TITLE 34. PUBLIC FINANCE
PART 1. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
CHAPTER 1. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER
C.
The Comptroller of Public Accounts adopts new §1.201, concerning tuition reimbursement program, without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 25, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 4337). The rule will not be republished.
New §1.201 establishes a process for authorizing and obtaining tuition reimbursement for comptroller employees, provides that comptroller designated funds may be used to reimburse employees for job-related training and education expenses, and provides that the comptroller may award time off for job related training and education.
Subsection (a) outlines the establishment and purpose and states that programs for the training and education of administrators and employees, including tuition reimbursement, materially aid effective state administration, and public money spent on those programs serves an important public purpose.
Subsection (b) provides the definitions of the term "training" and "tuition reimbursement."
Subsection (c) outlines employee eligibility for tuition reimbursement and/or approved time off during regular working hours.
Subsection (d) outlines the terms by which an employee would be ineligible to receive tuition reimbursement and/or approved time off during regular working hours.
Subsection (e) provides that the comptroller may establish limits to approved time off for course work.
Subsection (f) outlines the terms that may affect reimbursement and/or time off denials, caps on amounts reimbursed, allowable expenses, provides that an employee does not have a right to tuition reimbursement and/or time off, and provides that comptroller decisions regarding denials are final and not appealable. Subsection (f) also provides that before an employee of the agency may be reimbursed for tuition expenditures, the deputy comptroller must approve the tuition reimbursement payment.
The comptroller did not receive any comments regarding adoption of the amendment.
The amendments are adopted under Government Code, §656.048, which requires state agencies to adopt rules regarding training and education.
The amendments implement Government Code, §656.048.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on November 4, 2025.
TRD-202503986
Don Neal
General Counsel, Operations and Support Legal Services
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Effective date: November 24, 2025
Proposal publication date: July 25, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 475-2220