Bill Text: TX SB1674 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to authority for certain state employees to work at places other than the employees' regular or temporarily assigned places of employment and to earn compensatory time for that work.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-16 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB1674 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1674-Introduced.html

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88R9709 JCG-D
By: LaMantia S.B. No. 1674

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authority for certain state employees to work at places
other than the employees' regular or temporarily assigned places of
employment and to earn compensatory time for that work.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 658.010, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 658.010. PLACE WHERE WORK PERFORMED. (a) An employee
of a state agency shall, during normal office hours, conduct agency
business only at the employee's regular or assigned temporary place
of employment unless the employee:
(1) is travelling; or
(2) receives [received prior written] authorization
from the administrative head of the employing state agency to
perform work elsewhere.
(b) The employee's personal residence may not be considered
the employee's regular or assigned temporary place of employment
without [prior written] authorization from the administrative head
of the employing state agency.
SECTION 2. Section 659.018, Government Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.