1. (a) An employee who completes education or training for which PRS provided all or part of the required fees may be required to:

   1. (1) remain employed with PRS for a specified period; and
   2. (2) consult, instruct, or assist in disseminating the information acquired from training and education to other employees.

2. (b) If an employee receives training or education paid for by PRS that is covered by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 656, Subchapter D, and the employee does not perform his regular duties for three or more months in order to obtain the training, the employee must:

   1. (1) work for PRS following the training for at least one month for each month of the training period; or
   2. (2) pay PRS for all the costs associated with the training that were paid by PRS during the training period, including any of the employee's salary that was paid and not accounted for as paid vacation or compensatory leave; and
   3. (3) sign a written acknowledgment and acceptance of the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.
3. (c) By an order adopted in a public meeting, the PRS board may waive the requirements in subsection (b) of this section and release an employee from the obligation to meet those requirements if the board finds it in the best interest of PRS or it is warranted because of an extreme personal hardship suffered by the employee.
4. (d) If an employee does not provide the services required in subsection (b)(1) of this section, provides those services for less than the required time, or fails to make payments required in subsection (b)(2) of this section, and the employee is not released from the obligation under subsection (c) of this section, the employee is liable for the costs described in subsection (b)(2) of this section, and for expenses incurred by PRS in obtaining payment, including reasonable attorney fees.

Source Note:The provisions of this §702.621 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1352.