A sick leave pool is established to alleviate hardship caused to an employee and employee's immediate family if a catastrophic illness or injury forces the employee to exhaust all sick leave time earned by that employee and to lose compensation from the state.

1. (1) The Commission's Human Resources Director is designated as the pool administrator.
2. (2) The pool administrator will recommend a policy, operating procedures, and forms for the administration of this section to the Executive Director.
3. (3) Operation of the pool shall be consistent with Texas Government Code, Chapter 661.

Source Note:The provisions of this §111.23 adopted to be effective August 7, 2008, 33 TexReg 6129.