SRC-JBJ S.B. 1040 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1040
77R3182 MCK-DBy: Ellis, Rodney
State Affairs
3/29/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, state employees are not allowed to earn compensatory time for
work performed at the employee's personal residence whenever the employee's
combination of paid leave and hours worked exceeded 40 hours in a week.  As
proposed, S.B. 1040 allows an employing agency to adopt a written policy,
approved by the agency head, that identifies situations in which an
employee may accumulate compensatory time at the employee's personal
residence. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency.   

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 659.018, Government Code, to add an exception.
Authorizes a state agency to adopt a written policy approved by the head of
the agency that identifies situations in which an employee is authorized to
accumulate compensatory time off for work performed at the employee's
personal residence.  Requires the state agency to notify its employees of
the agency's policy on earning compensatory time off for work performed at
an employee's personal residence and make the policy available to the state
auditor's office on request. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.