Sec. 659.147. ELIGIBILITY OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR LOCAL PARTICIPATION    


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  • (a) A charitable organization that seeks local participation in a state employee charitable campaign must apply to the appropriate local employee committee during the annual eligibility determination period specified by the state policy committee.

    (b) The local employee committee shall review each application and may approve a charitable organization for local participation only if the organization qualifies as a local charitable organization and is:

    (1) an unaffiliated local organization; or

    (2) a federation or fund or an affiliate of a federation or fund that is not approved for statewide participation.

    (c) An affiliated organization of an eligible federation or fund that does not qualify as a statewide charitable organization under Section 659.146 because it does not provide services in two or more noncontiguous standard metropolitan statistical areas may apply to a local employee committee for participation in a local state employee charitable campaign.

    (d) An appeal from a decision of a local employee committee shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the state policy committee.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.