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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a pay raise for certain state employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Except as provided by Section 2 of this Act, for |
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the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023: |
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(1) each full-time employee of a state agency, |
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including an institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the |
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employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that |
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biennium in an amount equal to $10,000; and |
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(2) each part-time employee of a state agency, |
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including an institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the |
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employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that |
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biennium in an amount that is equal to the product of: |
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(A) the ratio between the number of hours the |
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employee works and the number of hours required of a full-time |
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employee; and |
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(B) $10,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1 of this Act does not apply to a member |
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of the legislature or to a member of a board, commission, or other |
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governing body of a state agency, including an institution of |
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higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, who |
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may receive a per diem or expense reimbursement but not a salary for |
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full-time employment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |