1-1     By:  Haywood                                          S.B. No. 1488
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2001; March 13, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 30, 2001,
 1-4     reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 0;
 1-5     April 30, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to performance expectations and compensation systems for
 1-9     state employees.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Subchapter K, Chapter 659, Government Code, is
1-12     amended by adding Sections 659.2551 and 659.2552 to read as
1-13     follows:
1-14           Sec. 659.2551.  PERFORMANCE LINKED TO AGENCY GOALS.  Each
1-15     state agency shall adopt policies to ensure that an employee's
1-16     performance expectations are linked to the goals in the agency's
1-17     strategic plan adopted under Chapter 2056.
1-18           Sec. 659.2552.  TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
1-19     SYSTEMS.  (a)  The task force is composed of:
1-20                 (1)  a representative of:
1-21                       (A)  the governor's office, appointed by the
1-22     governor;
1-23                       (B)  the state auditor's office, appointed by the
1-24     state auditor;
1-25                       (C)  the comptroller's office, appointed by the
1-26     comptroller; and
1-27                       (D)  the Legislative Budget Board, appointed by
1-28     the director; and
1-29                 (2)  the following representatives, appointed by the
1-30     governor:
1-31                       (A)  three representatives from state agencies
1-32     that employ fewer than 100 full-time employees;
1-33                       (B)  three representatives from state agencies
1-34     that employ at least 100 but fewer than 1,000 full-time employees;
1-35     and
1-36                       (C)  three representatives from state agencies
1-37     that employ 1,000 or more full-time employees.
1-38           (b)  The representative of the state auditor's office shall
1-39     serve as the presiding officer of the task force.
1-40           (c)  The task force shall:
1-41                 (1)  evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the
1-42     current merit increase system for compensating employees;
1-43                 (2)  identify statewide opportunities for funding
1-44     pay-for-performance policies and practices to supplement current
1-45     efforts at recruiting and retaining employees; and
1-46                 (3)  provide recommendations on those matters to the
1-47     legislature not later than January 1, 2003.
1-48           (d)  A member of the task force serves at the will of the
1-49     appointing entity.
1-50           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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