Sec. 413.005. STAFF. (a) The executive director may employ personnel necessary to administer the responsibilities of the policy council.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to policy council employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state employees.

(c) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program that addresses opportunities for mobility and advancement for employees within the policy council. The program shall require intra-agency posting of all positions concurrently with any public posting.

(d) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance. All merit pay for policy council employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(e) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the policy council work force that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the policy council work force of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(f) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (e) must cover an annual period, be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (e)(1), and be filed with the governor's office.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(32), eff. June 17, 2011.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(32), eff. June 17, 2011.