By Miller H.B. No. 1480 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the compensation of certain employees of the Texas 1-3 Department of Criminal Justice. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 493.024 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 493.024. SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE 1-8 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (a) Employees of the Texas 1-9 Department of Criminal Justice shall receive an annual percentage 1-10 pay increase if: 1-11 (1) the employee is no longer eligible for a 1-12 classification series pay increase based upon length of service, 1-13 and 1-14 (2) the employee is eligible for hazardous duty pay 1-15 under Section 659.062, Government Code. 1-16 (b) An employee shall receive a three percent pay increase 1-17 per year of service that accrues after eligibility under Section 1-18 493.024 is established, for a period of up to ten years, and 1-19 (c) an employee shall receive a one and one-half percent pay 1-20 increase for every year of service thereafter. 1-21 (d) The pay increase shall be based upon the current pay 1-22 scale applicable to the employee's current classification series. 2-1 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a 2-2 vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-3 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-4 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-5 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.