CHAPTER 667. MULTIPLE EMPLOYMENTS WITH STATE - Texas Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 667. MULTIPLE EMPLOYMENTS WITH STATE

Sec. 667.001. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) This chapter applies to

a person who is or may become employed by more than one state

agency or institution of higher education.

(b) A person who is employed by more than one state agency or

institution of higher education may not receive benefits from the

state that exceed the benefits provided for one full-time

employee.

(c) The person must be informed of the requirements of this

chapter before the person is employed by more than one agency or

institution.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.001 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.002. SEPARATE RECORDS REQUIRED. Separate vacation and

sick leave records must be maintained for each employment.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Sec. 666.002 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch.

1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.003. TRANSFER OF LEAVE BALANCES PROHIBITED. If the

person separates from one employment, the person's leave balances

that were accrued under that employment may not be transferred to

the remaining employments.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.003 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.004. ACCRUAL OF STATE SERVICE CREDIT. The person

accrues state service credit for all purposes as if the person

had only one employment.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.004 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.005. GROUP INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION. The total state

contribution toward the person's group insurance is limited to

the amount specified in the General Appropriations Act for a

full-time active employee.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.005 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.006. OVERTIME COMPENSATION. (a) Overtime compensation

accrues for each employment independently of every other

employment, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) If the person is subject to the overtime provisions of the

federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201

et seq.) in an employment, the employing agencies and

institutions of higher education shall ensure that the person is

compensated for all combined time actually worked that exceeds 40

hours per week in accordance with the overtime provisions of the

federal law. The agencies and institutions shall cooperate to

determine which agency or institution is responsible for ensuring

that the employee is properly compensated according to those

provisions.

(c) An employing agency or institution may not use multiple

employments of an employee within the same agency or institution

for the purpose of:

(1) paying the employee for working more than 40 hours in a week

instead of earning compensatory time in accordance with state

law; or

(2) paying the employee a greater salary than is allowed for

either of the employee's positions.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.006 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.007. INFORMING EMPLOYER ABOUT MULTIPLE EMPLOYMENT. The

person must inform the person's employing state agencies or

institutions of higher education before accepting an additional

employment with another agency or institution.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.007 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.008. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES. If a

person's multiple employment involves only legislative agencies

and all employments are less than full-time, the person may use

paid leave from leave balances in all employments, and on

separating from one employment, leave balances accrued under that

employment will be transferred to the remaining employments.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.008 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 667.009. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS. (a) A

university system as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code,

may establish a policy that defines a person's employment as the

total hours the person is assigned:

(1) to one component of the system; or

(2) to all components of the system.

(b) The policy may apply to a person only if the person is

employed by more than one institution of higher education and all

the employing institutions are within the same university system.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,

1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 666.009 by Acts 2001,

77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(60), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.