Sec. 40.0321. SALARY SUPPLEMENTATION BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. (a) A county or municipality may supplement, from its own funds, the salary of a department employee whose duties include providing services as part of, or relating to, the provision of child protective services and adult protective services by the department.
(b) A department employee who has worked in the same position for the department in a different region is not eligible for a salary supplement under Subsection (a) for a minimum of six months after assuming the position in the new region.
(c) Section 659.020, Government Code, does not apply to the supplement authorized by this section.
(d) The department may not require a salary supplement as a condition for creating or maintaining a position in the region.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.191, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 40.021. Family and Protective Services Council
Section 40.023. Training Program for Council Members
Section 40.024. Terms; Vacancy
Section 40.025. Reimbursement for Expenses
Section 40.026. Presiding Officer; Other Officers; Meetings
Section 40.030. Advisory Committees
Section 40.0315. Investigation Unit for Adult Protective Services
Section 40.0321. Salary Supplementation by County or Municipality
Section 40.0322. Qualifications for Adult Protective Services Personnel; Recruitment
Section 40.0325. Study of Caseworker Education Reimbursement
Section 40.0326. Recruitment of Caseworkers
Section 40.034. Prohibited Activities by Former Officers or Employees
Section 40.035. Training Program for Adult Protective Services; Continuing Education
Section 40.036. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Training
Section 40.037. Training Program for Child Protective Services Managers
Section 40.038. Secondary Trauma Support for Caseworkers
Section 40.039. Review of Records Retention Policy
Section 40.041. Office of Data Analytics
Section 40.042. Investigations of Child Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Section 40.043. Child Safety and Runaway Prevention Procedures