Texas Government Code 659.1311 – Public Junior Colleges
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(a) For purposes of this subchapter, a public junior college is considered to be an institution of higher education and employees of the public junior college are considered to be state employees during a state fiscal year unless an affirmative decision not to participate under this subchapter is made by the governing board of the public junior college not later than April 1 of the preceding state fiscal year.
(b) An employee of a public junior college that elects not to participate in the state employee charitable contribution program may authorize a deduction from the employee’s salary or wage payment for a charitable contribution as provided by the policy of the governing board of the public junior college.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 659.1311
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Participation by an employee of a public junior college under this section is voluntary.