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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authority for certain state employees to work at places |
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other than the employees' regular or temporarily assigned places of |
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employment and to earn compensatory time for that work. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 658.010, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 658.010. PLACE WHERE WORK PERFORMED. (a) An employee |
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of a state agency shall, during normal office hours, conduct agency |
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business only at the employee's regular or assigned temporary place |
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of employment unless the employee: |
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(1) is travelling; or |
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(2) receives [received prior written] authorization |
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from the administrative head of the employing state agency to |
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perform work elsewhere. |
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(b) The employee's personal residence may not be considered |
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the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment |
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without [prior written] authorization from the administrative head |
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of the employing state agency. |
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SECTION 2. Section 659.018, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |