Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 587 amends the Government Code to remove certain impediments to the rehiring of retired state employees by state agencies. It repeals compensation caps for such retirees, whether rehired as an agency employee or as a contractor, and repeals a provision that previously suspended annuity payments if a retiree was reemployed for more than nine months in a single fiscal year. The bill requires an agency, as part of its strategic planning, to conduct a strategic staffing analysis and develop a workforce plan to address critical staffing and training needs, including the need for experienced employees to educate potential successors. The state auditor is responsible for developing guidelines for the staffing analyses and workforce plans.