A family leave pool is established to provide eligible employees more flexibility in bonding and caring for children during a child's first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement, or caring for a seriously ill family member or the employee, including pandemic-related illnesses or complications caused by a pandemic.
- (1) The director of human resources is designated as the pool administrator.
- (2) The pool administrator, with the advice and consent of the executive director, will establish operating procedures consistent with the Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A-1 (relating to State Employee Family Leave Pool).
- (3) The prescribed procedures relating to the operation of the family leave pool will be published in the agency's Human Resources Manual.
- (4) Donations to the pool are strictly voluntary.
Source Note:The provisions of this §208.13 adopted to be effective May 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 2568.