{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-658.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 658.003","heading":"VOLUNTARY WORK REDUCTION PROGRAM.","body":"(a) To increase state efficiency while reducing the cost of state government, a state agency may create a work reduction program in which a full-time state employee of the agency agrees to accept reduced wages and benefits for a proportionate reduction in work hours.\n(b) Employee participation in a work reduction program created under this section is voluntary.\n(c) An employee who elects to participate in a work reduction program must agree to participate in the program for at least six calendar months. The agreement must be in writing and signed by the employee.\n(d) A temporary or exempt employee is not eligible to participate in the program.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 658. HOURS OF LABOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.658.htm#658.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"294d59238d50eebafa023eab5524306c2f54e9552d9da0be7e6e796b17e3cbec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-658.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-658.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}