Section 301.041. Executive Director; Agency Personnel

TX Lab Code § 301.041 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 301.041. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AGENCY PERSONNEL. (a) The commission shall appoint an executive director to administer the daily operations of the commission in compliance with federal law.

(b) A reference in this code or another law to the "agency administrator" of the commission means the executive director.

(c) The executive director may:

(1) appoint and prescribe the powers and duties of all commission staff, including officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as necessary in the performance of the commission's duties;

(2) delegate authority to a person appointed under this section as the executive director considers reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this title;

(3) employ and terminate the employment of commission staff members; and

(4) bond any person that handles money or signs checks under this title.

(d) The executive director or a person designated by the executive director shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(48), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 202.041 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.02(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.