Texas Education Code - Section 22.002. Assignment, Transfer, Or Pledge Of Compensation
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§ 22.002. ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, OR PLEDGE OF
COMPENSATION. (a) In this section, "school employee" means any
person employed by a school district in an executive,
administrative, or clerical capacity or as a superintendent,
principal, teacher, or instructor.
(b) Any school employee's assignment, pledge, or transfer,
as security for indebtedness, of any interest in or part of the
employee's salary or wages then due or that may become due under an
existing contract of employment is enforceable only:
(1) if, before or at the time of execution, delivery,
or acceptance of an assignment, pledge, or transfer, written
approval is obtained in accordance with the policy of the employing
school district; and
(2) to the extent that the indebtedness it secures is a
valid and enforceable obligation.
(c) A school district shall honor an assignment, pledge, or
transfer fulfilling the conditions of Subsection (b) without
incurring any liability to the school employee executing the
assignment, pledge, or transfer. Payment to any assignee, pledgee,
or transferee in accordance with the terms of the instrument
constitutes payment to or for the account of the assignor, pledgor,
or transferor. An assignment, pledge, or transfer is enforceable
only to the extent of salary due or that may become due during
continuation of the assignor's employment as a school employee.
(d) Venue for any suit against the employer of a school
employee to enforce an assignment, pledge, or transfer of salary is
in the county where the employing school is located.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Section: 21.702 21.703 21.704 21.705 21.706 21.707 22.001 22.002 22.003 22.004 22.005 22.006 22.007 22.051 22.0511
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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