Reason Code Definitions and Restrictions for State Agencies Fiscal 2020 – 21

Overview

Who should read

All state agencies

Background

The 86th Legislature made additions and changes to salary administration provisions of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) and Government Code. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has updated policies and procedures addressing these changes in Legislative Changes Affecting Salary Administration, 86th Legislature (FPP F.021).

This document contains detailed definitions and restrictions for the reason codes state agencies use to record and report salary and personnel actions. Agencies use this information to determine the proper method for reporting salary administration information.

Please refer to this document when reporting information to the Standardized Payroll/Personnel Reporting System (SPRS) or entering data in the Uniform Statewide Payroll/Personnel System (USPS) and the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).

For questions, contact the Production Support Mainframe & Training Help Desk at (512) 463-4008 or your SPRS or USPS representative, or contact CAPPS agency support.

CAPPS authorized agency support staff may contact the CAPPS Authorized Agency Support Staff Help Desk at (512) 463-2277.

Quick reference

See Reason Codes Quick Reference for State Agencies for commonly used codes.

Fiscal Year Conversion Record

F20–Fiscal Year Record for Employees – Sept. 1, 2019, ONLY

F21–Fiscal Year Record for Employees – Sept. 1, 2020, ONLY

These reason codes are used to denote/identify the conversion record for the fiscal year.

September Reallocation Codes

(Effective date must be Sept. 1, 2019)

002 – Reallocation to a higher or lower minimum salary group

Use this reason code when the Legislature approves changes to the appropriate salary group for a job classification. The change may be to either a higher or lower group.

A higher group is defined as a group with a higher minimum salary than the minimum salary of the previous group; a lower group is defined as a group with a lower minimum salary than the minimum salary of the previous group.

If Reason Code 002 is used or reported, the employee’s salary cannot change except to move to the minimum of the new group if the old salary is below the new group minimum. If the old salary is above the maximum of the new lower group, the employee will receive the maximum.

Occasionally, a job classification title will change as part of the reallocation.

003 – Reallocation to a higher minimum salary group with an increase of not more than 6.8 percent on Schedule A or B

This reason code allows an agency to provide an increase of up to 6.8 percent additional pay to employees on Schedules A and B to maintain desirable salary relationships among employees affected by a legislative reallocation.

Use this reason code if the Legislature has reallocated certain job classifications to a higher salary group (that is, a group with a higher minimum salary than the minimum salary of the previous group) and the agency needs to maintain desirable relationships among the employees in the job classification being reallocated.

Occasionally, a job classification title will change as part of the reallocation. However, in all cases, the salary will increase.

This is the method for determining the new salary:

1. Ensure that the old salary is within the range of the new group, then go to step 2.
   If you cannot find the old salary in the new group, go to step 3.
2. If the employee is on salary Schedule A or B, add up to 6.8 percent to the salary.
3. If the old salary falls below the minimum of the new higher salary group, take the salary to the minimum of the new group. Then allow up to an additional 6.8 percent if the employee is on Schedule A or B.

September Reclassification Codes Used by State Agencies

Note: Reason code 008 will not be used during fiscal 2020 – 21.

(Effective date must be Sept. 1)

008 – Reclassification to a classified position from a line-item exempt or an unclassified position

Use this reason code when the Legislature determines that a line-item exempt title is to become classified.

Also use it if an agency has to move an unclassified title to a classified title effective Sept. 1.

In all cases, the job classification will change.

009 – Reclassification to a line-item exempt or unclassified position from a classified position

Use this reason code when an agency moves a classified employee into a line-item exempt title.

The new salary cannot exceed the not-to-exceed salary listed in the GAA.

Also use this reason code when an agency moves a classified employee into an unclassified title. Only agencies with the authority to have unclassified titles may have unclassified employees.

In all cases, the job classification will change.

Reclassification Codes

(Effective date can be any date)

022 – Reclassification to a higher minimum salary group

This reason code allows an agency to reclassify a classified employee to the proper classification in a higher salary group. A higher salary group is defined as a salary group that has a higher minimum salary than the minimum salary of the previous salary group.

As a result of this salary action, the employee being reclassified will receive the same salary as before the reclassification with the following exception: If the old salary falls below the minimum of the new salary group, the new salary will be the minimum salary of the new group.

In all cases, the job classification will change.

024 – Reclassification to a higher minimum salary group with an increase of not more than 6.8 percent for Schedule A or B

This reason code allows an agency to reclassify a classified employee to the proper classification in a higher salary group while allowing the salary to be adjusted upward not to exceed 6.8 percent on salary Schedule A or B. The adjustment is allowed in order to maintain desirable salary relationships among employees in the affected positions.

A higher salary group is defined as a salary group that has a higher minimum salary than the minimum salary of the previous salary group.

In all cases, the salary will increase and the job classification will change.

This is the method for determining the new salary:

1. Ensure the old salary is within the range of the new group, then go to step 2.
   If you cannot find the old salary in the new group, go to step 3.
2. If the employee is on salary Schedule A or B, add up to 6.8 percent to the salary.
3. If the old salary falls below the minimum of the new higher salary group, take the salary to the minimum of the new group. Then allow up to an additional 6.8 percent if the employee is on Schedule A or B.

026 – Reclassification to a class in a group with the same minimum salary

This reason code allows an agency to reclassify a classified employee to the proper classification in a salary group with the same minimum salary. This reason code is used when an agency discovers that an employee has an inappropriate job classification but there is no need to change the salary rate.

No change in salary is allowed, but in all cases, the job classification will change.

044 – Reclassification to a lower minimum salary group with the same salary

This reason code allows an agency to reclassify a classified employee to the proper classification in a salary group with a lower minimum salary.

The employee will receive the same salary in the new lower group with the following exceptions:

• If the old salary is above the maximum of the new salary group, the employee will receive the maximum of the new salary group.
• For employees on Schedule C, the new salary minimum must be lower and the salary must be one of the designated rates.

In all cases, the job classification will change.

Employee Acquisition Codes Used by State Agencies, Legislative Agencies and Locally Funded Agencies

(Effective date can be any date)

010 – Newly hired or rehired after a break in state service

Use this reason code to report the employment of an employee new to state employment, the re-employment of a former state employee following a break in state employment, or the hiring of an individual who is currently employed at another state agency (dual employment).

012 – Interagency transfer in

Use this reason code any time an employee transfers directly from one state agency to another state agency, regardless of salary or type changes. There can be no break in state employment between the termination and hire dates.

LEG – Legislatively mandated transfer in

Use this reason code any time an employee transfers directly from one state agency to another and the Legislature transferred legal authority or duties. There can be no break in state employment between the termination and hire dates.

If you have questions about the use of this reason code, contact the Production Support Mainframe & Training help desk at (512) 463-4008, your SPRS or USPS representative, or CAPPS agency support.

Salary Action Codes Used by State Agencies

(Effective date can be any date)

020 – Promotion of a full-time classified employee to a higher minimum salary group with an increase of at least $30 per month if on Schedule A or an increase of at least 3.4 percent if on Schedule B

Use this reason code when a classified employee in a state agency changes from one classified position to another classified position in a salary group with a higher minimum salary rate, has higher qualifications such as greater skill or longer experience, and involves a higher level of responsibility.

If the new salary is on Schedule…	A full-time employee shall…
A	Receive a salary rate of at least $30 per month higher than the employee’s salary rate before the promotion or the minimum of the new group, whichever is greater
B	Receive a salary rate of at least 3.4 percent higher than the employee’s salary rate before the promotion or the minimum rate of the new group, whichever is greater
C	Receive the higher salary rate in the schedule for that group

An employee on salary Schedule A or B may receive a rate up to and including the maximum of the new salary group. The new salary may not exceed the maximum of the new group.

In all cases, the job classification will change.

021 – Demotion of a full-time classified employee to a lower minimum salary group with a decrease of at least $30 per month if on Schedule A or a decrease of at least 3.4 percent if on Schedule B

Use this reason code when a classified employee in a state agency changes from one classified position to another classified position in a salary group with a lower minimum salary rate.

If the new salary is on Schedule…	A full-time employee shall…
A	Receive a salary rate of at least $30 per month lower than the employee’s salary rate before the demotion
B	Receive a salary rate of at least 3.4 percent lower than the employee’s salary rate before the demotion
C	Receive a rate in the lower minimum salary group; it must be a rate set in the schedule for that group

In all cases, the new salary may not exceed the maximum salary rate of the new group.

023 – Change of classified employee to a lower minimum salary group in lieu of reduction in force

Use this reason code when a classified employee accepts a position in a classification in a lower minimum salary group within a state agency in lieu of a layoff under a reduction in force. When using Reason Code 023, the agency is not required to reduce the employee’s salary. However, no increase may be given.

In all cases, the job classification will change.

A23 – Change of classified employee if the employee is selected for another position in a classification in a lower salary group as a result of applying for the position

Use this reason code when a classified employee is selected for a position in a classification in a lower salary group within a state agency as a result of applying for the position. When using Reason Code A23, the agency is not required to reduce the employee’s salary, and the employee’s new rate may be at any level on the new lower salary group. The new rate may not exceed the maximum of the new salary group.

In all cases, the job classification will change.

025 – Merit increase for classified employees on salary Schedules A and B

Use this reason code when a full-time classified employee on salary Schedule A or B receives a merit increase. A merit increase is defined as an increase to salary of at least $30 per month on salary Schedule A, or an increase to salary on salary Schedule B within the same salary group. There is no limit on the amount of the increase as long as the new salary remains within the salary group. The agency may grant a merit increase to employees whose job performance and productivity are consistently above that normally expected or required.

The law requires each agency to apply merit increases throughout the range of classified salary groups used by that agency. To qualify for a merit increase, a classified employee must have been employed continuously by the state agency for at least six months prior to the effective date of the merit increase and at least six months must have elapsed since the employee’s last promotion, enhanced compensation payment, emergency one-time merit payment, one-time merit payment or merit increase at the agency. Agency criteria for granting merit increases must include specific criteria and documentation to substantiate the granting of a merit increase.

A full calendar month of leave without pay (LWOP), with the exception of military LWOP, will not count toward the requirement for six continuous months of employment. An employee who was moved from a line-item exempt position to a classified position by the agency will have to wait six months after the date the employee became classified before he or she is eligible for a merit increase.

Employees in specific job classification codes who are eligible for salary-level adjustments (Reason Code 034) at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) are not eligible for merit increases.

A25 – Targeted pay raise authorized for a step/rate adjustment within the same salary group effective ONLY 9-1-2015 and authorized ONLY for agencies 537 and 539

Authorized agencies use this reason code to adjust the salary effective 9-1-2015 ONLY for eligible employees as approved by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session.

Agency 537 is authorized to use A25 for the following job classifications (4410, 4411, 4412, 4413, 4414, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4420, 4421, 4422, 4423, 4451, 4452, 5151, 5152, 5153 and 5154) with an effective date of 9-1-2015.

Agency 539 is authorized to use A25 for the following job classifications (4410, 4411, 4412, 4413, 4414, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4420, 4421, 4422, 4423, 4451, 4452, 5121, 5122, 5123 and 5124) with an effective date of 9-1-2015.

The use of this reason code (A25) does not impact eligibility for a merit increase (025) or a one-time merit increase (1XM).

027 – Salary/rate reduction for disciplinary reasons for classified employees

Use this reason code to record a salary reduction for disciplinary reasons. The administrative head of a state agency may reduce an employee’s salary for disciplinary reasons to a lower rate in the employee’s designated salary group but not lower than the minimum rate, if justified by the employee’s performance. An employee’s salary may be reduced for disciplinary reasons while in temporary assignment.

The job classification must not change.

028 – Salary/rate restoration when employee’s performance improves

Use this reason code to record the restoration of a classified employee’s pay as the employee’s performance improves following a salary/rate reduction for disciplinary reasons. As performance improves, the administrative head of the agency may completely or incrementally restore the employee’s pay to any rate that does not exceed the rate prior to the salary/rate reduction.

The job classification must not change.

029 – Salary, classification code and/or work hours change for line-item exempt and unclassified employees

Use this reason code to record a change in salary, a change in job classification code or a change in work hours for line-item exempt and unclassified employees. The salary rate for line-item exempt employees may not exceed the maximum amount established in the GAA for line-item exempt employees.

030 – Status change for employee moving from a line-item exempt or unclassified position to a classified position

Use this reason code to record an employee moving from a line-item exempt or unclassified position to a classified position on salary Schedule A or B.

The new salary must be less than or equal to the salary before the change unless the old salary is outside the range of the new salary group.

If the old salary exceeds the maximum of the new group, then the new salary must fall within the range of the new group.

The following only applies to unclassified employees moving to a classified position on salary Schedule A or B: If the old salary is below the minimum of the new salary group, then the new salary will be the minimum of the new group.

Note: If the previous position is a line-item exempt position, the employee cannot be moved to a salary group with a higher minimum than the employee’s current salary.

A formerly line-item exempt employee is not eligible to receive an emergency one-time merit payment, one-time merit payment or merit increase until the employee has been in a classified position for at least six months. This provision does not apply to employees moving from an unclassified to a classified position.

031 – Status change for employee moving from a classified position to a line-item exempt or unclassified position

Use this reason code to record a change when an employee moves from a classified position to a line-item exempt or an unclassified position. If an employee is moving to a line-item exempt position, the salary may not exceed the not-to-exceed amount for the line-item position established in the GAA.

034 – Salary level adjustment for classified employee in Salary Schedule A or B (agency must have specific GAA authority)

Use this reason code to record a change in salary rate for specified employees of the:

• Office of the Attorney General (OAG)
• Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)

OAG may adjust the salaries of the classified employees in the Assistant Attorney General series to rates within the designated salary group for the purpose of providing a cost of living adjustment for Assistant Attorneys General.

TJJD may adjust the salaries of the classified employees in the Juvenile Correctional Officers series to rates within the designated salary group for the purpose of recruiting, employing and retaining career juvenile correctional personnel.

TDCJ may provide salary adjustments for correctional officers and ranking staff, laundry and food service managers, and parole officers.

The adjustments authorized with this reason code do not change the salary group or schedule. They only allow for a rate adjustment within the appropriate salary group.

Merit raises and one-time merit payments are not allowed for those TJJD and TDCJ personnel eligible for the salary level adjustments within the career-ladder system.

035 – One-time merit payment for classified employees

Use this reason code to record a one-time merit payment for a classified employee. The one-time merit payment authority allows a one-time lump sum amount to be paid in a single payment to an employee whose job performance and productivity is consistently above that normally expected or required. There is no limit on a one-time merit payment amount.

To qualify for a one-time merit payment, a classified employee must have been employed continuously by the state agency for at least six months prior to the effective date of the one-time merit payment and at least six months must have elapsed since the employee’s last promotion, enhanced compensation payment, emergency one-time merit payment, one-time merit payment or merit increase at the agency. Agency criteria for granting one-time merit payments must include specific criteria and documentation to substantiate the granting of a one-time merit payment. Agencies are required to apply one-time merit payments throughout the range of classified salary groups used by each state agency.

A full calendar month of leave without pay (LWOP), with the exception of military LWOP, will not count toward the requirement for six continuous months of employment. An employee who was moved from a line-item exempt position to a classified position by the agency must wait six months after the date the employee became classified before he or she is eligible for a one-time merit payment.

Employees in specific job classification codes who are eligible for salary-level adjustments (Reason Code 034) at TDCJ or at TJJD are not eligible for one-time merit payments.

The effective date of this reason code is the pay period start date for the one-time merit payment.

036 – Performance reward for classified employees of eligible agencies (Not used effective Sept. 1, 2013)

This reason code was used to record a performance reward for classified employees. This type of reward was also called an enhanced compensation payment and was authorized when an agency achieved or exceeded targets for 80 percent of the established key performance measures for a fiscal year. An agency that achieved or exceeded targets for fiscal 2011 was eligible to award the performance reward/enhanced compensation payment in fiscal 2012. The authority to grant this award was removed by the 83rd Legislature.

Effective Sept. 1, 2013, the authority for awarding performance rewards/enhanced compensation awards was removed from the General Appropriations Act and the reason code will no longer be used.

039 – Emergency one-time merit payment

Use this reason code to record a one-time merit payment awarded due to the employee’s performance during a natural disaster or other extraordinary circumstance.

There is no limit on the amount of an emergency one-time merit (EXM) payment. However, the administrative head of the agency must provide written documentation to the Comptroller’s office before authorizing payment for an employee. The documentation must define the natural disaster or extraordinary circumstance during which the employee showed meritorious performance and include the employee’s name and Social Security number, and amount rewarded. The agency must notify the Comptroller’s office once the payment has been made.

To qualify for an EXM, a classified employee must have been employed at a state agency in a classified position for at least six months before the effective date of the EXM. Prior merit salary increases (025), one-time merit payments (035), promotions (020), or enhanced compensation (i.e., performance rewards) (036) do not impact the eligibility for an EXM. However, an EXM does impact eligibility for a regular one-time merit payment or a merit salary increase.

The effective date of this reason code is the pay period start date for the emergency one-time merit payment.

040 – Equity adjustment for classified employees

Use this reason code to record a salary increase awarded to maintain desirable salary relationships between and among agency employees or between agency employees and employees in similar positions in relevant job markets. The increase may be any amount within the same salary group. There is no limit on the amount of the increase as long as the new salary remains within the range of the salary group and the job classification does not change.

The law requires state agencies to establish rules for the equity adjustment including procedures that will be used to review and analyze salary relationships.

046 – Lateral move to a classification in a salary group with the same minimum salary with or without an increase in pay

Use this reason code to record a lateral move to a different job classification in a salary group with the same minimum salary. This may occur when an employee is selected for a job in the same pay group from an internal/external posting.

In each case, the job classification must change.

Salary may increase, decrease or remain the same. If the salary increases, it may increase by up to 3.4 percent above the previous salary. If the salary decreases, it may not decrease below the minimum of the salary group.

047 – Governor’s not-to-exceed increase for certain line-item exempt employees

Use this reason code to report or record an increase for certain line-item exempt employees to a rate set by the governor in an amount not to exceed the maximum salary but not less than the minimum salary for the appropriate group listed in the GAA. The line-item exempt positions included in this authority are:

Position	Office
Adjutant General	Texas Military Department
Executive Director	Bond Review Board
Executive Commissioner	Health and Human Services Commission
Public Counsel	Office of Public Insurance Counsel
Public Counsel	Office of Public Utility Counsel
Executive Director	Office of State-Federal Relations
Commissioners (3)	Public Utility Commission of Texas
Secretary of State	Secretary of State
Chief Administrative Law Judge	State Office of Administrative Hearings
Commissioners (3)	Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Parole Board Members (6)	Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Presiding Officer, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles	Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Executive Director	Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Commissioner of Insurance	Texas Department of Insurance
Commissioner of Education	Texas Education Agency
Commission Chair	Texas Workforce Commission
Commissioners (2)	Texas Workforce Commission
Commission Chair	Texas Water Development Board
Commissioners (2)	Texas Water Development Board
Executive Administrator	Texas Water Development Board

048 – Language interpreter services pay (reason code inactive)

(For use by Texas Department of State Health Services [DSHS], Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services [DADS] and Texas Workforce Commission [TWC] only)

DSHS and DADS use this reason code to compensate classified employees for providing interpretation services to consumers whose primary language is not English. The agencies may increase the salary of classified employees by an amount equal to an increase of at least $30 per month for employees on salary Schedule A or 3.25 percent for employees on salary Schedule B, as long as the resulting salary does not exceed the rate designated as the maximum rate for the applicable salary group. The increase may be granted only for the regular provision of interpreter services. When these services are, for whatever reason, no longer provided by the employee or when the services are no longer needed, the salary adjustment shall be removed and the rate is returned to the amount before the increase. The authorization also applies to employees who provide interpretation services in American Sign Language.

049 – Salary-level adjustment for certain Schedule C employees

Use this reason code to adjust an employee to a higher step in Schedule C for groups C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 and C8. It allows a change in salary or step if an employee has met one of the levels of years of service specified on Schedule C. If the change in step includes a salary increase, the employee is entitled to the higher rate of pay.

Each agency using Schedule C is authorized to determine the specific criteria required for an employee to move from one level to another.

Intra-Agency Multiple Employment Codes Used by State Agencies, Legislative Agencies and Locally Funded Agencies

(Effective date can be any date)

032 – Intra-agency multiple assignment/job start – for classified and line-item exempt or unclassified employees

Use this reason code to record an additional assignment or job within an agency. This code is used to establish the second, third or any subsequent assignment or job within the same agency.

033 – Intra-agency multiple assignment/job stop – for classified and line-item exempt or unclassified employees

Use this reason code to end an additional assignment or job within an agency.

SSN Change Code Used by State Agencies and Locally Funded Agencies

(Effective date can be any date)

037 – SSN change for classified and line-item exempt or unclassified employees

Use this reason code to record changes to the Social Security number (SSN) for any employee reported to the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) or Standardized Payroll/Personnel Reporting System (SPRS), including classified, line-item exempt and unclassified employees. This code is used when an agency discovers the information reported to HRIS or SPRS was previously reported using an incorrect SSN.

Employee Information Change Codes

(Effective date can be any date)

038 – Update employee descriptive data (used by state agencies, legislative agencies and locally funded agencies)

Use this reason code to record changes to employee descriptive data including but not limited to changes to the FLSA indicator, percent of time scheduled to be worked, EEO category code, organization change, etc. Do not change salary rate using this code unless the employee type and FTE change proportionately.

041– Employee move to temporary assignment (used by state agencies and legislative agencies)

Use this reason code to record a classified, line-item exempt or unclassified employee’s temporary assignment to a different job classification. The temporary assignment for a classified employee can be to a job classification in a salary group with the same or higher minimum salary with or without an increase in salary. The temporary assignment cannot decrease the classified employee’s salary or take the employee to a lower salary group. While on temporary assignment, the classified employee may not be given a promotion, demotion, merit increase, one-time merit payment, reallocation, reclassification or other salary action.

A classified employee may be temporarily assigned to a different classified position for no more than six months in a 12-month period.

A line-item exempt employee may be temporarily assigned to a different line-item exempt classification for no more than six months in a 12-month period.

An unclassified employee may be temporarily assigned to a different unclassified title for no more than six months in a 12-month period.

042 – Employee return from a temporary assignment (used by state agencies and legislative agencies)

Use this reason code to record the return of a classified, line-item exempt or unclassified employee from a temporary assignment to the job classification and salary rate the employee held immediately before the temporary assignment. Since a temporary assignment cannot be for more than six months, this code should be recorded or reported within six months of the original temporary assignment (041).

043 – Leave without pay (LWOP) status change for all employee types (used by state agencies, legislative agencies and locally funded agencies)

Use this reason code to record an LWOP-related status change for any employee.

If an employee will be in LWOP status (also referred to as “unpaid” status), use this reason code to start the status. When the employee returns to paid status, the same reason code should be used to report or record the ending of the LWOP status. The effective date for the beginning of LWOP status assumes that the employee is in LWOP status for the entire day.

On the effective date of the return from LWOP status to paid status, the reason code is assumed to apply as of the start of the effective day.

050 – Hourly position moving to a salaried position or salaried position moving to an hourly position (used by state agencies and legislative agencies)

Use this reason code to record that an hourly employee will be paid on a salaried basis beginning with the effective date of the reason code. Also use this code to record that a salaried employee will be paid on an hourly basis beginning with the effective date of the reason code. No change in salary or rate is allowed with this reason code.

Employee Termination Codes for State Agencies and Legislative Agencies

(Effective date can be any date)

057 – Resignation in lieu of involuntary separation

Use this code to record that an employee was allowed to resign in lieu of involuntary separation from the agency.

060 – Voluntary separation from agency

Use this code to record that an employee terminated employment for voluntary reasons. The employee will be asked to complete the online exit interview to provide statistical data for use in analyzing why employees separate voluntarily from state employment.

063 – Termination at will

Use this code to report that an employee was terminated under the employment at-will doctrine in Texas.

064 – Reduction in force

Use this code to record that an employee’s termination was due to an agency decision to reduce the workforce.

065 – Transfer to a different state agency or institution of higher education

Use this code to report that an employee transferred directly to a different state agency or institution of higher education with no break in employment or service. The termination date and hire date will be consecutive dates. In most cases, employees’ leave balances upon termination will transfer directly to the employment at the new agency.

067 – Dismissal for cause

Use this code to record that an employee was dismissed or terminated by an agency for cause.

068 – Retirement

Use this code to record that an employee retired from state employment.

069 – Death

Use this code to record a termination due to the death of the employee.

Employee Termination Codes for Locally Funded Agencies Only

(Effective date can be any date)

051 – Inadequate salary or left for higher salary and benefits

Use this code to report that an employee terminated employment voluntarily and the stated reason was insufficient wages or benefits.

052 – Lack of opportunity for advancement or left for better opportunities for advancement

Use this reason code to report that an employee terminated employment voluntarily and the stated reason was insufficient opportunity for advancement.

053 – Dissatisfaction with supervisor or co-workers

Use this code to report that an employee terminated employment voluntarily and the stated reason was dissatisfaction with either the employee’s supervisor or co-workers.

054 – Dissatisfaction with travel, either too much travel required or too little travel allowed

Use this code to report that an employee terminated employment voluntarily and the stated reason was dissatisfaction with travel; the job either required too much travel or not as much travel as the employee desired.

055 – Dissatisfaction with work hours, either too many hours required or too few hours assigned

Use this code to report that an employee terminated employment voluntarily and the stated reason was dissatisfaction with the work hours; the employee either had to work too many hours or didn’t get the opportunity to work enough hours.

056 – Dislike or unsuitability for assigned duties

Use this code to report that an employee terminated employment voluntarily and the stated reason was the employee felt unsuited for the assigned duties. This code may also be used if the stated reason was that the employee disliked the assigned duties.

057 – Resignation in lieu of involuntary separation

Use this code to report that an employee was allowed to resign in lieu of involuntary separation from the agency.

058 – Personal reasons not related to job

Use this code to report that the employee voluntarily terminated or resigned and the stated reason was the resignation was due to personal reasons in no way related to the job.

059 – Reasons unknown

Use this code to report that an employee terminated voluntarily or resigned and did not offer a reason for the termination. This code may also be used when an employee abandons his or her job or in similar situations.

063 – Termination at will

Use this code to report that an employee was terminated under the employment at-will doctrine in Texas.

064 – Reduction in force

Use this code to report that an employee’s termination was due to an agency’s decision to reduce the workforce.

065 – Transfer to a different state agency or institution of higher education

Use this code to report that an employee transferred directly to a different state agency or institution of higher education with no break in employment or service. The termination date and hire date will be consecutive dates. In most cases, an employee’s leave balances upon termination will transfer directly to the employee’s position at the new agency.

067 – Dismissal for cause

Use this code to report that an employee was dismissed or terminated by an agency for cause.

068 – Retirement

Use this reason code to report that an employee retired from state employment.

069 – Death

Use this reason code to record a termination due to the death of an employee.

Other Codes

070 – HRIS entitlement maintenance for all employee types

Locally funded agencies use this reason code to record employee entitlements for HRIS reporting agencies. Entitlements that may be added or changed are:

• Clothing allowance (authorized agencies only)
• Cost of living salary supplement (authorized agencies only)
• Hazardous duty pay (authorized agencies only)
• Housing allowance (including utilities; authorized agencies only)
• Longevity pay (all agencies)
• Night shift differential pay (authorized agencies only)
• On call pay (authorized agencies only)
• Stipend pay/extra duty pay (authorized agencies only)

099 – Conversion to HRIS, USPS or SPRS for all agency and employee types

This reason code is recorded as an identifier record when an agency moves from the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) to the Uniform Statewide Payroll/Personnel System (USPS) or Standardized Payroll/Personnel Reporting System (SPRS) or from USPS to SPRS. The identifier record will log the last valid entry date on a given system or the first valid action date on a different system.