Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees

Section 601.004. Person Elected to Unexpired Term of State, District, County, or Precinct Office - Sec. 601.004. PERSON ELECTED TO UNEXPIRED TERM OF STATE, DISTRICT,...

Section 601.005. Governor to Commission State or County Officers - Sec. 601.005. GOVERNOR TO COMMISSION STATE OR COUNTY OFFICERS. (a)...

Section 601.006. Certified Statement of Persons Elected to County or Precinct Offices - Sec. 601.006. CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF PERSONS ELECTED TO COUNTY OR...

Section 601.007. Evidence of Qualification for Office - Sec. 601.007. EVIDENCE OF QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE. On demand of...

Section 601.008. Unauthorized Officers - Sec. 601.008. UNAUTHORIZED OFFICERS. (a) An officer or court of...

Section 601.009. Elected Officer Must Be Registered Voter - Sec. 601.009. ELECTED OFFICER MUST BE REGISTERED VOTER. (a) A...

Section 601.011. Vacancy on Final Felony Conviction of Member of Legislature, Governor, or State Elected Official - Sec. 601.011. VACANCY ON FINAL FELONY CONVICTION OF MEMBER OF...

Chapter 602 - Administration of Oaths

Section 602.001. Definition - Sec. 602.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "oath" includes the oath...

Section 602.002. Oath Made in Texas - Sec. 602.002. OATH MADE IN TEXAS. An oath made in...

Section 602.003. Oath Made Outside Texas but Inside United States - Sec. 602.003. OATH MADE OUTSIDE TEXAS BUT INSIDE UNITED STATES....

Section 602.004. Oath Made Outside United States - Sec. 602.004. OATH MADE OUTSIDE UNITED STATES. An oath made...

Section 602.005. Oath Made by Member of Armed Forces or by Member's Spouse - Sec. 602.005. OATH MADE BY MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES OR...

Section 602.006. Oath of Office - Sec. 602.006. OATH OF OFFICE. An oath of office may...

Section 602.007. Filing of Oath Made by Certain Judicial Officers and Judicial Appointees - Sec. 602.007. FILING OF OATH MADE BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL OFFICERS...

Chapter 603 - Provision of Documents and Fees of Office

Section 603.001. Definition - Sec. 603.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "document" includes any instrument,...

Section 603.002. Copies of Documents Available to Public - Sec. 603.002. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC. The secretary...

Section 603.003. Copies for Claims Relating to Military Service - Sec. 603.003. COPIES FOR CLAIMS RELATING TO MILITARY SERVICE. (a)...

Section 603.004. Fees for Certificates or Copies of Documents - Sec. 603.004. FEES FOR CERTIFICATES OR COPIES OF DOCUMENTS. (a)...

Section 603.005. Fee for Acknowledgment - Sec. 603.005. FEE FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT. An officer who is authorized...

Section 603.006. Fee Book - Sec. 603.006. FEE BOOK. An officer who by law may...

Section 603.007. Bill for Fees - Sec. 603.007. BILL FOR FEES. A fee under this chapter...

Section 603.008. Posting of Fees Required - Sec. 603.008. POSTING OF FEES REQUIRED. A county judge, clerk...

Section 603.009. Disposition of Fees - Sec. 603.009. DISPOSITION OF FEES. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 603.010. Overcharging of Fees; Penalty - Sec. 603.010. OVERCHARGING OF FEES; PENALTY. An officer named in...

Chapter 604 - Official Bonds

Section 604.001. Filing of Official Bond - Sec. 604.001. FILING OF OFFICIAL BOND. An officer required by...

Section 604.002. Sureties - Sec. 604.002. SURETIES. An officer shall execute the officer's official...

Section 604.003. Depository of Bond of Certain Officers - Sec. 604.003. DEPOSITORY OF BOND OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. (a) Except...

Section 604.004. Copy of Certain Bonds to Be Filed With Secretary of State - Sec. 604.004. COPY OF CERTAIN BONDS TO BE FILED WITH...

Section 604.005. Bond Not Void on First Recovery - Sec. 604.005. BOND NOT VOID ON FIRST RECOVERY. (a) The...

Section 604.006. Bond Inures to Persons Aggrieved - Sec. 604.006. BOND INURES TO PERSONS AGGRIEVED. In a suit...

Section 604.007. Limitation - Sec. 604.007. LIMITATION. For purposes of limitation, a suit on...

Chapter 605 - Eight-Hour Workday

Section 605.001. Eight-Hour Workday for Certain Public Works - Sec. 605.001. EIGHT-HOUR WORKDAY FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS. Eight hours...

Section 605.002. Length of Workday; Emergency Work - Sec. 605.002. LENGTH OF WORKDAY; EMERGENCY WORK. (a) In a...

Section 605.003. Criminal Offense - Sec. 605.003. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person or officer, agent,...

Section 605.004. Federal Labor Standards Act Exemption - Sec. 605.004. FEDERAL LABOR STANDARDS ACT EXEMPTION. An employer who...

Chapter 606 - Social Security

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 606.001. Definitions - Sec. 606.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Social security coverage"...

Section 606.002. Administration of Chapter - Sec. 606.002. ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER. The executive director of the...

Section 606.003. Agreements With Secretary - Sec. 606.003. AGREEMENTS WITH SECRETARY. (a) The retirement system may...

Subchapter B. Coverage for Employees of Political Subdivisions

Section 606.021. Definitions - Sec. 606.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Employee" includes an...

Section 606.022. Agreements With Political Subdivisions - Sec. 606.022. AGREEMENTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) The retirement system...

Section 606.023. Rules - Sec. 606.023. RULES. The retirement system shall adopt rules that...

Section 606.024. Plan for Coverage - Sec. 606.024. PLAN FOR COVERAGE. (a) To obtain social security...

Section 606.025. Guarantees for Payment - Sec. 606.025. GUARANTEES FOR PAYMENT. The retirement system by rule...

Section 606.026. Contributions by Political Subdivision - Sec. 606.026. CONTRIBUTIONS BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The governing body...

Section 606.027. Procedure for Making Contributions - Sec. 606.027. PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) In accordance with...

Section 606.028. Administrative Expenses - Sec. 606.028. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. (a) As agreed by the retirement...

Section 606.029. Delinquent Payments - Sec. 606.029. DELINQUENT PAYMENTS. (a) The retirement system may require...

Section 606.030. Social Security Administration Fund - Sec. 606.030. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FUND. (a) The social security...

Section 606.031. Expenditures - Sec. 606.031. EXPENDITURES. The retirement system may employ personnel, purchase...

Subchapter C. Coverage for State Employees

Section 606.061. Definitions - Sec. 606.061. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Employee tax" means...

Section 606.062. Duty of Executive Director - Sec. 606.062. DUTY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The executive director of...

Section 606.063. Contributions by State Agency - Sec. 606.063. CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE AGENCY. A state agency may...

Section 606.064. Employee Contributions - Sec. 606.064. EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Each state employee, including a...

Section 606.066. Collection of Employee's Contribution - Sec. 606.066. COLLECTION OF EMPLOYEE'S CONTRIBUTION. (a) On the authorization...

Section 606.067. Collection of State Contribution for Employees Paid From Treasury - Sec. 606.067. COLLECTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEES PAID FROM...

Section 606.068. Collection of State Contribution for Employees Not Paid From Treasury - Sec. 606.068. COLLECTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEES NOT PAID...

Section 606.069. Method of Making Contributions to Federal Government - Sec. 606.069. METHOD OF MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. A...

Section 606.070. Rules and Reports - Sec. 606.070. RULES AND REPORTS. (a) The retirement system may,...

Section 606.071. Expenditures - Sec. 606.071. EXPENDITURES. The retirement system may employ personnel, including...

Section 606.072. Benefits for State Employees Under Both State and Federal Law - Sec. 606.072. BENEFITS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES UNDER BOTH STATE AND...

Subchapter D. Coverage for State Employees Paid From Federal Funds

Section 606.101. Coverage - Sec. 606.101. COVERAGE. Subchapter B applies to a state employee...

Chapter 607 - Benefits Relating to Certain Diseases and Illnesses

Subchapter A. Contagious Diseases

Section 607.001. Definition - Sec. 607.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "public safety employee" means...

Section 607.002. Reimbursement - Sec. 607.002. REIMBURSEMENT. A public safety employee who is exposed...

Section 607.003. Physician of Choice - Sec. 607.003. PHYSICIAN OF CHOICE. A public safety employee who...

Section 607.004. Preventative Immunizations and Vaccinations - Sec. 607.004. PREVENTATIVE IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS. (a) A certified fire...

Subchapter B. Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Detention Officers, Custodial Officers, Firefighters, Peace Officers, and Emergency Medical Technicians

Section 607.051. Definitions - Sec. 607.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Custodial officer" means...

Section 607.052. Applicability - Sec. 607.052. APPLICABILITY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, this subchapter...

Section 607.053. Immunization; Smallpox - Sec. 607.053. IMMUNIZATION; SMALLPOX. (a) A firefighter, peace officer, or...

Section 607.054. Tuberculosis or Other Respiratory Illness - Sec. 607.054. TUBERCULOSIS OR OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. (a) A firefighter,...

Section 607.0545. - Sec. 607.0545. SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2 (SARS-CoV-2) OR...

Section 607.055. Cancer - Sec. 607.055. CANCER. (a) A firefighter or emergency medical technician...

Section 607.056. Acute Myocardial Infarction or Stroke - Sec. 607.056. ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION OR STROKE. (a) A firefighter,...

Section 607.057. Effect of Presumption - Sec. 607.057. EFFECT OF PRESUMPTION. Except as provided by Section...

Section 607.058. Presumption Rebuttable - Sec. 607.058. PRESUMPTION REBUTTABLE. (a) A presumption under Section 607.053,...

Section 607.059. Prohibited Payment - Sec. 607.059. PROHIBITED PAYMENT. No payment shall be made to...

Subchapter C. Other Diseases or Illnesses Suffered by Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians

Section 607.101. Definitions - Sec. 607.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Emergency medical technician"...

Section 607.102. Notification - Sec. 607.102. NOTIFICATION. An emergency response employee or volunteer, as...

Chapter 608 - Payroll Deduction for Savings Bonds

Section 608.001. Definitions - Sec. 608.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department administrator" means...

Section 608.002. Authorization for Payroll Deduction - Sec. 608.002. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYROLL DEDUCTION. (a) An officer or...

Section 608.003. Withholding; Deduction From Payroll - Sec. 608.003. WITHHOLDING; DEDUCTION FROM PAYROLL. (a) A department administrator...

Section 608.005. Payment to Department Administrator or Disbursing Officer - Sec. 608.005. PAYMENT TO DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATOR OR DISBURSING OFFICER. (a)...

Section 608.006. Form of Payroll - Sec. 608.006. FORM OF PAYROLL. (a) The comptroller shall prescribe...

Section 608.007. Trust Account - Sec. 608.007. TRUST ACCOUNT. (a) A department administrator shall deposit...

Section 608.008. Purchase of Savings Bonds - Sec. 608.008. PURCHASE OF SAVINGS BONDS. (a) A department administrator...

Section 608.009. Records - Sec. 608.009. RECORDS. A department administrator and disbursing officer shall...

Section 608.010. Termination of Deduction - Sec. 608.010. TERMINATION OF DEDUCTION. (a) A department administrator or...

Section 608.011. No Liability on Official Bond - Sec. 608.011. NO LIABILITY ON OFFICIAL BOND. A department administrator...

Chapter 609 - Deferred Compensation Plans

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 609.001. Definitions - Sec. 609.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board of trustees"...

Section 609.002. Qualifications for Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.002. QUALIFICATIONS FOR QUALIFIED VENDOR. A vendor may be...

Section 609.003. Qualified Investment Product - Sec. 609.003. QUALIFIED INVESTMENT PRODUCT. (a) To be classified as...

Section 609.004. Permissible Use of Public Funds - Sec. 609.004. PERMISSIBLE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. A deferred compensation...

Section 609.005. Plan as Compensation - Sec. 609.005. PLAN AS COMPENSATION. (a) A deferred compensation plan...

Section 609.006. Conformance to or Conflict With Federal Law - Sec. 609.006. CONFORMANCE TO OR CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW. (a)...

Section 609.007. Contract for Deferment of Compensation - Sec. 609.007. CONTRACT FOR DEFERMENT OF COMPENSATION. (a) A political...

Section 609.008. Crediting Trust Fund Interest - Sec. 609.008. CREDITING TRUST FUND INTEREST. Interest earned on an...

Section 609.009. Trust for 457 Plan - Sec. 609.009. TRUST FOR 457 PLAN. An employee's deferred amounts...

Section 609.010. Liability; Responsibility for Monitoring - Sec. 609.010. LIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING. (a) The board of...

Section 609.011. Notification by Plan Administrator - Sec. 609.011. NOTIFICATION BY PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The plan administrator...

Section 609.012. Transfer From a Plan Vendor - Sec. 609.012. TRANSFER FROM A PLAN VENDOR. The plan administrator...

Section 609.013. Inability to Distribute - Sec. 609.013. INABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE. If a plan administrator cannot...

Section 609.014. Coordination of Plans - Sec. 609.014. COORDINATION OF PLANS. Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 609.015. Beneficiary Causing Death of Participating Employee - Sec. 609.015. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE. (a) Any...

Subchapter B. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Political Subdivisions

Section 609.101. Definitions - Sec. 609.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Deferred compensation plan"...

Section 609.102. Creation of Plan - Sec. 609.102. CREATION OF PLAN. (a) A political subdivision may...

Section 609.1025. Roth Contribution Programs - Sec. 609.1025. ROTH CONTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. A political subdivision may: (1)...

Section 609.103. Designation of Plan Administrator - Sec. 609.103. DESIGNATION OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. (a) A political subdivision...

Section 609.104. Removal of Plan Administrator - Sec. 609.104. REMOVAL OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. A political subdivision or...

Section 609.105. Delegation of 401(k) Plan Administrator's Authority and Responsibilities - Sec. 609.105. DELEGATION OF 401(K) PLAN ADMINISTRATOR'S AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES....

Section 609.106. Oversight Committee - Sec. 609.106. OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) A political subdivision or group...

Section 609.107. Authority of Plan Administrator - Sec. 609.107. AUTHORITY OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. (a) A plan administrator...

Section 609.108. Investment and Transfer of Deferred Amounts and Income - Sec. 609.108. INVESTMENT AND TRANSFER OF DEFERRED AMOUNTS AND INCOME....

Section 609.109. Participation of Independent Contractors - Sec. 609.109. PARTICIPATION OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. (a) The plan administrator...

Section 609.110. Changing Amount Deferred - Sec. 609.110. CHANGING AMOUNT DEFERRED. An employee may change the...

Section 609.111. Distribution - Sec. 609.111. DISTRIBUTION. A plan administrator shall develop and implement...

Section 609.112. Fee - Sec. 609.112. FEE. (a) A political subdivision or group of...

Section 609.113. Evaluation and Approval of Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.113. EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED VENDOR. (a) A...

Section 609.114. Number of Vendors Under 457 Plan - Sec. 609.114. NUMBER OF VENDORS UNDER 457 PLAN. The plan...

Section 609.115. Contract With Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.115. CONTRACT WITH QUALIFIED VENDOR. (a) After a plan...

Section 609.116. Regulation of Qualified Vendors - Sec. 609.116. REGULATION OF QUALIFIED VENDORS. A plan administrator shall...

Section 609.117. Loans Under 401(k) Plan - Sec. 609.117. LOANS UNDER 401(K) PLAN. The plan administrator of...

Section 609.1175. Loans Under 457 Plan - Sec. 609.1175. LOANS UNDER 457 PLAN. The plan administrator of...

Section 609.118. Trust for 401(k) Plan - Sec. 609.118. TRUST FOR 401(K) PLAN. A political subdivision or...

Section 609.119. Transfer on Vendor's Failure - Sec. 609.119. TRANSFER ON VENDOR'S FAILURE. A political subdivision or...

Subchapter B. -1. Participation in Deferred Compensation Plan by Certain Hospital District Employees

Section 609.201. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 609.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies only...

Section 609.202. Automatic Participation; Default Investment Product - Sec. 609.202. AUTOMATIC PARTICIPATION; DEFAULT INVESTMENT PRODUCT. (a) This section...

Section 609.203. Discretionary Transfer - Sec. 609.203. DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER. (a) A hospital district may transfer...

Section 609.204. Alternative to Fund Deposit - Sec. 609.204. ALTERNATIVE TO FUND DEPOSIT. Instead of depositing deferred...

Section 609.205. Contracts for Goods and Services - Sec. 609.205. CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. (a) A hospital...

Subchapter C. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of State Agencies

Section 609.501. Definition - Sec. 609.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "deferred compensation plan" means...

Section 609.502. Creation of Plan; Participation - Sec. 609.502. CREATION OF PLAN; PARTICIPATION. (a) The board of...

Section 609.5021. Roth Contribution Programs - Sec. 609.5021. ROTH CONTRIBUTION PROGRAMS. The board of trustees may:...

Section 609.5025. Automatic Participation; Default Investment Product - Sec. 609.5025. AUTOMATIC PARTICIPATION; DEFAULT INVESTMENT PRODUCT. (a) This section...

Section 609.5026. State Matching Contributions - Sec. 609.5026. STATE MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. Subject to a separate legislative...

Section 609.503. Changing Amount Deferred - Sec. 609.503. CHANGING AMOUNT DEFERRED. An employee may change the...

Section 609.504. Investment and Transfer of Deferred Amounts and Income - Sec. 609.504. INVESTMENT AND TRANSFER OF DEFERRED AMOUNTS AND INCOME....

Section 609.505. Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.505. QUALIFIED VENDOR. (a) The board of trustees or...

Section 609.506. Insurance Company as Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.506. INSURANCE COMPANY AS QUALIFIED VENDOR. On written request,...

Section 609.507. Financial Institution as Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.507. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AS QUALIFIED VENDOR. Each bank or...

Section 609.508. Rules - Sec. 609.508. RULES. (a) The board of trustees may adopt...

Section 609.509. Contracts for Goods and Services - Sec. 609.509. CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. (a) The board...

Section 609.510. Exemption for Certain Contracts - Sec. 609.510. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS. A contract authorized by...

Section 609.511. Fee - Sec. 609.511. FEE. (a) The board of trustees may assess...

Section 609.512. Deferred Compensation Plan Trust Funds - Sec. 609.512. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN TRUST FUNDS. (a) The TexaSaver...

Section 609.513. Discretionary Transfer - Sec. 609.513. DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER. (a) The board of trustees may...

Section 609.514. Alternative to Fund Deposit - Sec. 609.514. ALTERNATIVE TO FUND DEPOSIT. Instead of depositing deferred...

Section 609.515. Transfer to 457 Plan of Institution of Higher Education - Sec. 609.515. TRANSFER TO 457 PLAN OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER...

Subchapter D. Deferred Compensation Plans for Employees of Institutions of Higher Education

Section 609.701. Definitions - Sec. 609.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Deferred compensation plan"...

Section 609.702. Creation of Plan - Sec. 609.702. CREATION OF PLAN. (a) An institution of higher...

Section 609.703. Designation of Plan Administrator - Sec. 609.703. DESIGNATION OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. (a) An institution of...

Section 609.704. Removal of Plan Administrator - Sec. 609.704. REMOVAL OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. An institution of higher...

Section 609.705. Oversight Committee - Sec. 609.705. OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) An institution of higher education...

Section 609.706. Authority of Plan Administrator - Sec. 609.706. AUTHORITY OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. (a) A plan administrator...

Section 609.707. Investment and Transfer of Deferred Amounts and Income - Sec. 609.707. INVESTMENT AND TRANSFER OF DEFERRED AMOUNTS AND INCOME....

Section 609.708. Participation of Independent Contractors - Sec. 609.708. PARTICIPATION OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. (a) The plan administrator...

Section 609.709. Changing Amount Deferred - Sec. 609.709. CHANGING AMOUNT DEFERRED. An employee may change the...

Section 609.710. Distribution - Sec. 609.710. DISTRIBUTION. A plan administrator shall develop and implement...

Section 609.711. Fee - Sec. 609.711. FEE. (a) An institution of higher education or...

Section 609.712. Evaluation and Approval of Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.712. EVALUATION AND APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED VENDOR. (a) A...

Section 609.713. Number of Vendors Under 457 Plan - Sec. 609.713. NUMBER OF VENDORS UNDER 457 PLAN. The plan...

Section 609.714. Contract With Qualified Vendor - Sec. 609.714. CONTRACT WITH QUALIFIED VENDOR. (a) After a plan...

Section 609.715. Regulation of Qualified Vendors - Sec. 609.715. REGULATION OF QUALIFIED VENDORS. A plan administrator shall...

Section 609.716. Transfer on Vendor's Failure - Sec. 609.716. TRANSFER ON VENDOR'S FAILURE. An institution of higher...

Chapter 610 - Child Care Expense Salary Reductions

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 610.001. Definitions - Sec. 610.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Program administrator" means:...

Section 610.002. Eligible Expenses - Sec. 610.002. ELIGIBLE EXPENSES. Child care expenses are eligible for...

Subchapter B. State Employees

Section 610.011. Salary Reduction Agreements for State Employees - Sec. 610.011. SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) The...

Section 610.012. State Employees Paid Through Comptroller - Sec. 610.012. STATE EMPLOYEES PAID THROUGH COMPTROLLER. (a) The payroll...

Section 610.013. State Employees Not Paid Through Comptroller - Sec. 610.013. STATE EMPLOYEES NOT PAID THROUGH COMPTROLLER. (a) The...

Section 610.014. Rules - Sec. 610.014. RULES. The program administrator shall adopt rules for...

Subchapter C. Other Public Employees

Section 610.021. Salary Reduction Agreements for School District Employees - Sec. 610.021. SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. (a)...

Chapter 611 - Lodging, Meal, and Travel Reimbursement

Section 611.001. Lodging and Meal Expenses - Sec. 611.001. LODGING AND MEAL EXPENSES. (a) An officer or...

Section 611.002. Common Carrier Fares - Sec. 611.002. COMMON CARRIER FARES. An officer or employee described...

Chapter 612 - Liability Insurance

Section 612.001. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance for Peace Officers and Fire Fighters - Sec. 612.001. MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND...

Section 612.002. Liability Insurance for Certain State Employees - Sec. 612.002. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN STATE EMPLOYEES. (a) A...

Section 612.003. Liability Insurance for Certain State Programs - Sec. 612.003. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN STATE PROGRAMS. (a) A...

Section 612.004. Liability Insurance for Certain Board Members, Officials, and Executive Management Staff - Sec. 612.004. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICIALS, AND...

Section 612.005. Liability Insurance for Law Enforcement Motor Vehicles of Political Subdivision - Sec. 612.005. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MOTOR VEHICLES OF...

Chapter 613 - Reemployment Following Military Service

Subchapter A. Reemployment

Section 613.001. Definitions - Sec. 613.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Local governmental entity"...

Section 613.002. Reemployment to Same Position Following Military Service - Sec. 613.002. REEMPLOYMENT TO SAME POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE. (a)...

Section 613.003. Reemployment to Another Position Following Military Service - Sec. 613.003. REEMPLOYMENT TO ANOTHER POSITION FOLLOWING MILITARY SERVICE. A...

Section 613.004. Application for Reemployment - Sec. 613.004. APPLICATION FOR REEMPLOYMENT. (a) A veteran eligible for...

Section 613.005. Discharge Following Reemployment - Sec. 613.005. DISCHARGE FOLLOWING REEMPLOYMENT. An individual reemployed under this...

Section 613.006. Entitlement to Retirement or Other Benefits - Sec. 613.006. ENTITLEMENT TO RETIREMENT OR OTHER BENEFITS. An individual...

Subchapter B. Enforcement

Section 613.021. Compliance With Law; Hearing - Sec. 613.021. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; HEARING. (a) If a public...

Section 613.022. District Attorney - Sec. 613.022. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. On application to the district attorney...

Section 613.023. Court Costs and Fees - Sec. 613.023. COURT COSTS AND FEES. A person applying for...

Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters

Subchapter A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter

Section 614.001. Definitions - Sec. 614.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Employer" means the...

Section 614.002. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 614.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 614.003. Entitlement to Legislative Leave - Sec. 614.003. ENTITLEMENT TO LEGISLATIVE LEAVE. A peace officer or...

Section 614.004. Eligibility for Legislative Leave - Sec. 614.004. ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGISLATIVE LEAVE. (a) To be eligible...

Section 614.005. Money Required to Offset Costs of Legislative Leave - Sec. 614.005. MONEY REQUIRED TO OFFSET COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE LEAVE....

Section 614.006. Employer to Grant Legislative Leave; Exceptions - Sec. 614.006. EMPLOYER TO GRANT LEGISLATIVE LEAVE; EXCEPTIONS. An employer...

Section 614.007. Insufficiency in Number of Employees; Exchange of Time by Other Employees - Sec. 614.007. INSUFFICIENCY IN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES; EXCHANGE OF TIME...

Section 614.008. Legislative Leave Not a Break in Service - Sec. 614.008. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE NOT A BREAK IN SERVICE. Legislative...

Section 614.009. Legislative Leave to Attend Session of Congress - Sec. 614.009. LEGISLATIVE LEAVE TO ATTEND SESSION OF CONGRESS. Legislative...

Section 614.010. Employees' Association May Not Reimburse Certain Costs - Sec. 614.010. EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION MAY NOT REIMBURSE CERTAIN COSTS. A...

Subchapter A. -1. Mental Health Leave

Section 614.015. Mental Health Leave for Peace Officers - Sec. 614.015. MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICERS. (a) In...

Subchapter B. Complaint Against Law Enforcement Officer

Section 614.021. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 614.021. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 614.022. Complaint to Be in Writing and Signed by Complainant - Sec. 614.022. COMPLAINT TO BE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY...

Section 614.023. Copy of Complaint to Be Given to Officer or Employee - Sec. 614.023. COPY OF COMPLAINT TO BE GIVEN TO OFFICER...

Subchapter C. Prohibition Against Collecting Debt for Another

Section 614.041. Collecting Debt for Another; Offense - Sec. 614.041. COLLECTING DEBT FOR ANOTHER; OFFENSE. (a) A peace...

Subchapter D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer

Section 614.0505. Definition - Sec. 614.0505. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "governmental entity" means a...

Section 614.051. Purchase of Firearm by Honorably Retired Peace Officer - Sec. 614.051. PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY HONORABLY RETIRED PEACE OFFICER....

Section 614.052. Purchase of Firearm by Surviving Spouse, Child, or Parent of Deceased Peace Officer - Sec. 614.052. PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY SURVIVING SPOUSE, CHILD, OR...

Section 614.053. Purchase Price of Firearm - Sec. 614.053. PURCHASE PRICE OF FIREARM. A governmental entity shall...

Section 614.054. When Firearm May Be Purchased; Delay of Sale by Governmental Entity - Sec. 614.054. WHEN FIREARM MAY BE PURCHASED; DELAY OF SALE...

Section 614.055. Purchase of Uniform Issued to Honorably Retired and Certain Medically Discharged State Peace Officers - Sec. 614.055. PURCHASE OF UNIFORM ISSUED TO HONORABLY RETIRED AND...

Subchapter E. Polygraph Examinations

Section 614.061. Definition - Sec. 614.061. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "peace officer" means a...

Section 614.062. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 614.062. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply...

Section 614.063. Polygraph Examination - Sec. 614.063. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION. (a) A peace officer may not...

Subchapter F. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Program

Section 614.071. Definitions - Sec. 614.071. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the...

Section 614.072. Administration of Program - Sec. 614.072. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The Texas Forest Service...

Section 614.073. Advisory Committee - Sec. 614.073. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The director shall appoint an...

Section 614.074. Requests for Assistance - Sec. 614.074. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. (a) A request for assistance...

Section 614.075. Fund - Sec. 614.075. FUND. (a) The rural volunteer fire department insurance...

Subchapter G. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program

Section 614.101. Definitions - Sec. 614.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the...

Section 614.102. Administration of Program - Sec. 614.102. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The Texas A&M Forest...

Section 614.103. Requests for Assistance - Sec. 614.103. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. (a) A request for assistance...

Section 614.104. Fund - Sec. 614.104. FUND. (a) The volunteer fire department assistance fund...

Section 614.105. Separate Account for Money From Texas Commission on Fire Protection - Sec. 614.105. SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR MONEY FROM TEXAS COMMISSION ON...

Section 614.106. Rules; Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act - Sec. 614.106. RULES; APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. The director...

Subchapter H. Peace Officer Identification Cards

Section 614.121. Definitions - Sec. 614.121. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Full-time peace officer"...

Section 614.122. Peace Officers - Sec. 614.122. PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The law enforcement agency or...

Section 614.123. Reserve Law Enforcement Officer - Sec. 614.123. RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. (a) The law enforcement...

Section 614.124. Honorably Retired Peace Officer - Sec. 614.124. HONORABLY RETIRED PEACE OFFICER. (a) On request of...

Section 614.1241. Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officer - Sec. 614.1241. QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. (a) On request...

Section 614.125. Expiration Date - Sec. 614.125. EXPIRATION DATE. An identification card issued under this...

Section 614.126. Tamper-Proof Cards - Sec. 614.126. TAMPER-PROOF CARDS. An identification card issued under this...

Section 614.127. Lost or Stolen Cards - Sec. 614.127. LOST OR STOLEN CARDS. If an identification card...

Subchapter I. Fire Department Listing

Section 614.151. Purposes of Subchapter - Sec. 614.151. PURPOSES OF SUBCHAPTER. The purposes of this subchapter...

Section 614.152. Definitions - Sec. 614.152. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Fire department" means...

Section 614.153. Administration of Fire Department Listing - Sec. 614.153. ADMINISTRATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT LISTING. The service shall:...

Section 614.154. Listing Required - Sec. 614.154. LISTING REQUIRED. (a) Each fire department in this...

Section 614.155. Listing Components - Sec. 614.155. LISTING COMPONENTS. The listing must contain for each...

Section 614.156. Renewal of Listing - Sec. 614.156. RENEWAL OF LISTING. The service shall renew a...

Subchapter J. Standards for Certain Law Enforcement Officers

Section 614.171. Definitions - Sec. 614.171. DEFINITIONS.In this subchapter: (1) "Law enforcement agency" means...

Section 614.172. Physical Fitness Programs and Standards - Sec. 614.172. PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS. (a) Each law...

Subchapter K. Insurance Coverage Required For

Section 614.191. Definition - Sec. 614.191. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "volunteer police force member"...

Section 614.192. Insurance Coverage Required - Sec. 614.192. INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED. (a) Each volunteer police force...

Subchapter L. Retirement of Law Enforcement Animal

Section 614.211. Definitions - Sec. 614.211. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Head of a...

Section 614.212. Suitability and Eligibility of Animal - Sec. 614.212. SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF ANIMAL. (a) The governing...

Section 614.213. Transferee - Sec. 614.213. TRANSFEREE. (a) A law enforcement animal determined to...

Section 614.214. Contract - Sec. 614.214. CONTRACT. A contract for a transfer under this...

Section 614.215. Liability - Sec. 614.215. LIABILITY. A state agency or political subdivision that...

Section 614.216. Effect of Subchapter - Sec. 614.216. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not: (1)...

Section 614.217. Effect of Surplus or Salvage Law - Sec. 614.217. EFFECT OF SURPLUS OR SALVAGE LAW. Subchapter D,...

Subchapter M. Accompanying or Filming of Peace Officers

Section 614.231. Definitions - Sec. 614.231. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Law enforcement agency"...

Section 614.232. Accompanying and Filming Peace Officers for Reality Television Program Prohibited - Sec. 614.232. ACCOMPANYING AND FILMING PEACE OFFICERS FOR REALITY TELEVISION...

Chapter 615 - Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 615.001. Definition - Sec. 615.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "minor child" means a...

Section 615.002. Administration of Chapter - Sec. 615.002. ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER. The board of trustees of...

Section 615.003. Applicability - Sec. 615.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to eligible survivors...

Section 615.004. Effect of Award - Sec. 615.004. EFFECT OF AWARD. (a) A finding that assistance...

Section 615.005. Assistance Not Assignable; Payments Exempt - Sec. 615.005. ASSISTANCE NOT ASSIGNABLE; PAYMENTS EXEMPT. (a) Assistance payable...

Section 615.006. Designation of Custodial Personnel - Sec. 615.006. DESIGNATION OF CUSTODIAL PERSONNEL. The Texas Board of...

Section 615.007. Certain Volunteer Fire-Fighting Units Considered Agents of Political Subdivision - Sec. 615.007. CERTAIN VOLUNTEER FIRE-FIGHTING UNITS CONSIDERED AGENTS OF POLITICAL...

Section 615.008. Certain Police Reserve or Auxiliary Units Considered Agents of Political Subdivision - Sec. 615.008. CERTAIN POLICE RESERVE OR AUXILIARY UNITS CONSIDERED AGENTS...

Subchapter B. Payments to Eligible Survivors

Section 615.021. Eligible Survivors - Sec. 615.021. ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS. (a) A survivor of an individual...

Section 615.022. Payment to Survivors - Sec. 615.022. PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS. (a) If there is an...

Section 615.023. Payment to Surviving Minor Child - Sec. 615.023. PAYMENT TO SURVIVING MINOR CHILD. (a) The state...

Subchapter C. Administration and Procedure

Section 615.041. Consideration and Determination of Claim; Compelled Compliance - Sec. 615.041. CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION OF CLAIM; COMPELLED COMPLIANCE. (a)...

Section 615.042. Award and Payment of Assistance - Sec. 615.042. AWARD AND PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE. (a) The Employees...

Section 615.043. Denial of Claim - Sec. 615.043. DENIAL OF CLAIM. If the Employees Retirement System...

Section 615.044. Appeals - Sec. 615.044. APPEALS. (a) An eligible survivor or the eligible...

Section 615.045. Records - Sec. 615.045. RECORDS. (a) Records of individuals listed by Section...

Subchapter D. Health Insurance Coverage for Eligible Survivors

Section 615.071. Applicability - Sec. 615.071. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to eligible survivors...

Section 615.072. Eligible Survivors - Sec. 615.072. ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS. (a) A survivor of an individual...

Section 615.073. Benefit to Surviving Spouse - Sec. 615.073. BENEFIT TO SURVIVING SPOUSE. (a) An eligible surviving...

Section 615.074. Benefit to Dependent - Sec. 615.074. BENEFIT TO DEPENDENT. (a) An eligible surviving dependent...

Section 615.075. Notice - Sec. 615.075. NOTICE. (a) An employing entity shall provide written...

Section 615.076. Level of Coverage - Sec. 615.076. LEVEL OF COVERAGE. (a) An eligible survivor may...

Section 615.077. Payments; Rate - Sec. 615.077. PAYMENTS; RATE. An eligible survivor who is entitled...

Section 615.078. Certain Practices Not Prohibited or Affected - Sec. 615.078. CERTAIN PRACTICES NOT PROHIBITED OR AFFECTED. This subchapter...

Section 615.079. Benefits Additional - Sec. 615.079. BENEFITS ADDITIONAL. The benefits provided by this subchapter...

Section 615.080. Grace Period - Sec. 615.080. GRACE PERIOD. Health insurance benefits coverage in force...

Subchapter E. Additional Benefits for Eligible Survivors

Section 615.101. Definition - Sec. 615.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "governmental entity" includes the...

Section 615.102. Duty Weapon and Badge - Sec. 615.102. DUTY WEAPON AND BADGE. (a) This section applies...

Section 615.103. Burial With Uniform - Sec. 615.103. BURIAL WITH UNIFORM. (a) This section applies only...

Section 615.104. Benefits Additional - Sec. 615.104. BENEFITS ADDITIONAL. The benefits provided by this subchapter...

Section 615.105. Provision of State Flag - Sec. 615.105. PROVISION OF STATE FLAG. (a) This section applies...

Subchapter F. Additional Benefits for Survivor of Peace Officer

Section 615.121. Payment to Surviving Spouse - Sec. 615.121. PAYMENT TO SURVIVING SPOUSE. (a) The state shall...

Section 615.122. Payment to Surviving Minor Children - Sec. 615.122. PAYMENT TO SURVIVING MINOR CHILDREN. If an eligible...

Section 615.123. Benefits Additional - Sec. 615.123. BENEFITS ADDITIONAL. The benefits provided by this subchapter...

Chapter 616 - Emergency Interim Public Office Succession

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 616.001. Short Title - Sec. 616.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 616.002. Definitions - Sec. 616.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Emergency interim successor"...

Section 616.003. Disputes - Sec. 616.003. DISPUTES. (a) A dispute of fact under this...

Subchapter B. Emergency Interim Successors

Section 616.021. Powers and Duties of Emergency Interim Successor - Sec. 616.021. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR. (a)...

Section 616.022. Designation of Emergency Interim Successor to State or Political Subdivision Officer - Sec. 616.022. DESIGNATION OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR TO STATE OR...

Section 616.023. Designation of Emergency Interim Successor to Local Officer - Sec. 616.023. DESIGNATION OF EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR TO LOCAL OFFICER....

Section 616.024. Term of Designation - Sec. 616.024. TERM OF DESIGNATION. The designation of an individual...

Section 616.025. Oath; Bond - Sec. 616.025. OATH; BOND. (a) An emergency interim successor at...

Section 616.026. Termination of Powers and Duties by Legislature - Sec. 616.026. TERMINATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES BY LEGISLATURE. The...

Chapter 617 - Collective Bargaining and Strikes

Section 617.001. Definition - Sec. 617.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "labor organization" means any...

Section 617.002. Collective Bargaining by Public Employees Prohibited - Sec. 617.002. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED. (a) An...

Section 617.0025. Applicability of Chapter to Open-Enrollment Charter School - Sec. 617.0025. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. (a)...

Section 617.003. Prohibition on Strikes by Public Employees - Sec. 617.003. PROHIBITION ON STRIKES BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. (a) Public...

Section 617.004. Right to Work - Sec. 617.004. RIGHT TO WORK. An individual may not be...

Section 617.005. Effect of Chapter - Sec. 617.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not impair...

Chapter 618 - Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act

Section 618.001. Short Title - Sec. 618.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 618.002. Definitions - Sec. 618.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authorized officer" means...

Section 618.003. Authority for Facsimile Signature - Sec. 618.003. AUTHORITY FOR FACSIMILE SIGNATURE. Except as provided by...

Section 618.004. Manual Signature on Public Security - Sec. 618.004. MANUAL SIGNATURE ON PUBLIC SECURITY. (a) At least...

Section 618.005. Effect of Facsimile Signature - Sec. 618.005. EFFECT OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURE. A facsimile signature placed...

Section 618.006. Lack of Authority Not Defense - Sec. 618.006. LACK OF AUTHORITY NOT DEFENSE. In a suit...

Section 618.007. Authority for Facsimile Seal - Sec. 618.007. AUTHORITY FOR FACSIMILE SEAL. If the seal of...

Section 618.008. Effect of Facsimile Seal - Sec. 618.008. EFFECT OF FACSIMILE SEAL. A facsimile seal placed...

Section 618.009. Fraudulent Placement of Facsimile Signature or Seal; Offense - Sec. 618.009. FRAUDULENT PLACEMENT OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OR SEAL; OFFENSE....

Chapter 619 - Right to Express Breast Milk in the Workplace

Section 619.001. Definition - Sec. 619.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "public employer" means: (1)...

Section 619.002. Right to Express Breast Milk - Sec. 619.002. RIGHT TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK. An employee of...

Section 619.003. Policy on Expressing Breast Milk - Sec. 619.003. POLICY ON EXPRESSING BREAST MILK. (a) A public...

Section 619.004. Public Employer Responsibilities - Sec. 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. A public employer shall: (1)...

Section 619.005. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 619.005. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. A public employer may not suspend...

Section 619.006. No Cause of Action Created - Sec. 619.006. NO CAUSE OF ACTION CREATED. This chapter does...

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Texas Statutes Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees

Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees