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Tex. Government Code § 653.001 Short Title
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Sec. 653.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the State Employee Bonding Act. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Tex. Government Code § 653.002 Legislative Intent
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Sec. 653.002. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The intent of the legislature in enacting this chapter is to limit the purchase of surety bonds by state agencies in order that the state, to the greatest extent practicable, shall self-insure for such purposes. This chapter does not affect the p…
Tex. Government Code § 653.003 Definitions
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Sec. 653.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Surety bond" means any bond, including a bond for a notary public under Section 406.010, that obligates a surety to pay within certain limits a loss caused by a: (A) dishonest act of an officer or employee of a state agency; or (B)…
Tex. Government Code § 653.004 Authority To Purchase Bonds
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Sec. 653.004. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE BONDS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law that authorizes or requires a state officer or employee to obtain a surety bond, a state agency may purchase a surety bond for a state officer or employee only if: (1) required by the constitution of the…