General Provisions A – P
- Availability and Delivery of Payroll Warrants
- Correcting Underpayments of Compensation
- Dual or Multiple Employments
- Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS)
- Electronic Funds Transfer – Direct Deposit
- Pay Cards for Payroll
- General Responsibilities of State Agencies, Their Officers and Employees
- Holidays
- Leave Without Pay; Leave of Absence
- Legislatively Mandated Transfer
- Lifetime Service Credit
- Eligible Employments
- Employments Excluded From Accruing Lifetime Service Credit
- Leave Without Pay
- Simultaneously Holding More Than One Position
- Starting Work on the First Workday of a Month
- Hazardous Duty Pay
- Employees Who Work Less Than a Full Year Under a Formal Written Contract
- Accrual of Lifetime Service Credit for Certain Military Service
- Calculating Lifetime Service Credit
- Comparison With Retirement Service Credit
- Line-Item Exempt Positions
- Method and Frequency of Payroll
- Nepotism
- Officer Declining Remuneration
- Overpayments
- Partial Payment Calculations
- Pay as It Applies to Part-Time Employees
- Payment of Compensatory Time Earned During a Declared Disaster or Emergency
- Payment of Compensatory Time for Emergency Services Personnel
- Payment of Final Wages to the Estates of Deceased Employees
- Payments to Estates of Deceased Employees
- Payroll Due Dates and Direct Deposit Deadlines
- Position Classification Act Administration
Texas Payroll/Personnel Resource
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General Provisions
The General Provisions section contains policy statements relevant to salary administration processes or functions that affect all agencies and institutions.
Each policy statement contains Comptroller’s office guidance for the specific topic.
The policy statements link to a Definitions page if terms in the statement have a specific meaning related to the topic of discussion. When you come across a defined term, you can click on the word to open its definition.
For easy reference, links to additional resources and a Sources section listing statutory citations are included in statements when appropriate.
References
- Reason Code Resources and Classification Salary Schedules
- State Holiday Schedule
- Payroll Due Dates and Direct Deposit Schedule
- Statewide Payroll/Personnel Reports Guide
Additional Resources
- Definitions
- General Appropriations Act PDF
- Administrative Rules
- Texas Constitution and Statutes
- Texas Attorney General Opinions
Deductions Resources
- State Disbursement Units for Child Support Deductions (login required)
- State Employee Charitable Campaign Federations, Managers and Local Campaign Areas (login required)
- Approved State Employee Organizations for Membership Fee Deduction (login required)
- Student Loan Wage Garnishments Payee List (login required)
- Retirement Plan Payees, Addresses and Texas Identification Numbers (login required)
- Credit Unions Authorized for the Credit Union Deduction (login required)
Tools
- FMQuery – Payroll
- FMQuery – SIRS
- State of Texas Employment History application (login required)
- Zero Net Calculator
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