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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of certain executive heads of state |
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agencies and employees reporting to those executive heads. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 669, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 669. RESTRICTIONS [ON CERTAIN ACTIONS] INVOLVING CERTAIN |
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STATE EMPLOYEES [EXECUTIVE HEAD OF STATE AGENCY] |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 669, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 669.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 669.005. LIMITATION ON EMPLOYMENT DURATION FOR CERTAIN |
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POSITIONS; DUTY TO REVIEW. (a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) the executive head of a state agency that is |
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governed by a governing body; and |
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(2) an employee in a position that reports directly to |
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the executive head described by Subdivision (1). |
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(b) An individual may not serve as the executive head of a |
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state agency, or in a position that reports directly to the |
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executive head of the state agency, for a period that exceeds 10 |
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years. |
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(c) Not later than the fifth anniversary of the date an |
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individual is employed: |
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(1) as the executive head of a state agency, the |
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governing body of the state agency shall review the individual's |
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performance and determine whether to terminate the individual's |
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employment; or |
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(2) in a position that reports directly to the |
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executive head of the state agency, the executive head shall review |
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the individual's performance and determine whether to terminate the |
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individual's employment. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract was |
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entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |