Agency-Specific Provisions
Tips (Gratuities)

Background

Certain employees of the State Parks Division in the Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) may be eligible to accept tips (gratuities).

Eligibility Criteria

TPWD is responsible for determining the criteria for the acceptance of gratuities, including:

The employee, as a primary job duty, serves food or beverages in a restaurant, cafeteria or other food service establishment located in a state park and owned and operated by the department.
The employee, as an auxiliary duty in performance of a regular duty, renders a special customer service to an individual or group.
The gratuity is offered by:
- A customer of the restaurant, cafeteria, food service establishment or hospitality unit of the state parks division in appreciation of being served food or beverages by the employee.
  – or –
- A customer of a hospitality unit of the state parks division in appreciation of receiving some other customer service from the employee.
The department has designated the employee as an employee authorized to accept a gratuity.
– and –
The employee reports the gratuity in accordance with TPWD rules.

Sources

Parks and Wildlife Code, Section 11.0262; Texas Government Code, Section 572.061.

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