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.