Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 12 - STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN › Chapter 334 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES › Section 334.1 - Procedures for Grievances Involving Local Campaign Issues

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) is conducted in
				  accordance with state law, the comptroller's rules and State Employee
				  Charitable Campaign Policy Committee (SPC) rules. While the SPC is responsible
				  for oversight of the SECC and for insuring that the campaign is run fairly and
				  equitably, the day-to-day oversight of the SECC in each local area rests with
				  the SPC or with the Local Employee Committees (LEC) if the SPC appoints an LEC
				  for that area. The SPC or the LEC, if appointed, is responsible for oversight
				  of the local SECC to ensure that all campaign activities are conducted in
				  accordance with state law and that they fairly and equitably promote unified
				  solicitation on behalf of all participants. In order to expedite the handling
				  of complaints and grievances pertaining to SECC and to ensure the input of all
				  concerned parties, the grievance policy detailed in this section, shall be
				  followed.
(1) A state employee or
				charitable organization, including a federation/affiliate charity
				representative, may lodge a grievance pertaining to the conduct of the SECC at
				the local level or regarding an LEC, local campaign manager (LCM), or local
				charitable organization or local federation or fund. The grievance shall be
				submitted in writing to the LEC chair in whose area the grievance originates if
				an LEC has been appointed for the campaign area. If an LEC has not been
				appointed, the grievance may be submitted in writing to the SPC chair, by
				delivery to the address of the State Campaign Manager (SCM).
(2) The chair of the LEC, or the SCM, as
				appropriate, shall provide a written response to the grievance within 10
				business days.
(3) If the aggrieved
				party has received no response within the specified time frame or is not
				satisfied with the response provided by the LEC, or, if there is no LEC, by the
				SCM, the aggrieved party may submit the grievance to the State Policy Committee
				by delivery to the address of the State Campaign Manager.
(4) The grievance shall contain a copy of the
				original grievance submitted to the LEC and the LEC response. If the LEC failed
				to respond to the original grievance within the specified time frame, the
				failure to respond should be stated in the submission to the SPC.
(5) Any grievance submitted to the SPC
				without first being submitted to the LEC, if an LEC has been appointed for that
				local campaign area, will not be acted upon but will be forwarded to the
				appropriate LEC for action.
(6) A
				grievance properly received by the SPC will be reviewed and may be acted upon
				at the next scheduled SPC meeting, if possible.
(7) A state employee who has a complaint
				about coercive activity in any part of the campaign should file a complaint
				with the comptroller's office in accordance with §
									5.48(w)
				of this title (relating to Deductions for Contributions to Charitable
				Organizations). The LCM and the SCM shall refer to the comptroller's office all
				complaints they receive relating to coercive activity in the
				campaign.