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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 661.032. Applicability of Subchapter

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This subchapter applies only to a state employee who, at any time during the employee's lifetime, has accrued six months of continuous state employment.  State employment is continuous while the employee is entitled to be paid a regular salary, except that the continuity of state employment is not interrupted while the employee is on a leave of absence without pay for less than one calendar month.

(b) The estates of the following are not entitled to payments under this subchapter:

(1) an individual employed on a piecework basis;

(2) an individual who holds an office that is normally filled by vote of the people;

(3) an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor;

(4) an operator of equipment or a driver of a team whose wages are included in the rental paid by a state agency to the owner of the equipment or team;  or

(5) an individual covered by:

(A) the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One;

(B) the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two;  or

(C) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, other than an individual described by Section 661.031(2)(C) or (D).

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