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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reimbursement of travel expenses for state |
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employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 660, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 660.019 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 660.019. DEADLINE FOR REIMBURSING EXPENSES. |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than the 45th |
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day after the date a state employee submits a request for |
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reimbursement of travel expenses, a state agency shall reimburse |
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the state employee for reimbursable travel expenses incurred by the |
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state employee if the state employee submits the request for |
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reimbursement in accordance with: |
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(1) the state agency's policies and procedures for |
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travel expense reimbursement; and |
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(2) state travel rules. |
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(b) If there is a bona fide dispute between the state agency |
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and the state employee relating to the travel expenses, the state |
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agency shall reimburse the state employee for reimbursable travel |
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expenses incurred by the state employee not later than the 30th day |
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after the date the dispute is resolved. |
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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. |