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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the salary of certain employees who transfer within a |
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state agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 659, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 659.2532 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.2532. TRANSFER WITHIN AGENCY BETWEEN CLASSIFIED |
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POSITIONS WITH SAME POSITION TITLE WHEN EMPLOYEE IS COMPETITIVELY |
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SELECTED. (a) In this section, "classified position" means a |
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position classified under the state's position classification |
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plan. |
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(b) A state employee's annual salary rate immediately after |
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a transfer may be set at any rate in the appropriate salary group if |
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the employee: |
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(1) transfers within a state agency between two |
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classified positions that: |
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(A) are allocated to the same salary group; and |
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(B) have the same position title as listed in the |
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General Appropriations Act; |
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(2) transfers to a position for which the employment |
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opening is publicly listed in accordance with Chapter 656; |
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(3) voluntarily applies for the position to which the |
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employee transfers; and |
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(4) agrees to accept the position to which the |
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employee transfers at the publicly listed salary. |
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SECTION 2. Section 659.2532, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a transfer of position that takes effect |
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on or after September 1, 2023. A transfer of position that takes |
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effect before September 1, 2023, is governed by the law in effect on |
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the effective date of the transfer, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |