1. (a) Restrictions.

   1. (1) An employee may voluntarily contribute any amount of sick leave hours allowed by Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A, State Employee Sick Leave Pool.
   2. (2) Contributions may not be specified for use by a certain individual or within a specific office or work unit.

2. (b) Procedures.

   1. (1) The department will encourage all employees, including an employee who is planning to retire, terminate employment, or resign, to contribute sick leave hours.
   2. (2) An employee who wishes to contribute sick leave to the pool shall submit a contribution form prescribed by the pool administrator to his or her human resources officer.
   3. (3) After verifying the accuracy of information on the application, the human resources officer shall sign the application and submit it to the pool administrator.
   4. (4) Once the application is approved by the pool administrator, the pool administrator shall transfer hours from the employee's account to the sick leave pool account.

Source Note:The provisions of this §4.54 adopted to be effective October 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 8479; amended to be effective March 22, 1996, 21 TexReg 2092; amended to be effective November 22, 1998, 23 TexReg 11657.