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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state |
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agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.082, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A state agency listed in Subsection (a) may elect to pay |
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employment compensation twice a month to an employee who holds a |
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position classified in salary group A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, or A17 |
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under classification salary Schedule A in the General |
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Appropriations Act. A state agency that elects to pay employment |
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compensation twice a month under this subsection must satisfy the |
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comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation |
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twice a month. |
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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, 2023. |