HBA-NLM S.B. 1354 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1354
By: Barrientos
Appropriations
5/3/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires a state employee to be a full-time employee on the
first workday of the month to be eligible for longevity pay.  S.B. 1354
entitles an employee of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually
Impaired or the Texas School for the Deaf to longevity pay for any month in
which they are on paid status for any portion of that month,
notwithstanding other statutory provisions.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 659.043, Government Code, to provide that
employees of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired or the
Texas School for the Deaf are entitled to longevity pay for any month in
which they are on paid status for any portion of that month,
notwithstanding other provisions of this section. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.