2025 Session Last amended: 2019 session

§ 15.0596 — Additional Compensation From Contingent Fund Prohibited

Plain-Language Summary

State officers and employees whose salaries are set by law cannot receive extra pay from the agency's contingent fund for doing their official job. Agency heads cannot authorize such extra payments from the contingent fund, and the Commissioner of Management and Budget cannot process such payments. Violating this law is a misdemeanor criminal offense.

Practical Notes
This law prevents state officials from supplementing their legally fixed salaries by tapping into discretionary agency funds. It is a key anti-corruption provision ensuring that pay for government work is set by the legislature, not improvised by agency leaders. State employees offered additional compensation from contingent funds should be aware that accepting it could expose both them and the official making the offer to criminal liability.