Texas § GV.659.082 - PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH
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§ GV.659.082. PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH
PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH. (a) An employee is entitled to be paid employment compensation twice a month if: (1) the employee is employed by: (A) the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; (B) the Texas Department of Transportation; (C) the Texas Department of Human Services; (D) the Texas Workforce Commission; (E) the Department of Public Safety; or (F) any other state agency designated by the comptroller; (2) the employee holds a classified position under the state's position classification plan; (3) the employee's position is classified below salary group A12 under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act; (4) the employing state agency satisfies the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month; and (5) at least 30 percent of the eligible employees of the agency choose to be paid twice a month. (b) Employees of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code, may be paid twice a month at the election of the employing institution of higher education. (c) A state agency listed in Subsection (a) may elect to pay employment compensation twice a month to an employee who holds a position classified under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act. A state agency that elects to pay employment compensation twice a month under this subsection must satisfy the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 734, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 252 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.
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Section GV.659.082 ("PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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