By Duncan                                              S.B. No. 799
         77R6288 MCK-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to requiring state agencies to perform exit interviews
 1-3     with employees.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Chapter 651, Government Code, is amended by adding
 1-6     Section 651.007 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 651.007.  EXIT INTERVIEWS. (a)  In this section, "state
 1-8     agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department,
 1-9     office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive,
1-10     legislative, or judicial branch of state government.  The term does
1-11     not include an institution of higher education as defined by
1-12     Section 61.003, Education Code.
1-13           (b)  Each state agency shall conduct an exit interview with
1-14     an employee who leaves employment with the agency.  The state
1-15     agency shall conduct the exit interview by having the employee
1-16     access the questionnaire posted on the state auditor's Internet
1-17     site and electronically submit the completed questionnaire to the
1-18     state auditor.
1-19           (c)  The state agency shall conduct the exit interview in a
1-20     manner that allows the employee alone to describe the employee's
1-21     reason for leaving employment.  The state agency may not alter the
1-22     description stated by the employee.
1-23           (d)  The state auditor shall develop the exit interview
1-24     questionnaire.  In developing the questionnaire under this
 2-1     subsection, the state auditor shall consult with the comptroller.
 2-2           (e)  Not later than the 15th day following the end of the
 2-3     calendar quarter, the state auditor shall submit a report to each
 2-4     state agency containing the responses to the exit interview
 2-5     questionnaire submitted by each former employee of the agency
 2-6     during the preceding quarter.
 2-7           (f)  The state auditor may audit each state agency's records
 2-8     to determine whether the agency is complying with the requirements
 2-9     of this section.
2-10           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.