Title GV, Government Code

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…

Sec. 657.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "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, including an institution of higher educati…

Sec. 657.002. INDIVIDUALS QUALIFIED FOR MILITARY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE. The following individuals qualify for a military employment preference: (1) a veteran, including a veteran with a disability; (2) a veteran's surviving spouse who has not remarried; (3) an orphan of a veteran…

Sec. 657.003. MILITARY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE. (a) An individual who qualifies for a military employment preference is entitled to a preference in employment with or appointment to a state agency over other applicants for the same position who do not have a greater qualification. …

Sec. 657.004. VETERAN EMPLOYMENT GOAL FOR STATE AGENCIES. (a) Each state agency shall establish a goal of hiring, in full-time positions at the agency, a number of veterans equal to at least 20 percent of the total number of employees of the state agency. (b) A state agency may e…

Sec. 657.0045. DESIGNATION OF OPEN POSITION FOR AND IMMEDIATE HIRING OF INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO MILITARY EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE. (a) A state agency may designate an open position as a military preference position and only accept applications for that position from individuals who a…

Sec. 657.0046. STATE AGENCY LIAISON FOR VETERANS, MILITARY MEMBERS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. (a) Each state agency that has at least 500 full-time equivalent positions shall designate an individual from the agency to serve as a liaison for veterans, military members, and their depen…

Sec. 657.0047. INTERVIEWS AT STATE AGENCIES. (a) For each announced open position at a state agency, the state agency shall interview: (1) if the total number of individuals interviewed for the position is six or fewer, at least one individual qualified for a military employment …

Sec. 657.005. EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION. (a) The individual whose duty is to appoint or employ an applicant for a position with a state agency or an officer or the chief administrator of the agency who receives an application for appointment or employment by an individual entitled…

Sec. 657.006. FEDERAL LAW AND GRANTS. To the extent that this chapter conflicts with federal law or a limitation provided by a federal grant to a state agency, this chapter shall be construed to operate in harmony with the federal law or limitation of the federal grant. Added by …

Sec. 657.007. PREFERENCE APPLICABLE TO REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE. (a) An individual entitled to a hiring or appointment preference under this chapter is also entitled to a preference in retaining employment if the state agency that employs or appoints the individual reduces its work…

Sec. 657.008. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A state agency shall file quarterly with the comptroller a report that states: (1) the percentage of the total number of employees hired or appointed by the agency during the reporting period who are persons entitled to a preference under…

Sec. 657.009. STATE AGENCIES TO LIST POSITIONS WITH TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. (a) A state agency shall provide to the Texas Workforce Commission, under rules adopted under this section by the commission, information regarding an open position that is subject to the hiring or ap…

Sec. 657.010. COMPLAINT REGARDING EMPLOYMENT DECISION OF STATE AGENCY. (a) An individual entitled to a military employment preference under this chapter who is aggrieved by a decision of a state agency to which this chapter applies relating to hiring or appointing the individual,…

Sec. 658.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Full-time state employee" means a person employed by a state agency who, if not participating in a voluntary work reduction program under Section 658.003, is required to work for the agency not less than 40 hours a week. (2) "State…

Sec. 658.002. WORK HOURS REQUIRED FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES. (a) A state employee paid a full-time salary shall work not less than 40 hours a week. (b) The chief administrator of a state agency that must maintain certain services 24 hours a day may require essential employees who pe…

Sec. 658.003. VOLUNTARY WORK REDUCTION PROGRAM. (a) To increase state efficiency while reducing the cost of state government, a state agency may create a work reduction program in which a full-time state employee of the agency agrees to accept reduced wages and benefits for a pro…

Sec. 658.004. NOTICE OF WORK REDUCTION PROGRAM. (a) The chief administrator of a state agency that has created a work reduction program under Section 658.003 shall place notice of the program's availability in common areas of the agency. (b) The chief administrator of a state age…

Sec. 658.005. REGULAR OFFICE HOURS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) Normal office hours of a state agency are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. These hours are the regular working hours for a full-time state employee. The offices of a state agency shall remain open during the…

Sec. 658.006. STAGGERED WORKING HOURS. Normal working hours for employees of a state agency may be staggered for traffic regulation or public safety. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1…

Sec. 658.007. WORKING HOURS FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) The governing board of an institution of higher education or a university system, as those terms are defined in Section 61.003, Education Code, may make exceptions to the minimum length of the work…

Sec. 658.008. MEMBERS OF NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE. To facilitate participation in military duties by state employees, each state agency shall adjust the work schedule of any employee who is a member of the Texas National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserve so that tw…

Sec. 658.009. PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT. A state agency may fill a regular full-time position with one or more part-time employees: (1) without regard to whether the position is subject to or exempt from the state's position classification plan; and (2) subject to Section 659.019. Add…

Sec. 658.010. PLACE WHERE WORK PERFORMED. (a) An employee of a state agency shall, during normal office hours, conduct agency business only at the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment unless the employee: (1) is travelling; or (2) has received authorizatio…

Sec. 658.011. AUTHORIZATION OF TELEWORK. (a) The administrative head of a state agency may enter into an agreement with an employee authorizing telework in order to: (1) address a lack of available office space for the agency; or (2) provide reasonable flexibility that enhances t…

Sec. 658.012. AGENCY TELEWORK PLAN. (a) A state agency that authorizes telework under Section 658.011 shall develop a plan that addresses the agency's telework policies and procedures. An agency telework plan must: (1) establish: (A) criteria for evaluating the ability of an empl…

Sec. 659.001. EQUAL WORK, EQUAL PAY. A woman who performs public service for this state is entitled to be paid the same compensation for her service as is paid to a man who performs the same kind, grade, and quantity of service, and a distinction in compensation may not be made b…

Sec. 659.002. DEDUCTIONS. (a) A state agency may not make a deduction from the compensation paid to an officer or employee whose compensation is paid in full or in part from state funds unless the deduction is authorized by law. (b) In this section "state agency" means: (1) a boa…

Sec. 659.003. OFFICER MAY DECLINE REMUNERATION. (a) In this section: (1) "Officer" means an elected officer or appointed officer, as those terms are defined by Chapter 572. The term includes a person who has received a certificate of election to such an office or who has been app…

Sec. 659.004. PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL REPORTING. (a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 658.001. (b) The comptroller, in consultation with the state auditor, shall adopt rules that prescribe uniform procedures for payroll and personnel reporting for…

Sec. 659.005. WITNESS FEES; JURY SERVICE. (a) A deduction may not be made from the salary or wages of a state employee because the employee is called for jury service, including a deduction for any fee or compensation the employee receives for the jury service. (b) A state office…

Sec. 659.006. ADJUSTMENT FOR INACCURATE PAYMENT. The comptroller by rule shall prescribe procedures for state agencies to follow in making adjustments to payrolls for the pay period immediately following the period in which an inaccurate payment or deduction is made or in which o…

Sec. 659.011. SALARIES SET IN APPROPRIATIONS ACT. The salaries of all state officers and employees are in the amounts provided by the biennial appropriations act. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 659.012. JUDICIAL SALARIES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 659.011 and subject to Subsections (b) and (b-1): (1) a judge of a district court or a division of the business court is entitled to an annual base salary from the state as set by the General Appropriations Act in an am…

Sec. 659.0125. SALARY FOR DISTRICT JUDGE OR RETIRED JUDGE PRESIDING OVER MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 659.012 or any other law, a district judge who presides over multidistrict litigation involving claims for asbestos-related or silica-related injuries is…

Sec. 659.013. STATUTORY SALARIES SUSPENDED. (a) Except as provided by this section, a law setting the salary of a state officer or employee is suspended to the extent that the law conflicts with this subchapter. (b) The suspension does not apply to: (1) a law specifying or regula…

Sec. 659.014. SUSPENDED LAWS CONTINUED IN EFFECT. Those laws suspended by the operation of Section 659.013 are continued in effect, although suspended, as those laws existed September 1, 1993, including: (1) Article 6813, Revised Statutes (setting annual salaries for named office…

Sec. 659.015. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. (a) This section applies only to a state employee who is subject to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and who is not an emp…

Sec. 659.0155. PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR OVERTIME. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall compensate a person employed by the department for any overtime accrued by the employee for which the employee is entitled to compensation unde…

Sec. 659.016. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES NOT SUBJECT TO FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT; REDUCTIONS IN PAY. (a) This section applies only to a state employee who is not subject to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et …

Sec. 659.017. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES. Consistent with the requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), overtime pay and compensatory time off for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of …

Sec. 659.018. COMPENSATORY TIME: PLACE WHERE WORK PERFORMED. (a) Except under circumstances specified in the General Appropriations Act or as provided by Subsection (b), an employee of a state agency as defined by Section 658.001 may not, for hours worked during any calendar week…

Sec. 659.019. PART-TIME AND HOURLY EMPLOYMENT. (a) In computing the salary of a part-time or hourly employee, the rate of pay must be proportional to the rate authorized by the General Appropriations Act for full-time employment in the same classified position, or if the position…

Sec. 659.020. SALARY SUPPLEMENTATION. A state employee employed by a state agency as defined by Section 658.001 whose position is classified under Chapter 654 or whose exempt position is funded by the General Appropriations Act may not receive a salary supplement from any source …

Sec. 659.0201. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS FOR SALARY SUPPLEMENT; REPORTING. (a) In this section, "state agency" means a board, commission, department, institute, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute…

Sec. 659.021. ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD OF AGENCY. The administrative head of a state agency as defined by Section 658.001 whose salary as administrative head is established by the General Appropriations Act may not receive a salary higher than that established salary, even if the admi…