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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation on the salary paid to officers and |
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employees of this state and political subdivisions of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 659, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 659.0111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.0111. LIMITATION ON SALARY. Notwithstanding any |
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other law, the salary of a state officer or employee may not exceed |
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the amount of the salary set by the biennial appropriations act for |
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the governor. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.010. LIMITATION ON SALARY FOR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE |
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OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) In this section, "political |
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subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, |
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school district, junior college district, or other political |
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subdivision of this state. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the salary of an officer |
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or employee of a political subdivision may not exceed the amount of |
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the salary set by the General Appropriations Act for the governor. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies to a salary agreement or an |
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employment contract that is entered into on or after September 1, |
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2023. A salary agreement or an employment contract that is entered |
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into before September 1, 2023, is governed by the law as it existed |
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at the time the agreement or contract was entered into, and the |
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former law remains in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the state fiscal |
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biennium that begins September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2023. |