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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation of Texas Department of Transportation |
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employees for certain compensatory time. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.407 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.407. PAYMENT FOR COMPENSATORY TIME. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, the department may compensate |
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employees of the department, whether subject to or exempt from the |
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overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 |
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(29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), for compensatory time earned when |
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taking compensatory time off would be disruptive to the |
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department's normal business functions. |
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(b) The rate of compensation authorized under this section |
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is equal to the employee's regular rate of pay. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |