Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 11.015. Personnel
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§ 11.015. PERSONNEL. (a) The commissioner or the
commissioner's designee shall develop an intra-agency career
ladder program. The program shall require intra-agency postings of
all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.
The commissioner may waive the posting requirements under
circumstances outlined in department policies.
(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall
develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on
measurable job tasks. All merit pay for department employees must
be based on the system established under this subsection.
(c) The board shall provide to its members and employees, as
often as necessary, information regarding their qualifications
under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws
relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
(d) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall
prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure
implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under
which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race,
color, handicap, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The
policy statement must include:
(1) personnel policies, including policies relating
to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and
promotion of personnel;
(2) a comprehensive analysis of the department work
force that meets federal and state guidelines; and
(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of
significant underutilization in the department work force of all
persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more
equitable balance and reasonable methods to appropriately address
those areas of significant underutilization.
(e) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (d) must:
(1) cover an annual period;
(2) be updated at least annually; and
(3) be filed with the governor.
(f) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the
legislature based on the information received under Subsection
(e)(3). The report may be made separately or as a part of other
biennial reports made to the legislature.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Section: 11.008 11.009 11.010 11.011 11.012 11.013 11.014 11.015 11.016 11.0161 11.017 11.018 12.0123 12.0124
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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