State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) is conducted in
accordance with state law, the comptroller's rules and SPC rules. The State
Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee (SPC) is responsible for
oversight of the SECC and for insuring that the campaign is run fairly and
equitably. In order to expedite the handling of complaints and grievances
pertaining to the SECC and to ensure input of all concerned parties, the
grievance policy detailed in this section, shall be followed for grievances
related to the statewide campaign. Grievances related to local campaign issues
may be filed in accordance with §
334.1 of this title (relating to
Procedures for Grievances Involving Local Campaign Issues.
(1) A state employee or charitable
organization, including a federation/affiliate charity representative may lodge
a grievance pertaining to the conduct of the SECC at the statewide level,
regarding any SECC matter occurring at the statewide level, or regarding the
SPC, the state campaign manager (SCM), or a statewide charitable organization,
including a statewide federation or fund. Grievances shall be sent to the SPC
by delivery to the address of the SCM.
(2) The SCM shall respond, in writing, to the
aggrieved party within 10 business days after receiving the grievance, to
inform the grievant of the status of the grievance. The aggrieved party shall
cooperate with the SPC to investigate the grievance. The decision of the SPC
shall be final.
(3) Any grievance
submitted to the SPC may be referred to the appropriate LEC for review and
action if the grievance concerns local issues.
(4) A grievance properly received by the SPC
will be reviewed and may be acted upon at the next scheduled SPC meeting, if
possible.
(5) A state employee who
has a complaint about coercive activity in any part of the campaign should file
a complaint with the comptroller's office in accordance with §
5.48(w) of this
title (relating to Deductions for Contributions to Charitable Organizations).
The LCM and the SCM shall refer to the comptroller's office all complaints they
receive relating to coercive activity in the campaign.
Notes
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Tex. Admin. Code §
334.3
The
provisions of this §334.3 adopted to be effective June 23, 2002, 27 TexReg
5215; amended to be effective March 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 1725; amended by
Texas
Register, Volume 39, Number 48, November 28, 2014, TexReg
9364, eff. 12/4/2014
