Tex. Government Code § 654.012: EXCEPTIONS FROM POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN.

The position classification plan does not apply to:

(1) a constitutional officer or official;

(2) an elected officer or official;

(3) an officer appointed by the governor;

(4) the chief executive of a state agency;

(5) a teacher in a public school, special school of the state, or state institution of higher education;

(6) personnel in state institutions of higher education;

(7) a professional compensated for services on a fee basis; and

(8) an employment excluded from the plan:

(A) by executive order of the governor; or

(B) at the direction of the legislature.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1140, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.