The following information on Dual Employment is provided to employees in accordance with Texas State Law.
Employees who are legally employed in two positions within Texas State government are subject to the following provisions and are to be informed of these provisions prior to being placed in such dual employment status: 1) completely separate leave records will be maintained for each employment; 2) time worked in one position may not be used as additional tenure credit for purposes of longevity or annual leave accrual for the other position; 3) upon termination of one employment, the leave balance accrued under that employment may not be transferred to the remaining employment; and 4) the state contribution towards the employee’s portion of social security tax liability will be subject to the overall limit specified by law.
The Comptroller shall prescribe such uniform accounting and reporting procedures as necessary to ensure that expenditures for this purpose do not exceed these limits: 1) the total state contribution towards the employee’s group insurance will be limited to no more than the amount specified by law for full-time active employees; 2) the employee will be entitled to receive longevity payment for no more than one employment; and 3) overtime compensation will be in accordance with FLSA regulations for state employees in dual employment situations.
All state employees are to be informed of their obligation and responsibility to inform both initial and second employers of their intent to accept an additional employment with the state.
A university system having employees with multiple component assignments shall enter into necessary agreements designating the principle component to maintain personnel and leave records in compliance with provisions of this section. In the case where dual employment is with two separate agencies, the two agencies shall coordinate in order to determine which agency shall have the responsibility of ensuring that the employee is properly compensated.
It is the employee’s responsibility to inform his/her supervisor and the University of Houston-Clear Lake of any current or future employment with another Texas State agency or institution when that employment is concurrent with this or any other employment with the University of Houston System.
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