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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to merit pay for certain qualified professionals employed |
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by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Youth |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 493.007, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The executive director shall develop a system of annual |
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performance evaluations. Except as provided by Subsection (e), all |
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[All] merit pay for department employees must be based on the system |
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established under this subsection. |
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(e) The executive director shall adopt a policy providing |
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for merit pay for a person who: |
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(1) is a licensed chemical dependency counselor or has |
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at least two years of experience in chemical dependency counseling |
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and is a licensed social worker, professional counselor, physician, |
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or psychologist; and |
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(2) has repaid a student loan owed by the person. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.0354, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0354. JOB PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; MERIT PAY. (a) |
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The executive director or the executive director's designee shall |
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develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based |
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on documented employee performance. Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), all [All] merit pay for commission employees must |
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be based on the system established under this section. |
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(b) The executive director shall adopt a policy providing |
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for merit pay for a person who: |
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(1) is a licensed chemical dependency counselor or has |
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at least two years of experience in chemical dependency counseling |
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and is a licensed social worker, professional counselor, physician, |
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or psychologist; and |
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(2) has repaid a student loan owed by the person. |
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SECTION 3. Section 493.007, Government Code, and Section |
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61.0354, Human Resources Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to |
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merit pay for work performed by an employee of the Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice or the Texas Youth Commission on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. Merit pay for work performed before the |
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effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect on the |
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date the work was performed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |