- (a) A sick leave pool is established to help alleviate hardship caused to an employee and the employee's immediate family if a catastrophic injury or illness forces the employee to exhaust all eligible leave time earned by that employee and to lose compensation from the state.
- (b) A family leave pool is established to help alleviate hardship caused to provide eligible state employees more flexibility in bonding with and caring for children during a child's first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement and for caring for a seriously ill family member or the employee.
- (c) The executive director or designee shall administer both pools.
- (d) The executive director or designee will establish operating procedures and forms for the administration of this section for inclusion in the agency's personnel policies and procedures manual.
- (e) Operation of both pools shall be consistent with Chapter 661, Texas Government Code.
Source Note:The provisions of this §601.70 adopted to be effective August 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 6028.