PAYMENT TWICE A MONTH

(a) An employee is entitled to be paid employment compensation twice a month if: (1) the employee is employed by: (A) the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; (B) the Texas Department of Transportation; (C) the Texas Department of Human Services; (D) the Texas Workforce Commission; (E) the Department of Public Safety; or (F) any other state agency designated by the comptroller; (2) the employee holds a classified position under the state's position classification plan; (3) the employee's position is classified below salary group A12 under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act; (4) the employing state agency satisfies the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month; and (5) at least 30 percent of the eligible employees of the agency choose to be paid twice a month. (b) Employees of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, may be paid twice a month at the election of the employing institution of higher education. (c) A state agency listed in Subsection (a) may elect to pay employment compensation twice a month to an employee who holds a position classified under classification salary Schedule A in the General Appropriations Act. A state agency that elects to pay employment compensation twice a month under this subsection must satisfy the comptroller's requirements relating to the payment of compensation twice a month.