Sec. 654.016.  NEW CLASS OR KIND OF WORK.  (a)  A governing board or a chief executive of an agency needing to employ a person in a class or kind of work that is subject to but not described in the position classification plan shall notify the classification officer of the situation.
(b)  The classification officer shall, to permit the needed employment, promptly:
(1)  include the employment in an existing class description of work or provide a new class description of work for the employment;  and
(2)  set a salary range for the class.
(c)  The classification officer shall notify the comptroller of the actions.
(d)  An action of the classification officer under this section is subject to:
(1)  any limitation established for the agency in the General Appropriations Act, including limitations on the number of positions and amount of appropriations;  and
(2)  the approval of the state auditor with advice from the Legislative Audit Committee.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.