Chapter 660 - Travel Expenses › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 660.017. Excess Reimbursements

Sec. 660.017.  EXCESS REIMBURSEMENTS.  A state employee who receives a reimbursement for a travel expense that exceeds the amount the employee may receive under this chapter or the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act shall immediately return the amount of the excess.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.