CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 493.023.
in effect(a) Under policies established by the department, a department employee may participate in fund-raising activities conducted on department property on the employee's own time for the benefit of an eligible charitable organization. The department shall adopt policies under this section which address:
(1) minimum qualifications of eligible charitable organizations;
(2) limitations on the use of funds;
(3) handling and distribution of the proceeds of fund-raising activity to eligible charitable organizations located in the county where the fund-raising takes place; and
(4) ensuring that participation in fund-raising is voluntary and not coercive.
(b) Funds collected under this section are not subject to Section 404.094 .
(c) This section does not affect the department's participation in the state employees charitable campaign under Subchapter H , Chapter 659 .
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.