Tex. Labor Code § 21.456
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 21.456, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 21.456. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUBCHAPTER; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) If the commission determines that a state agency has failed to comply with this subchapter, the commission shall certify that determination to the comptroller.
(b) On receipt of a certification by the commission under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall notify the state agency that is the subject of the certification that funds appropriated to the agency are subject to a reduction in the amount of $5,000 as provided by this section unless, not later than the 30th day after the date the agency receives notice from the comptroller under this subsection, the agency submits to the comptroller proof that the agency has complied with this subchapter. If the agency fails to submit to the comptroller the proof required by this subsection, the comptroller shall:
(1) if the state agency failed to develop or implement personnel policies and procedures as required by Section 21.452:
(A) reduce the funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter by the amount of $5,000; or
(B) if all funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter have been distributed to the agency, reduce the funds appropriated to the agency during the next fiscal year by the amount of $5,000; or
(2) if the state agency failed to reimburse the commission as required by Section 21.455:
(A) transfer the amount of the reimbursement from the agency to the commission's appropriations and reduce the funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter by an amount that equals the difference between the amount of the reimbursement and $5,000; or
(B) if all funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter have been distributed to the agency:
(i) during the next fiscal year, transfer the amount of the reimbursement from the funds appropriated to the agency for that fiscal year to the commission's appropriations; and
(ii) reduce the funds appropriated to the agency during the next fiscal year by an amount that equals the difference between the amount of the reimbursement and $5,000.
(b) On receipt of a certification by the commission under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall notify the state agency that is the subject of the certification that funds appropriated to the agency are subject to a reduction in the amount of $5,000 as provided by this section unless, not later than the 30th day after the date the agency receives notice from the comptroller under this subsection, the agency submits to the comptroller proof that the agency has complied with this subchapter. If the agency fails to submit to the comptroller the proof required by this subsection, the comptroller shall:
(1) if the state agency failed to develop or implement personnel policies and procedures as required by Section 21.452:
(A) reduce the funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter by the amount of $5,000; or
(B) if all funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter have been distributed to the agency, reduce the funds appropriated to the agency during the next fiscal year by the amount of $5,000; or
(2) if the state agency failed to reimburse the commission as required by Section 21.455:
(A) transfer the amount of the reimbursement from the agency to the commission's appropriations and reduce the funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter by an amount that equals the difference between the amount of the reimbursement and $5,000; or
(B) if all funds appropriated to the agency for the fiscal year in which the agency fails to comply with this subchapter have been distributed to the agency:
(i) during the next fiscal year, transfer the amount of the reimbursement from the funds appropriated to the agency for that fiscal year to the commission's appropriations; and
(ii) reduce the funds appropriated to the agency during the next fiscal year by an amount that equals the difference between the amount of the reimbursement and $5,000.
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