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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limiting the duration of employment of certain state |
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employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 651, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 651.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 651.011. LIMITATION ON EMPLOYMENT DURATION FOR CERTAIN |
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STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Faculty member" means a person who is employed by |
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an institution of higher education on a full-time basis as a member |
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of the faculty or staff and whose primary duties include teaching or |
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research. |
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(2) "State agency" means: |
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(A) a department, commission, board, office, |
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council, authority, or other agency in the executive branch of |
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state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of |
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this state, including a university system or institution of higher |
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education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or |
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(B) either house of the legislature or a |
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legislative agency, council, or committee, including the |
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Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the State |
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Auditor's Office, and the Legislative Reference Library. |
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(3) "State employee" means a person who is employed by |
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a state agency. The term does not include an elected official. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a faculty member. |
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(c) A person may not be employed as a state employee for one |
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or more periods that cumulatively exceed 24 years. The governing |
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body of the employing state agency shall immediately terminate the |
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employment of a person who becomes ineligible for employment under |
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this subsection. |
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(d) For purposes of determining a person's ineligibility |
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for employment under this section, only the length of the person's |
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employment after January 1, 2026, may be considered. |
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SECTION 2. If an employment relationship described by |
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Section 651.011, Government Code, as added by this Act, is governed |
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by an employment contract that was entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act, this Act only applies to any renewal of |
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that contract occurring on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only |
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if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2025, to limit the time that a person may serve as |
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a member of the Texas Legislature, a statewide elected officer in |
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the executive branch, or a state employee in the legislative or |
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executive branch of state government is approved by the voters. If |
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that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no |
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effect. |