Tex. Government Code § 41.253
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 41.253, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 41.253. AMOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 41.255(f), the amount of longevity pay is $20 per month for each year of lifetime service credit.
(b) The increase is effective beginning with the month following the month in which the fourth year of lifetime service credit is accrued.
(c) An assistant prosecutor may not receive as longevity pay from the county under this subchapter:
(1) more than $20 for each year of lifetime service credit, regardless of the number of positions the assistant prosecutor holds or the number of hours the assistant prosecutor works each week; or
(2) more than $5,000 annually.
(b) The increase is effective beginning with the month following the month in which the fourth year of lifetime service credit is accrued.
(c) An assistant prosecutor may not receive as longevity pay from the county under this subchapter:
(1) more than $20 for each year of lifetime service credit, regardless of the number of positions the assistant prosecutor holds or the number of hours the assistant prosecutor works each week; or
(2) more than $5,000 annually.
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