79R3419 KEG-D

By:  Isett                                                        H.B. No. 912



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the maximum cost of certain awards presented to  state 
agency employees for professional achievement or outstanding 
service.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2113.201(b), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(b)  The cost of awards purchased under this section may not 
exceed $100 [$50] for an individual employee.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.