Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 5 - FUNDS MANAGEMENT (FISCAL AFFAIRS) › Subchapter D - CLAIMS PROCESSING-PAYROLL › Section 5.46 - Deductions for Paying Membership Fees to Certain State Employee Organizations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  CAPPS--The centralized accounting and payroll/personnel system, or any
				  successor system used to implement the enterprise resource planning component
				  of the uniform statewide accounting project, developed under Government Code,
				  §
											2101.035 and §
											2101.036.
(2) Comptroller--The Comptroller of Public
				  Accounts for the State of Texas.
(3) Eligible organization--A state employee
				  organization that the comptroller has certified in accordance with this section
				  and whose certification has not been terminated.
(4) Employer--A state agency that employs a
				  state employee who authorizes a deduction under this section.
(5) Fiscal year--The accounting period for
				  the state government which begins on September 1 and ends on August
				  31.
(6) Holiday--A state or
				  national holiday as specified by Government Code, §§
											662.001 -
				  662.010. The term
				  does not include a holiday that the General Appropriations Act prohibits state
				  agencies from observing.
(7)
				  Include--Is a term of enlargement and not of limitation or exclusive
				  enumeration. The use of the term does not create a presumption that components
				  not expressed are excluded.
(8)
				  Institution of higher education--Has the meaning assigned by Education Code,
				  §
											61.003.
(9) May not--Is a prohibition. The term does
				  not mean "might not" or its equivalents.
(10) Membership fee--The dues or fee that a
				  state employee organization requires a state employee to pay to maintain
				  membership in the organization.
(11) Salary or wage leveling agreement--A
				  contract or other agreement between a state employee and the employer that
				  requires the employer to pay the employee's total annual salary or wages over
				  12 months even though the employee is not scheduled to work each of those
				  months.
(12) Salary or wages--Base
				  salary or wages, longevity pay, or hazardous duty pay.
(13) State agency--A department, commission,
				  board, office, agency, or other entity of Texas state government, including an
				  institution of higher education.
(14) State employee--An employee of a state
				  agency. The term includes an elected or appointed official, a part-time
				  employee, an hourly employee, a temporary employee, an employee who is not
				  covered by Government Code, Chapter 654 (the Position Classification Act), and
				  a combination of the preceding. The term excludes an independent contractor and
				  an employee of an independent contractor.
(15) State employee organization--An
				  association, union, or other organization that advocates the interests of state
				  employees concerning grievances, compensation, hours of work, or other
				  conditions or benefits of employment.
(16) Texas identification number--The
				  14-digit number that the comptroller assigns to each direct recipient of a
				  payment made by the comptroller.
(17) Workday--A calendar day other than
				  Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday.