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Salary Adjustments for State Agency Employees

Background

This policy document focuses on salary changes for state agency employees.

State agencies are authorized in the Texas Government Code to administer various salary and classification-related actions for their employees.

Additionally, the Texas Government Code and Texas Administrative Code provide specific requirements and deadlines to agencies for reporting actions to the Comptroller’s office that affect an employee’s:

  • Salary
  • Status
  • Classification
  • Descriptive information

To help ensure consistency in reporting actions to the Comptroller’s office, reason codes were established based on statutory guidelines. Agencies use these reason codes to properly report salary administration actions, including:

  • Acquisition of employees
  • Salary changes
  • Entitlements
  • Terminations

Salary Adjustments for Legislative Branch Employees

Promotions, demotions and other adjustments to salary for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of the lieutenant governor, are determined:

  • For employees of either house of the Legislature, employees of a member of the Legislature or employees of the lieutenant governor, adjustments are determined by the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the Legislature.
  • For employees of a legislative agency, adjustments are by the administrative head of the agency.

Sources

Texas Government Code, Sections 659.251-259, 2101.035 and 2101.037; General Appropriations Act, Article V, Rider 7 – Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Rider 21 – Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Article IX, Part 2, Article IX, Parts 3.01-3.04 and 3.07; Texas Administrative Code, Section 5.41.