Sec. 40.033.  MERIT SYSTEM.  (a)  Subject to rules adopted by the executive commissioner, the department may establish a merit system for its employees.
(b)  The merit system may be maintained in conjunction with other state agencies that are required by federal law to operate under a merit system.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.194, eff. April 2, 2015.