HB 237

89R1571 KJE-D
		By: Bucy
  H.B. No. 237
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.   Except as provided by Section 2 of this Act, for
  the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025:
               (1)  each full-time employee of a state agency,
  including an institution of higher education as defined by Section
  61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the
  employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that
  biennium in an amount equal to $10,000; and
               (2)  each part-time employee of a state agency,
  including an institution of higher education as defined by Section
  61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the
  employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that
  biennium in an amount that is equal to the product of:
                     (A)  the ratio between the number of hours the
  employee works and the number of hours required of a full-time
  employee; and
                     (B)  $10,000.
         SECTION 2.  Section 1 of this Act does not apply to a member
  of the legislature or to a member of a board, commission, or other
  governing body of a state agency, including an institution of
  higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, who
  may receive a per diem or expense reimbursement but not a salary for
  full-time employment.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.