Eckhardt Bill Gives Every Full-Time State Employee A $10K Raise

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89R1571 KJE-D

By: Eckhardt, Zaffirini
S.B. No. 572

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Except as provided by Section 2 of this Act, for

the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025:

(1) each full-time employee of a state agency,

including an institution of higher education as defined by Section

61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the

employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that

biennium in an amount equal to $10,000; and

(2) each part-time employee of a state agency,

including an institution of higher education as defined by Section

61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the

employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that

biennium in an amount that is equal to the product of:

(A) the ratio between the number of hours the

employee works and the number of hours required of a full-time

employee; and

(B) $10,000.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of this Act does not apply to a member

of the legislature or to a member of a board, commission, or other

governing body of a state agency, including an institution of

higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, who

may receive a per diem or expense reimbursement but not a salary for

full-time employment.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.