Bill Text: TX HB291 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a hiring freeze of nonessential personnel employed by a state agency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-11 - Referred to Appropriations [HB291 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB291-Introduced.html
83R2639 CJC-D | ||
By: King of Parker | H.B. No. 291 |
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relating to a hiring freeze of nonessential personnel employed by a | ||
state agency. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. HIRING FREEZE. (a) In this Act, "state agency" | ||
means a public entity in the executive branch of state government | ||
eligible under law to receive an appropriation. | ||
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this Act, during | ||
the state fiscal biennium that ends August 31, 2015, a state agency | ||
may not: | ||
(1) fill the position of an employee if the position: | ||
(A) is vacant on September 1, 2013; or | ||
(B) becomes vacant after September 1, 2013; or | ||
(2) divert to any other use money appropriated for the | ||
salary, wages, or benefits attributable to a position described by | ||
Subdivision (1) of this subsection. | ||
(c) On September 1, 2015, the comptroller shall deposit any | ||
unexpended money appropriated for salary, wages, or benefits for a | ||
vacant position to which Subsection (b) of this Act applies to the | ||
credit of the fund or account from which the money was appropriated. | ||
(d) A state agency may fill a vacant position described by | ||
Subsection (b) of this Act and use to fill that position money | ||
appropriated for the salary, wages, or benefits attributable to the | ||
position only if the agency first determines that the position is | ||
critically related to the agency's ability to perform its core | ||
function. On such determination the agency shall: | ||
(1) notify the governor and members of the Legislative | ||
Budget Board of the nature of the critical vacancy; and | ||
(2) provide other information relating to the critical | ||
vacancy to the governor or members of the Legislative Budget Board | ||
on request. | ||
(e) Once a state agency provides notice of a critical | ||
vacancy under Subsection (d) of this Act, the agency is not required | ||
to provide notice before filling the position in the event of a | ||
subsequent vacancy. | ||
SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2015. | ||
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2013. |