Hazardous Duty Pay
Specific Circumstances

Hazardous Duty and Longevity Pay

After May 29, 1987

Employees earning longevity pay who transfer to a hazardous duty position after May 29, 1987, will receive hazardous duty pay and longevity pay.

Eligible employees earn hazardous duty pay based on the number of years they work in hazardous duty positions. The employee continues to receive longevity pay based on the years worked in a non-hazardous duty position.

On or Before May 29, 1987

Employees who earned hazardous duty pay based on total state service on or before May 29, 1987, are eligible to continue to receive hazardous duty pay based on that service if they are in a hazardous duty position after May 29, 1987. These employees are also eligible to earn longevity pay for any service accrued in a non-hazardous duty position after May 29, 1987.

For more information on the history of hazardous duty as it pertains to longevity pay and grandfathered employees, see Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Rule 5.39.

Hazardous Duty Pay for Employees Transferring to Non-Hazardous Duty Positions

Eligible employees who work in a hazardous duty position then transfer to a non-hazardous duty position lose hazardous duty pay. However, these employees will earn longevity pay based on the employee’s total state service. Total state service includes the employee’s time in a hazardous duty position.

Hazardous Duty Pay for Part-Time Employees

Eligible part-time employees are paid proportional hazardous duty pay. Part-time employees earn hazardous duty pay at a proportional rate based on the ratio of their scheduled work hours per week to forty hours.

Sources

Texas Government Code, Sections 659.301-308; 34 Texas Administrative Code Section 5.39.