81R10602 HLT-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 3991
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a one-time retention bonus for certain classified state
employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 659.262(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) To enhance the recruitment and retention of competent
personnel for certain classified employee positions, a state agency
may provide to a state employee a recruitment payment[,] at the time
of the employee's hiring for a classified position or a retention
payment after the completion of 12 months of service. A recruitment
or retention payment under this subsection is[, additional
compensation in the form of] a one-time [recruitment] payment in an
amount not to exceed $5,000. If the employee discontinues
employment with the state agency for any reason less than three
months after the date of receiving the recruitment or retention
payment, the employee shall refund to the state agency the full
amount of the [recruitment] payment. If the employee discontinues
employment with the state agency for any reason three months or
longer but less than 12 months after the date of receiving the
recruitment or retention payment, the employee shall refund to the
state agency an amount computed by:
(1) subtracting from 12 months the number of complete
calendar months the employee worked after the date of receiving the
recruitment or retention payment;
(2) dividing the number of months computed under
Subdivision (1) by 12 months; and
(3) multiplying the fraction computed under
Subdivision (2) by the amount of the recruitment or retention
payment.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.