| (a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when
used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Campaign coordinator--The state employee who has
volunteered and been designated by the chief administrator of a state
agency to coordinate the state employee charitable campaign for that
agency.
(2) Campaign material--A logo identifying the state
employee charitable campaign, a campaign slogan, a campaign film,
a campaign donor brochure, a donor authorization form, an online giving
tool website and/or application, and other materials as approved by
the state policy committee.
(3) Campaign year--For salary or wages paid once each
month, the payroll periods from December 1st through November 30th.
For salary or wages paid twice each month, the payroll periods from
December 16th through December 15th. For salary or wages paid every
other week by a state agency that is not an institution of higher
education, the 26 consecutive payroll periods beginning with the period
that corresponds to the payment of salary or wages occurring on or
closest to, but not after, December 31st. For salary or wages paid
every other week by an institution of higher education, the 26 consecutive
payroll periods beginning with the period designated by the institution
if the period is entirely within December.
(4) Charitable organization--Has the meaning assigned
by Government Code, §659.131.
(5) Comptroller--The Comptroller of Public Accounts
for the State of Texas.
(6) Comptroller's electronic funds transfer system--The
system authorized by Government Code, §403.016, that the comptroller
uses to initiate payments instead of issuing warrants.
(7) Deduction--The amount subtracted from a state employee's
salary or wages to make a contribution to a local campaign manager
or a statewide federation or fund that has been assigned a payee identification
number by the comptroller.
(8) Designated representative--A state employee volunteer
or other individual named by a local campaign manager or a statewide
federation or fund as its representative.
(9) Direct services--Has the meaning assigned by Government
Code, §659.131.
(10) Eligible charitable organization--A charitable
organization that is determined to be eligible to participate in the
state employee charitable campaign as provided by this section and
Government Code, §659.146.
(11) Eligible local charitable organization--A local
charitable organization that has been approved for local participation
in the state employee charitable campaign.
(12) Employer--A state agency that employs at least
one state employee.
(13) Federated community campaign organization--Has
the meaning assigned by Government Code, §659.131.
(14) Federation or fund--Has the meaning assigned by
Government Code, §659.131.
(15) Generic campaign materials--Campaign materials
that have not been modified to reflect a particular local campaign
area's participants or a local employee committee.
(16) Health and human services--Has the meaning assigned
by Government Code, §659.131.
(17) Holiday--A state or national holiday as specified
by Government Code, §662.003. The term does not include a state
or national holiday if the General Appropriations Act prohibits state
agencies from observing the holiday.
(18) Include--A term of enlargement and not of limitation
or exclusive enumeration. The use of the term does not create a presumption
that components not expressed are excluded.
(19) Indirect services--Has the meaning assigned by
Government Code, §659.131.
(20) Institution of higher education--Has the meaning
assigned by Education Code, §61.003. The term does not include
a public junior college that has decided not to participate in the
state employee charitable contribution program in accordance with
subsection (x) of this section.
(21) Local campaign area--Has the meaning assigned
by Government Code, §659.131.
(22) Local campaign manager--Any local campaign manager
or managers appointed by the state policy committee under Government
Code, §659.140(e)(1)(C).
(23) Local campaign materials--Campaign materials that
have been modified to reflect a particular local campaign area's participants
and the local employee committee for the area if the state policy
committee has approved the modifications, and additional materials
that the state policy committee has approved because they are based
on and consistent with the campaign materials approved by the committee.
(24) Local charitable organization--Has the meaning
assigned by Government Code, §659.131.
(25) Local employee committee--Any local employee committee
or committees appointed by the state policy committee under Government
Code, §659.140(e)(1)(B).
(26) May not--A prohibition. The term does not mean
"might not" or its equivalents.
(27) Payee identification number--The 14-digit number
that the comptroller assigns to each direct recipient of a payment
made by the comptroller for the State of Texas.
(28) Public junior college--Has the meaning assigned
by Education Code, §61.003. The term includes a community college.
(29) Salary or wages--Base salary or wages, longevity
pay, or hazardous duty pay.
(30) State advisory committee--Has the meaning assigned
by Government Code, §659.131.
(31) State agency--Has the meaning assigned by Government
Code, §659.131.
(32) State campaign manager--A federated community
campaign organization or a charitable organization that is selected
by the state policy committee as provided by this section to coordinate
state employee charitable campaign operations with any local campaign
managers appointed by the state policy committee.
(33) State employee--An employee of a state agency.
The term does not include an employee of a public junior college that
is not participating in the state employee charitable contribution
program in accordance with subsection (x) of this section.
(34) State employee charitable campaign--Has the meaning
assigned by Government Code, §659.131.
(35) State employee charitable contribution program--The
charitable deduction program authorized by Government Code, Chapter
659, Subchapter D (exclusive of the deductions authorized by Government
Code, §659.1311(b) - (c)).
(36) State policy committee--Has the meaning assigned
by Government Code, §659.131.
(37) Statewide federation or fund--A federation or
fund that has been approved for statewide participation in the state
employee charitable campaign.
(38) Uniform statewide payroll/personnel system--A
system in which uniform statewide payroll procedures are followed.
(39) Workday--A calendar day other than Saturday, Sunday,
or a holiday.
(b) Deductions.
(1) Authorization of deductions.
(A) A state employee who is not employed by an institution
of higher education may authorize not more than three monthly deductions
from the employee's salary or wages.
(B) A state employee who is employed by an institution
of higher education may authorize not more than three monthly deductions
from the employee's salary or wages, if the institution has not specified
a higher maximum number of deductions that its employees may authorize,
If the institution has specified a higher maximum number, then the
employee may authorize not more than that number.
(C) A state employee may authorize only one deduction
to any particular statewide federation or fund or local campaign manager.
(D) A state employee may authorize a deduction only
if the employee:
(i) properly completes an authorization form or an
electronic deduction authorization entered through the online giving
tool website or application; and
(ii) submits the form to a designated representative
of the statewide federation or fund or the local campaign manager
to which the deduction will be paid or completes an electronic deduction
authorization through the online giving tool website or application.
(E) Except as provided in this subparagraph, a state
employee may authorize a deduction only during a state employee charitable
campaign.
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