89R1571 KJE-D     By: Eckhardt, Zaffirini S.B. No. 572       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a pay raise for certain state employees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.   Except as provided by Section 2 of this Act, for   the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025:                (1)  each full-time employee of a state agency,   including an institution of higher education as defined by Section   61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the   employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that   biennium in an amount equal to $10,000; and                (2)  each part-time employee of a state agency,   including an institution of higher education as defined by Section   61.003, Education Code, is entitled to an increase in the   employee's gross annual salary for each state fiscal year of that   biennium in an amount that is equal to the product of:                      (A)  the ratio between the number of hours the   employee works and the number of hours required of a full-time   employee; and                      (B)  $10,000.          SECTION 2.  Section 1 of this Act does not apply to a member   of the legislature or to a member of a board, commission, or other   governing body of a state agency, including an institution of   higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, who   may receive a per diem or expense reimbursement but not a salary for   full-time employment.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.