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Longevity/State Service Information
NOTE:The 79th
session of the Texas Legislature passed a bill that will increase
Longevity Pay to $20 per month for every two years of service
instead of every three years, effective, Sept. 1, 2005.
Retirees who return to work after August 31, 2005, cannot receive
longevity pay and only post-retirement service can count toward
vacation accrual rates.
Since HRConnect has allowed employees to view their longevity status
and months of state service, questions have been raised concerning
how state service is calculated. As Employee Services has worked to
answer these questions,
it was discovered different interpretations of the Texas Government
Code, State Auditor Office's Interpretations, and System Policy
needed to be resolved. Employee Services (ES), working
with System Internal Audit and System Business Computing Services,
have agreed upon one standard method for calculating state service
in order to provide consistency and correct interpretation across
the University campus.
This web site has been developed to provide the results of the research.
Please direct any questions about this material to the ES Employee Relations
Office at Employee-Relations@tamu.edu
or at (979) 862-4027.
References
Texas Statutes
Texas Government Code subchapter D. Longevity Pay § 659.041 - 659.046
Texas State Auditor's Office Leave Interpretation #80-01
Texas State Auditor's
Office Leave Interpretation #87-02
Texas
State Auditor’s Office Leave Interpretation #88-02
Texas State Auditor's
Office Leave Interpretation #89-02
SR 31.01.04 Longevity
and Hazardous Duty Pay
SR 31.03.01 Vacation
SR 33.99.06 Administration
of Multiple and Dual Employment
