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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing state agencies to establish a four-day |
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workweek. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 658.005, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 658.005. REGULAR OFFICE HOURS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), normal [Normal] office |
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hours of a state agency are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through |
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Friday. These hours are the regular working hours for a full-time |
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state employee of an agency that is open five days each week. |
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(a-1) The chief administrator of a state agency may choose |
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to keep the agency open only four days each week, from Monday |
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through Thursday or from Tuesday through Friday. A state agency |
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that operates under this subsection is not required to provide |
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regular services from Friday through Sunday or from Saturday |
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through Monday, as applicable. The normal office hours of a state |
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agency that operates four days each week are from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., |
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and those hours are the regular working hours for a full-time state |
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employee of the agency. The state agency shall publicize the |
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agency's business days and hours on the agency's Internet website. |
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(a-2) The offices of a state agency shall remain open during |
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the noon hour each working day with at least one person on duty to |
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accept calls, receive visitors, or transact business. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |