Confidential Employee Information for Open Records Requests

Overview

Applicable to

State agencies and institutions of higher education.

Summary

The Fiscal Management Division responds to public information requests for payment-related data. Many of these requests are for information directly related to state employees. Public information, including non-confidential employee level data, is published on numerous websites.

Certain employee information is confidential under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552). Agencies are responsible for:

• Notifying the Comptroller’s office if agency employees qualify for the personal safety exception.
• Setting the data release indicators in the payroll systems to record each employee’s personal information release election.
• Marking employee payments confidential if the payment is exempt from disclosure.

Legal Citation

Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, Sections 552.152, 552.024, 552.117, 552.1175