Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. A public employer shall: (1) provide a reasonable amount of break time for an employee to express breast milk each time the employee has need to express the milk; and (2) provide a place, other than a multiple user bathroom, that is…

Sec. 619.005. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. A public employer may not suspend or terminate the employment of, or otherwise discriminate against, an employee because the employee has asserted the employee's rights under this chapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B.…

Sec. 619.006. NO CAUSE OF ACTION CREATED. This chapter does not create a private or state cause of action against a public employer. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 786), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 620.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Covered application" means: (A) the social media service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited; or (B) a social media application or servic…

Sec. 620.002. DEFINING SECURITY RISK TO THIS STATE. For purposes of this chapter, a social media application or service poses a risk to this state if: (1) the provider of the application or service may be required by a foreign government, or an entity associated with a foreign go…

Sec. 620.003. PROHIBITION; MODEL POLICY. (a) Subject to Section 620.004, a governmental entity shall adopt a policy prohibiting the installation or use of a covered application on any device owned or leased by the governmental entity and requiring the removal of covered applicati…

Sec. 620.004. EXCEPTIONS; MITIGATING MEASURES. (a) A policy adopted under Section 620.003 may provide for the installation and use of a covered application to the extent necessary for: (1) providing law enforcement; or (2) developing or implementing information security measures.…

Sec. 620.005. APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED BY GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION. The governor by proclamation may identify social media applications or services that pose a risk to this state as described by Section 620.002. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 1893), Sec. 1, eff.…

Sec. 620.006. APPLICATION IDENTIFIED BY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) The Department of Information Resources and the Department of Public Safety shall jointly identify social media applications or services that pose a risk to this state…

Sec. 651.001. DEFINITION. In any state statute, "officer" means an officer of this state unless otherwise expressly provided. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 651.002. BENEFITS OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON STATE EMPLOYEES WORKING OUT OF STATE. A state employee who is required to work outside of this state is entitled to the same benefits and is subject to the same restrictions provided by law for other state employees, including vacatio…

Sec. 651.003. WRITTEN STATEMENT OF DISSENTING BOARD MEMBER. A member of the governing board of an agency in the executive branch of state government may dissent from an action taken by the board and is entitled to enter a written statement of dissent into the minutes of the meeti…

Sec. 651.004. MANAGEMENT-TO-STAFF RATIOS. (a) A state agency shall develop procedures for use in achieving a management-to-staff ratio of one manager for each 11 staff members. (b) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2052.101. (c) A state agency in…

Sec. 651.005. REQUIREMENT OF SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION. (a) An agency in any branch of state government may not hire a person as an employee if the person is of the age and gender that would require a person residing in the United States to register with the sel…

Sec. 651.006. REDUCTIONS IN FORCE. A state governmental entity undergoing a reorganization mandated by statute may institute a reduction in force as a direct result of the reorganization, notwithstanding a rule, personnel handbook, or policy of the entity to the contrary. Added b…

Sec. 651.007. EXIT INTERVIEWS. (a) In this section, "state agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government. The term does not include an instituti…

Sec. 651.008. UNCONSTITUTIONALLY COMPOSED GOVERNING BODY WITH SIX-YEAR TERMS. (a) This section applies to the governing body of a state board or commission or other state agency only if: (1) by statute the governing body is composed of an even number of voting members, the appoin…

Sec. 651.0085. CERTAIN UNCONSTITUTIONALLY COMPOSED DISTRICTS AND AUTHORITIES WITH SIX-YEAR TERMS. (a) This section applies only to the governing body of a district or authority created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constit…

Sec. 651.009. DIVERSITY ON GOVERNING BODY. (a) In each case in which the governing body of a state board, commission, or other state agency that has statewide jurisdiction is appointed by the governor or another appointing authority, the governor or appointing authority shall ens…

Sec. 651.010. ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE. (a) In this section, "state agency" means a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created under the constitution or a statute of this state, including an institution of higher ed…

Sec. 652.001. TERM OF APPOINTMENT TO VACANCY. An appointment made by the governor to a vacancy in the office of a commissioner, commission, or board created by law is for the unexpired term, unless otherwise provided by law. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Se…

Sec. 652.021. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies to a vacancy in a state or district office that is to be filled by appointment by the governor. (b) For purposes of this subchapter, the expiration of a state or district officer's term of office creates a vacancy in …

Sec. 652.022. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "transition period" means the period beginning on November 1 preceding the day of a general election for the office of governor and ending on the day the individual elected governor, or the individual's successor if the individual ele…

Sec. 652.023. PROHIBITION AGAINST FILLING CERTAIN VACANCIES. An incumbent governor may not, during the transition period, appoint an individual to fill a vacancy that occurred before the beginning of the transition period. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept…

Sec. 652.024. EXCEPTIONS. Section 652.023 does not apply to: (1) an incumbent governor if the secretary of state proclaims that, according to the secretary's count of returns from the general election, the governor is reelected; or (2) a vacancy that: (A) first occurs after Octob…

Sec. 652.025. APPOINTMENT VOID. An appointment made in violation of Section 652.023 is void. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 652.026. VACANCY DURING TRANSITION PERIOD. (a) If a vacancy first occurs during the transition period, the incumbent governor may appoint an individual to fill the vacancy only for a partial term expiring February 1 following the occurrence of the vacancy. (b) This section d…

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.

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…

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)…

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…

Sec. 653.005. SCOPE AND AMOUNT OF BOND COVERAGE. Unless the amount of bond coverage is established as provided by Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) of Section 653.004, the office shall determine the necessary scope and amount of bond coverage for a state agency. Added by Acts 1993, 7…

Sec. 653.006. TERMS OF BONDS. A bond may be purchased for three-year coverage. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 653.007. WRITING OF BONDS. (a) Only an insurance company authorized to act as surety in this state may write a bond under this chapter. (b) A bond under this chapter must be written in triplicate originals on a form approved by the State Board of Insurance. Added by Acts 199…

Sec. 653.008. FILING AND CUSTODY OF BONDS. (a) One original of each bond shall be filed with the secretary of state. (b) One original of each bond shall be filed with the comptroller. (c) One original of each bond shall be filed with the state agency covered by the bond. (d) Each…

Sec. 653.009. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS. The state, as beneficiary, shall pay premiums on bonds under this chapter from: (1) money appropriated by the legislature for that purpose; (2) money appropriated by the legislature to a state agency that may be used for: (A) administration or a…

Sec. 653.010. ATTORNEY GENERAL AUTHORIZED TO RECOVER LOSS. The attorney general, on notice by an agency of a loss covered by a bond under this chapter, may: (1) immediately bring or cause to be brought an action to recover the loss; and (2) take any action necessary for recovery …

Sec. 653.011. DEPOSIT OF RECOVERY. A recovery of a loss or a recovery on a bond under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the fund from which the loss occurred. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 653.012. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT. Notwithstanding any other law that requires a state officer or employee to obtain a surety bond, a state officer or employee otherwise qualified to hold office, employment, or to serve as a notary public shall not be disqualif…

Sec. 654.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Position Classification Act. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 654.002. POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN. In this chapter, the position classification plan is the Texas Position Classification Plan, 1961, that was filed with the governor, as changed under this chapter, and that provides the salary structure for specified state employments. …

Sec. 654.011. APPLICATION OF POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN. (a) The position classification plan and the salary rates and provisions in the General Appropriations Act apply to all hourly, part-time, temporary, and regular, full-time salaried employments in the state departments, a…

Sec. 654.012. EXCEPTIONS FROM POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN. The position classification plan does not apply to: (1) a constitutional officer or official; (2) an elected officer or official; (3) an officer appointed by the governor; (4) the chief executive of a state agency; (5) a…

Sec. 654.0125. EXEMPTION OF POSITIONS BY GOVERNOR. (a) Appropriated money may not be used to pay the salary of a person in a position exempted from the position classification plan by the governor under Section 654.012(8)(A) unless the position is a bona fide new position establi…

Sec. 654.013. DEFERRAL FROM POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN. Nonacademic employments in state institutions of higher education are deferred from the application of the position classification plan until the governor orders or the legislature directs otherwise. Added by Acts 1993, 73…

Sec. 654.014. APPOINTMENTS TO CONFORM WITH POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT. (a) Each employment to which this subchapter applies shall conform to: (1) the classes of work described in the position classification plan; (2) the titles authorized by the p…