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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 to state |
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employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 659.081, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.081. STATE OFFICERS: PAYMENT ONCE A MONTH. Except |
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as provided by [this subchapter or] the General Appropriations Act, |
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annual salaries for state officers [and employees] shall be paid |
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once a month. |
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SECTION 2. Section 659.082, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.082. STATE EMPLOYEES: PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH. |
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Except as provided by the General Appropriations Act, annual |
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salaries for state employees shall [(a) An employee is entitled to] |
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be paid [employment compensation] twice a month [if: |
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[(1) the employee is employed by: |
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[(A) the Texas Department of Mental Health and |
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Mental Retardation; |
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[(B) the Texas Department of Transportation; |
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[(C) the Texas Department of Human Services; |
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[(D) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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[(E) the Department of Public Safety; or |
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[(F) any other state agency designated by the |
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comptroller; |
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[(2) the employee holds a classified position under the |
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state's position classification plan; |
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[(3) the employee's position is classified below salary |
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group A12 under classification salary Schedule A in the General |
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Appropriations Act; |
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[(4) the employing state agency satisfies the |
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comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation |
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twice a month; and |
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[(5) at least 30 percent of the eligible employees of |
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the agency choose to be paid twice a month]. |
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[(b) Employees of an institution of higher education as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, may be paid twice a month |
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at the election of the employing institution of higher education.] |
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SECTION 3. Sections 659.083(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [Except as provided by Subsection (b), the] |
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comptroller may not pay the salary of a state officer [or employee] |
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before the first working day of the month following the payroll |
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period. |
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(b) The comptroller may not pay the salary of a state |
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employee before [shall pay an employee who is paid twice a month |
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under Section 659.082 on]: |
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(1) the first working day of the month following the |
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payroll period that covers the last half of the preceding month; and |
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(2) the 15th day of the month or the first working day |
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after the 15th for the payroll period that covers the first half of |
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the month. |
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SECTION 4. Section 659.084, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 659.084. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. Salaries for |
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state officers and employees [paid once a month] shall be paid |
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through electronic funds transfer under Section 403.016 unless paid |
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on warrant as permitted under that section. |
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SECTION 5. Section 659.085(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) An agency that may contract with its employees for |
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employment for less than a 12-month period may make equal [monthly] |
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salary payments under the contract during the contract period or |
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during the fiscal year in accordance with the General |
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Appropriations Act and equitable rules adopted by the comptroller, |
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provided that the salary payments are made twice a month to the |
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employees. |
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SECTION 6. Section 825.405(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Monthly, employers shall: |
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(1) report to the retirement system in a form |
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prescribed by the system a certification of the total amount of |
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salary paid above the statutory minimum salary and the total amount |
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of employer contributions due under this section for the [payroll] |
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period covered by the report; and |
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(2) retain information, as determined by the |
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retirement system, sufficient to allow administration of this |
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section, including information for each employee showing the |
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applicable minimum salary as well as aggregate annual compensation. |
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SECTION 7. Section 825.407(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The designated disbursing officer of each general |
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academic teaching institution and the designated disbursing |
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officer of each medical and dental unit shall: |
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(1) submit to the retirement system, at a time and in |
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the manner prescribed by the retirement system, a monthly report |
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containing a certification of the total amount of salary paid from |
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noneducational and general funds and the total amount of employer |
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contributions due under this section for the [payroll] period |
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covered by the report; and |
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(2) maintain and retain the following information: |
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(A) the name of each member employed by the |
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institution or unit who, for the [most recent payroll] period |
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covered by the report, was paid wholly or partly from |
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noneducational and general funds; |
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(B) the amount of the employee's salary for the |
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[most recent payroll] period covered by the report that was paid |
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from noneducational and general funds; and |
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(C) any other information the retirement system |
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determines is necessary to administer this section. |
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SECTION 8. Section 825.4071(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The designated disbursing officer of each public junior |
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college and each public junior college district shall: |
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(1) submit to the retirement system, at a time and in |
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the manner prescribed by the retirement system, a monthly report |
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containing a certification that includes: |
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(A) the total amount of compensation paid; |
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(B) the total amount of employer contributions |
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due under this section for the [payroll] period covered by the |
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report; and |
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(C) any other information the retirement system |
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determines is necessary to administer this section; and |
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(2) maintain and retain the following information: |
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(A) the name of each member employed by the |
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public junior college or public junior college district; |
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(B) the amount of the member's salary for the |
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[most recent payroll] period covered by the report; |
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(C) whether the member is a qualifying employee |
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under Section 825.404(a-1)(1); and |
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(D) any other information the retirement system |
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determines is necessary to administer this section. |
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SECTION 9. A state agency may adopt rules to implement this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 10. The changes in law made by this Act apply only |
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to the payment of compensation to a state employee for services |
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provided by the employee on or after September 1, 2025. The payment |
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of compensation to a state employee for services provided by the |
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employee before September 1, 2025, is governed by the law in effect |
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on the date the employee provided the services, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 11. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |