Tex. Gov't Code Section 659.257
Demotions


(a)

This section applies only to positions classified under the state’s position classification plan.

(b)

A demotion is an employee’s change in duty assignment within a state agency from one classified position to another classified position that is in a salary group with a lower minimum salary rate.

(c)

When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower salary group in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive a salary rate at least one step below the rate the employee received before demotion. When an employee is demoted from a position in Salary Schedule B or C of the General Appropriations Act to a position in Salary Schedule A of the General Appropriations Act, the employee shall receive a step rate that is at least 3.4 percent below the rate the employee received before demotion.

(d)

When an employee is demoted within Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or C of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule B of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive a salary rate of at least 3.4 percent below the rate the employee received before demotion.

(e)

When an employee is demoted to a position in a lower salary group in Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act or from Salary Schedule A or B of the General Appropriations Act to Salary Schedule C of the General Appropriations Act, the employee will receive the rate set in the schedule for that salary group.

(f)

As exceptions to the other provisions in this section, an agency is not required to reduce an employee’s salary if:

(1)

the employee accepts a position in another classification in a lower salary group in lieu of a layoff under a reduction in force; or

(2)

the employee is selected for another position in a classification in a lower salary group as a result of applying for the position.

(g)

An employee demoted in the manner described by Subsection (f) may not receive a salary rate that exceeds the maximum rate of the lower salary group. In addition, an employee demoted as described by Subsection (f)(1) may not receive a salary rate that exceeds the employee’s salary rate before the demotion.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 659.257 — Demotions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­659.­htm#659.­257 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

659.001
Equal Work, Equal Pay
659.002
Deductions
659.003
Officer May Decline Remuneration
659.004
Payroll and Personnel Reporting
659.005
Witness Fees
659.006
Adjustment for Inaccurate Payment
659.011
Salaries Set in Appropriations Act
659.012
Judicial Salaries
659.013
Statutory Salaries Suspended
659.014
Suspended Laws Continued in Effect
659.015
Overtime Compensation for Employees Subject to Fair Labor Standards Act
659.016
Overtime Compensation for Employees Not Subject to Fair Labor Standards Act
659.017
Overtime Compensation for Legislative Employees
659.018
Compensatory Time: Place Where Work Performed
659.019
Part-time and Hourly Employment
659.020
Salary Supplementation
659.021
Administrative Head of Agency
659.022
Use of Compensatory Time Before Lapsing
659.023
Compensatory Time Policy
659.024
Compensatory Time for Persons Governing State Agencies
659.025
Use of Compensatory Time by Certain Emergency Services Personnel
659.031
Definition
659.032
Per Diem Entitlement
659.033
Statutory Per Diem Suspended
659.041
Definitions
659.042
Exclusions
659.043
Entitlement
659.044
Amount
659.045
Change in Status
659.046
Accrual of Lifetime Service Credit
659.047
Comptroller Rules
659.061
Expenses of Employees Injured or Killed While on Duty
659.081
Payment Once a Month
659.082
Payment Twice a Month
659.083
Payday
659.084
Electronic Funds Transfer
659.085
Determining Amount of Monthly or Hourly Pay
659.101
Definition
659.102
Deduction for Supplemental Optional Benefits Program
659.103
Deduction to Credit Union
659.104
Authorization
659.105
Form and Manner
659.106
Duration
659.107
Authorization Voluntary
659.108
Withholding of Administrative Fee
659.109
Allocation of Administrative Fees
659.110
Rules
659.121
Definitions
659.122
Inclusion of Benefit Replacement Pay
659.123
Amount of Benefit Replacement Pay
659.124
Amount of Benefit Replacement Pay for Higher Education Employees
659.0125
Salary for District Judge or Retired Judge Presiding over Multidistrict Litigation
659.125
Paying Benefit Replacement Pay in Equal Installments
659.126
Loss of Eligibility to Receive Benefit Replacement Pay
659.127
Administration
659.131
Definitions
659.132
Deduction Authorized
659.133
Voluntary Participation
659.134
Designation of an Eligible Charitable Organization
659.135
Confidentiality
659.136
Revocation or Change of Authorization
659.137
Duration of Deduction
659.138
Time of Campaign
659.139
Fair and Equitable Management of Campaign
659.140
State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee
659.141
State Campaign Manager
659.142
State Employee Charitable Campaign Advisory Committee
659.145
Terms of Committee Members
659.146
Eligibility of Charitable Organizations in General
659.147
Eligibility of Charitable Organizations for Local Participation
659.148
Fees
659.149
Fund-raising Practices
659.150
Limitation on the Use of Contributions
659.151
Misapplication of Contributions
659.153
Legal Representation
659.0155
Payment to Employees of Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Overtime
659.0201
Gifts, Grants, and Donations for Salary Supplement
659.201
Definition
659.202
Payroll Reduction or Deduction Authorized
659.203
Form and Manner
659.204
Change
659.205
Status of Deduction or Salary Reduction
659.251
Applicability
659.252
Definition
659.253
Transfer Within Agency from Exempt to Classified Position
659.254
Classified Position Reallocated or Reclassified to Different Salary Group
659.255
Merit Salary Increases
659.256
Promotions
659.257
Demotions
659.258
Salary Reduction for Disciplinary Reasons
659.259
Salary Limited to Maximum Group Rate
659.260
Temporary Assignment
659.261
Salary Cap
659.262
Additional Compensation for Certain Classified State Employees
659.263
Administration
659.301
Definitions
659.302
Entitlement to Receive Hazardous Duty Pay
659.303
Texas Juvenile Justice Department Employees
659.304
Ineligibility to Receive Hazardous Duty Pay
659.305
Amount of Hazardous Duty Pay
659.306
Responsibility for Paying Hazardous Duty Pay
659.307
Service Credit
659.308
Administration
659.0411
Appointments at State Institutions of Higher Education
659.0445
Longevity Pay for State Judges and Justices
659.1031
Deduction of Membership Fees for Eligible State Employee Organizations
659.1311
Public Junior Colleges
659.1401
Grounds for Removal from State Policy Committee
659.1402
Training for State Policy Committee Members
659.2531
Transfer Within Agency Between Classified Positions Allocated to Same Salary Group
659.2532
Transfer Within Agency Between Classified Positions with Same Position Title When Employee Is Competitively Selected
659.2551
Performance Linked to Agency Goals

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 659.257’s source at texas​.gov