# Tex. Government Code § 497.004: LABOR, PAY

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 497.004
- **Heading:** LABOR, PAY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.004

## Text

(a) The board may develop by rule and the department may administer an incentive pay scale for work program participants consistent with rules adopted by the board under Subchapter C. Prison industries may be financed through contributions donated for this purpose by private businesses contracting with the department. The department shall apportion pay earned by a work program participant in the same manner as is required by rules adopted by the board under Section 497.0581.

(b) In assigning work program participants to available job training positions in factories, the department shall consider each participant's classification and availability for work. The department shall give priority to work program participants closest to release from imprisonment or supervision in making assignment to those job training positions that provide the most marketable skills.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 497.001 § 497.001. TEXAS CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES; DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.002 § 497.002. PURPOSE; IMPLEMENTATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.003 § 497.003. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.004 § 497.004. LABOR, PAY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.004.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.005 § 497.005. INDUSTRIAL RECEIPTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.006 § 497.006. CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE BUSINESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.006.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.007 § 497.007. GRANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.007.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.008 § 497.008. LEASE OF LAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.008.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.010 § 497.010.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.010.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.011 § 497.011. CERTAIN CONTRACTS PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.011.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.012 § 497.012. REPAIR AND RESALE OF SURPLUS DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.012.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.021 § 497.021. AUTHORITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.021.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.022 § 497.022. CONTRACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.022.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 497.023 § 497.023. PRIORITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C497_S497.023.md)

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