Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Sick Leave
Pool. A sick leave pool is established according to requirements and conditions
of Tex. Gov. Code, Chapter 661 to provide for the alleviation of hardship
caused to an employee and the employee's family if a catastrophic illness or
injury forces the employee to exhaust all leave time earned by that employee
and to lose compensation from the state.
(1)
The human resources manager 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 requirements of this section and relevant law governing
operation of the pool. The pool administrator will ensure procedures are
contained and made available to all agency employees in the agency's HR policy
manual.
(3) An employee may
contribute to the pool only by written request in which the employee certifies
that the contribution is strictly voluntary.
(4) This policy is subject to change unless
prohibited by statute.
(b) Family Leave Pool. A family leave pool is
established according to requirements and conditions of Tex. Gov. Code, Chapter
661, Subchapter A-1. The family leave pool is separate from the sick leave
pool. An employee may withdraw leave time from the pool if certain conditions
are met and if the employee has exhausted all leave time and will otherwise go
into unpaid status.
(1) The human resources
manager 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 requirements of this section and relevant law governing
operation of the pool. The pool administrator will ensure procedures are
contained and made available to all agency employees in the agency's HR policy
manual.
(3) An employee may
contribute to the pool only by written request in which the employee certifies
that the contribution is strictly voluntary.
(4) This policy is subject to change unless
prohibited by statute.
