Section 659.1311 - Public Junior Colleges(a) For purposes of this subchapter, a public junior college is considered to be an institution of higher education and employees of the public junior college are considered to be state employees during a state fiscal year unless an affirmative decision not to participate under this subchapter is made by the governing board of the public junior college not later than April 1 of the preceding state fiscal year.(b) An employee of a public junior college that elects not to participate in the state employee charitable contribution program may authorize a deduction from the employee's salary or wage payment for a charitable contribution as provided by the policy of the governing board of the public junior college.(c) Participation by an employee of a public junior college under this section is voluntary.Tex. Gov't. Code § 659.1311
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.