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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authority for certain state employees to work flexible |
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hours and to work from home or other authorized alternative work |
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sites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 658.006, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 658.006. VARIED [STAGGERED] WORKING HOURS. (a) |
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Normal working hours for employees of a state agency may be |
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staggered for traffic regulation or public safety. |
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(b) An employee who works from an alternative work site as |
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part of a policy approved under Section 658.010 may, with the |
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approval of the employee's supervisor, complete all or part of the |
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employee's working hours, including compensatory time and |
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overtime, at times other than the regular working hours established |
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under Section 658.005. |
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SECTION 2. Section 658.010, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] |
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employee's personal residence may not be considered the employee's |
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regular or assigned temporary place of employment without prior |
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written authorization from the administrative head of the employing |
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state agency. |
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(c) The administrative head of a state agency may adopt an |
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agency policy that authorizes the supervisor of an employee of the |
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agency to permit the employee to work from an alternative work site, |
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including the employee's residence, as the employee's regular or |
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assigned temporary place of employment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |