Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 656.022. SUBMISSION OF JOB INFORMATION FORMS. As soon as possible after a job vacancy occurs or is filled in Travis County in a state agency, the agency shall complete and deliver to the commission the appropriate information form prescribed by the commission and pertaining …

Sec. 656.023. JOB INFORMATION FORMS. (a) The commission shall prescribe the forms for information from state agencies necessary for the commission to serve as a central processing agency for state agency job opportunities in Travis County. (b) A form prescribed by the commission …

Sec. 656.024. PUBLIC NOTICE OF JOB VACANCIES. The commission shall publicly list, in accordance with the commission's procedures, for at least 10 working days, each notice of a job vacancy delivered under Section 656.022 unless the commission is sooner notified by the state agenc…

Sec. 656.025. OTHER EFFORTS TO INFORM SOURCES OF VACANCIES. A state agency is encouraged to continue other efforts used to inform outside applicant recruitment sources of job vacancies. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 656.026. JOB NOTICE POSTING WAIVER. A state agency is not required to comply with the requirements of this subchapter or Subchapter A when the agency transfers or reassigns an employee as part of a reorganization or merger mandated by the legislature if the executive head of…

Sec. 656.027. MILITARY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE ON STATE EMPLOYMENT FORMS. The commission shall include on all forms relating to state agency employment that are prescribed by the commission under this subchapter or other law a statement regarding the requirement prescribed by Chapt…

Sec. 656.041. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as the State Employees Training Act. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 656.042. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. Programs for the training and education of state administrators and employees materially aid effective state administration, and public money spent on those programs serves an important public purpose. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Se…

Sec. 656.043. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "state agency" means a department, agency, or institution of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. Added by Acts …

Sec. 656.044. PUBLIC FUNDS FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION. A state agency may use public funds to provide training and education for its administrators and employees. The training or education must be related to the duties or prospective duties of the administrator or employee. Added…

Sec. 656.045. REQUIRED ATTENDANCE AT PROGRAM. A state agency may require an administrator or employee of the agency to attend, as all or part of the administrator's or employee's duties, a training or education program if the training or education is related to the administrator'…

Sec. 656.046. PURPOSES OF PROGRAM. A state agency's training and educational program may include: (1) preparing for technological and legal developments; (2) increasing work capabilities; (3) increasing the number of qualified employees in areas designated by institutions of high…

Sec. 656.047. PAYMENT OF PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION EXPENSES. (a) Except as provided by this section or other law, a state agency may spend public funds as appropriate to pay the salary, tuition and other fees, travel and living expenses, training stipend, expense of t…

Sec. 656.048. RULES RELATING TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION. (a) A state agency shall adopt rules relating to: (1) the eligibility of the agency's administrators and employees for training and education supported by the agency; and (2) the obligations assumed by the administrators and…

Sec. 656.049. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. A state agency may contract with another state, local, or federal department, agency, or institution, including a state-supported college or university, to train or educate its administrators and employees or may join in presenting a training …

Sec. 656.050. TRAINING IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATION FOR PURCHASES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGIES. (a) In this section: (1) "Department" means the Department of Information Resources. (2) "Information resources technologies" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003. (a-1) Th…

Sec. 656.0505. VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION COURSE ON PROCUREMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGIES. (a) In this section: (1) "Department" means the Department of Information Resources. (2) "Information resources technologies" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003. (b) In c…

Sec. 656.0506. TRAINING ON PURCHASES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGIES FOR CERTAIN STATE AGENCY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section: (1) "Department" means the Department of Information Resources. (2) "Information resources technologies" has the meaning assigned by Se…

Sec. 656.051. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF STATE AGENCY PURCHASING PERSONNEL AND VENDORS. (a) The comptroller shall establish and administer a system of training, continuing education, and certification for state agency purchasing personnel. The training and continuing education…

Sec. 656.052. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACT MANAGERS. (a) In this section: (1) "Contract management guide" means the guide developed under Section 2262.051. (2) "Contract manager" has the meaning assigned by Section 2262.001. (a-1) In coordination with the Department of…

Sec. 656.053. TRAINING FOR GOVERNING BODIES. (a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2056.001. (a-1) The comptroller shall adapt the program developed under Section 656.052 to provide an abbreviated program for training the members of the governing…

Sec. 656.054. PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TRAINING BY COMPTROLLER. (a) The comptroller shall develop training programs provided by the comptroller under this subchapter to meet the needs of state agencies. (b) Each year a state agency shall estimate the number of employees…

Sec. 656.055. PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TRAINING BY AGENCY. (a) A state agency, in consultation with the comptroller, may develop agency-specific purchasing and contract management training programs to be administered by the agency to the agency's employees instead of or…

Sec. 656.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 656.043. (1-a) "State employee" has the meaning assigned by Section 572.002. (2) "Training" means instruction, teaching, or other education received by a state employee that is n…

Sec. 656.102. AGENCY POLICY. (a) Before a state agency spends any money on training for a state employee, the state agency must adopt a policy governing the training of employees, in addition to the rules required by Section 656.048, that requires training to relate to an employe…

Sec. 656.103. RESTRICTIONS. (a) If a state employee receives training that is paid for by a state agency, and during the training period the employee does not perform the employee's regular duties for three or more months as a result of the training, a policy adopted under Sectio…

Sec. 656.104. LIABILITY. If a state employee does not provide the services required in accordance with Section 656.103(a)(1), provides those services for less than the required term, or fails to make payments required in accordance with Section 656.103(a)(2) and the employee is n…