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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a one-time retention bonus for certain classified 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. Section 659.262(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) To enhance the recruitment and retention of competent |
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personnel for certain classified employee positions, a state agency |
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may provide to a state employee a recruitment payment[,] at the time |
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of the employee's hiring for a classified position or a retention |
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payment after the completion of 12 months of service. A recruitment |
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or retention payment under this subsection is[, additional
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compensation in the form of] a one-time [recruitment] payment in an |
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amount not to exceed $5,000. If the employee discontinues |
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employment with the state agency for any reason less than three |
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months after the date of receiving the recruitment or retention |
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payment, the employee shall refund to the state agency the full |
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amount of the [recruitment] payment. If the employee discontinues |
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employment with the state agency for any reason three months or |
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longer but less than 12 months after the date of receiving the |
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recruitment or retention payment, the employee shall refund to the |
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state agency an amount computed by: |
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(1) subtracting from 12 months the number of complete |
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calendar months the employee worked after the date of receiving the |
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recruitment or retention payment; |
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(2) dividing the number of months computed under |
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Subdivision (1) by 12 months; and |
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(3) multiplying the fraction computed under |
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Subdivision (2) by the amount of the recruitment or retention |
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payment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |