1. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may establish a program to allow an employee of the county to voluntarily transfer sick or vacation leave time earned by the employee to a county employee family leave pool.

2. (b) A program established under this section must:

   1. (1) create a county employee family leave pool; and
   2. (2) at a minimum comply with the provisions of this subchapter.

3. (c) If a program is established for a county under this section, the county judge of the county shall:

   1. (1) serve as the pool administrator of the family leave pool for the county; or
   2. (2) appoint an individual to serve as the pool administrator of the family leave pool for the county.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 167 (H.B. 334), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2025.