1. (a) Definitions. "Legislative Leave Pool Administrator" is the Human Resources Division director or designee.

2. (b) Procedures.

   1. (1) All contributions to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) legislative leave pool are voluntary. A correctional employee within the Correctional Career Path series may voluntarily transfer up to eight hours of compensatory time or vacation leave per year earned by the correctional employee to the legislative leave pool.

   2. (2) A correctional employee may use time contributed to the legislative leave pool if the correctional employee uses the time for legislative leave on behalf of an association:

      1. (A) related to the correctional officer's employment with the TDCJ;
      2. (B) that has at least 5,000 active or retired members; and
      3. (C) that is governed by a board of directors.

   3. (3) A correctional employee may only withdraw time from the legislative leave pool in coordination with and with the consent of the president or designee of the association described in subsection (2) of this section. A correctional employee may not withdraw more than:

      1. (A) 80 hours from the pool in a 160-hour work cycle; or
      2. (B) 480 hours from the pool in a fiscal year.

   4. (4) Correctional employees who contribute accrued compensatory or vacation leave hours to the TDCJ legislative leave pool may not:

      1. (A) designate the contributed hours for use by a specific employee; or
      2. (B) retract the decision to contribute once processed.
   5. (5) The legislative leave pool administrator shall determine the amount of time that a correctional employee may withdraw from the legislative leave pool.

Source Note:The provisions of this §151.58 adopted to be effective March 15, 2026, 51 TexReg 1717.