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House Bill 3785 |
House Author: Callegari |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 3785 amends the Water Code to authorize the navigation and canal commission or executive director of a navigation district to establish a program in the district to allow an employee to voluntarily transfer time earned by the employee as sick leave or vacation leave to a district employee catastrophic assistance fund. The bill authorizes an employee, on approval by the administrator, to contribute not less than one day or more than 10 days of the employee's combined accrued sick and vacation leave time to the fund in a fiscal year, and it requires the administrator to credit the fund with a dollar amount equivalent to the employee's hourly salary multiplied by the number of hours contributed by the employee. The bill establishes that an employee may be eligible for a transfer of money from the fund, not to exceed $5,000, if the employee has suffered unreimbursed losses or expenses because of a catastrophic event. The bill authorizes the commission or executive director of a district to adopt rules and prescribe procedures and forms relating to operation of the fund.
House Bill 3785 adds provisions that relate to the law authorizing certain officials and representatives of a navigation district or port authority to make routine purchases or contracts in an amount not to exceed $25,000. The bill specifies that provisions governing a contract award apply to contracts valued at more than the amount authorized under that law. The bill also requires a district or port authority to comply with the Professional Services Procurement Act in procuring professional services. The bill revises certain procedures of a navigation district or port authority relating to the execution of a contract with the United States and the selection of a contractor for construction services.