Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.038 · Subchapter B. CLASSIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT
TEMPORARY DUTIES IN HIGHER CLASSIFICATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.
(b) The department head may designate a person from the next lower classification to temporarily fill a position in a higher classification. The designated person is entitled to the base salary of the higher position plus the person's own longevity or seniority pay, educational incentive pay, and certification pay during the time the person performs the duties.
(c) The temporary performance of the duties of a higher position by a person who has not been promoted as prescribed by this chapter may not be construed as a promotion.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm
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