Amend CSSB 1952 by adding the following SECTION in Article 8 
and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter K, Chapter 659, Government Code, 
is amended by adding Section 659.262 to read as follows:
	Sec. 659.262.  ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN 
CLASSIFIED STATE EMPLOYEES.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" 
means an agency of any branch of state government that employs 
individuals who are classified under Chapter 654.
	(b)  To enhance the recruitment of competent personnel for 
certain classified employee positions, a state agency may provide 
to a state employee, at the time of the employee's hiring for a 
classified position, additional compensation in the form of a 
one-time recruitment payment not to exceed $5,000.  If the employee 
discontinues employment with the state agency for any reason less 
than three months after the date of receiving the recruitment 
payment, the employee shall refund to the state agency the full 
amount of the recruitment payment.  If the employee discontinues 
employment with the state agency for any reason three months or 
longer but less than 12 months after the date of receiving the 
recruitment payment, the employee shall refund to the state agency 
an amount computed by:
		(1)  subtracting from 12 months the number of complete 
calendar months the employee worked after the date of receiving the 
recruitment payment;
		(2)  dividing the number of months computed under 
Subdivision (1) by 12 months; and
		(3)  multiplying the fraction computed under 
Subdivision (2) by the amount of the recruitment payment.
	(c)  To enhance the retention of employees who are employed 
in certain classified positions that are identified by the chief 
administrator of a state agency as essential for the state agency's 
operations, a state agency may enter into a deferred compensation 
contract with a classified employee to provide to the employee a 
one-time additional compensation payment not to exceed $5,000 to be 
added to the employee's salary payment the month after the 
conclusion of the 12-month period of service under the deferred 
compensation contract.
	(d)  To be eligible to enter into a contract for deferred 
compensation under Subsection (c), a state employee must have 
already completed at least 12 months of service in a classified 
position.
	(e)  The chief administrator of a state agency shall 
determine whether additional compensation is necessary under this 
section on a case-by-case basis, considering:
		(1)  the criticality of the employee position in the 
operations of the state agency;
		(2)  evidence of high turnover rates among employees 
filling the position or an extended period during which the 
position is or has in the past been vacant;
		(3)  evidence of a shortage of employees qualified to 
fill the position or a shortage of qualified applicants; and
		(4)  other relevant factors.                                           
	(f)  Before an agency provides or enters into a contract to 
provide additional compensation to an employee under this section, 
the chief administrator of the state agency must certify to the 
comptroller in writing the reasons why the additional compensation 
is necessary.
	(g)  Additional compensation paid to an employee under this 
section is specifically exempted from any limitation on salary or 
salary increases prescribed by this chapter.