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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to use of the electronic funds transfer system operated by |
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the comptroller. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 403.016, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b), (c), and (f) and adding Subsections (f-1) |
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and (f-2) to read as follows: |
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(b) The comptroller shall use the electronic funds transfer |
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system to pay an employee's net state salary and travel expense |
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reimbursements [unless:
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[(1) the employee does not hold a classified position
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under the state's position classification plan and the employee's
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gross state salary is less than the gross state salary for a
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position classified to group 8, step 1, of the state position
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classification plan; or
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[(2) the employee holds a classified position under the
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state's position classification plan that is classified below group
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8]. |
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(c) The comptroller shall use the electronic funds transfer |
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system to make: |
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(1) payments of more than $100 to annuitants by the |
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Employees Retirement System of Texas, [or] the Teacher Retirement |
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System of Texas, or the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System |
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under each [either] system's administrative jurisdiction; |
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(2) recurring payments to municipalities, counties, |
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political subdivisions, special districts, and other governmental |
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entities of this state; and |
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(3) payments to vendors who choose to receive payment |
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through the electronic funds transfer system rather than by |
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warrant. |
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(f) [(1)] Except as provided by Subsection (f-1) |
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[Subdivisions (2) and (4)] and subject to any limitation in rules |
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adopted by the comptroller, an automated clearinghouse, or the |
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federal government, the comptroller may use the electronic funds |
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transfer system to deposit payments only to one or more accounts of |
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a payee at one or more financial institutions, including credit |
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unions. |
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(f-1) [(2)] The comptroller may also use the electronic |
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funds transfer system to deposit the amount [a portion] of an |
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employee's payroll deduction made as authorized by law [gross pay
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into the employee's account at a credit union as prescribed by
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Subchapter G, Chapter 659]. |
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(f-2) [(3)] A single electronic funds transfer may contain |
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payments to multiple payees. Individual transfers or warrants are |
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not required for each payee. |
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[(4) The comptroller may also use the electronic funds
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transfer system to deposit a portion of an employee's gross pay into
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an account of an eligible state employee organization for a
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membership as prescribed by Subchapter G, Chapter 659.] |
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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, 2019. |
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