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TX Govt Code § 661.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter D. Payments for Vacation Time to Contributing Members of Employees Retirement System Who Retire|Section 661.092. Computation of Payment

Sec. 661.092.  COMPUTATION OF PAYMENT.  A payment required by this subchapter shall be computed as if the member had taken vacation time, using the member's rate of compensation as of the date of retirement.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 661.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter D. Payments for Vacation Time to Contributing Members of Employees Retirement System Who Retire|Section 661.093. Conflict With Other Subchapter

Sec. 661.093.  CONFLICT WITH OTHER SUBCHAPTER.  Subchapter C  of this chapter controls if there is a conflict between Subchapter C and this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 661.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter D. Payments for Vacation Time to Contributing Members of Employees Retirement System Who Retire|Section 661.094. Rules

Sec. 661.094.  RULES.  The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 19, eff. June 19, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 661.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter E. Vacation for Hourly or Daily State Employee|Section 661.121. Vacation for Hourly or Daily Employee

Sec. 661.121.  VACATION FOR HOURLY OR DAILY EMPLOYEE.  (a)  A state department, institution, or agency may grant a vacation with full pay to an employee:(1)  whose pay is computed by the hour or by the day;  and(2)  who has been continuously employed by the state for six months.(b)  The vacation authorized by this section is for the same time as that granted to employees whose pay is computed monthly.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 661.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter F. General Provisions for Vacation Leave for State Employees|Section 661.151. State Auditor Interpretation

Sec. 661.151.  STATE AUDITOR INTERPRETATION.  (a)  The state auditor shall provide a uniform interpretation of this subchapter and Subchapters G and Z.(b)  The state auditor shall report to the governor and the legislature any state agency or institution of higher education that practices exceptions to those laws.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter F. General Provisions for Vacation Leave for State Employees|Section 661.153. Transfer of Vacation Leave Balance

Sec. 661.153.  TRANSFER OF VACATION LEAVE BALANCE.  A state employee who transfers directly from one state agency to another is entitled to credit by the agency to which the employee transfers for the unused balance of the employee's accumulated vacation leave, if the employee's employment with the state is uninterrupted and if the employee is not paid for the leave under Section 661.062.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter F. General Provisions for Vacation Leave for State Employees|Section 661.154. Vacation Leave for Legislative Employees

Sec. 661.154.  VACATION LEAVE FOR LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES.  Vacation leave for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of the lieutenant governor, is determined as follows:(1)  for employees of either house of the legislature, a member of the legislature, or the lieutenant governor, by the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the legislature;  and(2)  for employees of a legislative agency, by the administrative head of the agency.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter G. General Provisions for Sick Leave for State Employees|Section 661.201. Applicability

Sec. 661.201.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Sick leave for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of the lieutenant governor, is determined as follows:(1)  for employees of either house of the legislature, a member of the legislature, or the lieutenant governor, by the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the legislature;  and(2)  for employees of a legislative agency, by the administrative head of the agency.(b)  An employee of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, is eligible to accrue or take paid sick leave under this subchapter only if the employee:(1)  is employed to work at least 20 hours per week for a period of at least four and one-half months;  and(2)  is not employed in a position for which the employee is required to be a student as a condition of the employment.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter G. General Provisions for Sick Leave for State Employees|Section 661.203. Faculty at Institutions of Higher Education

Sec. 661.203.  FACULTY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  A faculty member at an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, must submit prescribed leave forms for all sick leave the faculty member takes if the absence occurs during the normal workday for regular employees, even if no classes are missed.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter G. General Provisions for Sick Leave for State Employees|Section 661.204. Transfer of Sick Leave Balance

Sec. 661.204.  TRANSFER OF SICK LEAVE BALANCE.  A state employee who transfers directly from one state agency to another is entitled to credit by the agency to which the employee transfers for the unused balance of the employee's accumulated sick leave, if the employee's employment with the state is uninterrupted.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter G. General Provisions for Sick Leave for State Employees|Section 661.205. Restoration of Sick Leave on Reemployment in Certain Circumstances

Sec. 661.205.  RESTORATION OF SICK LEAVE ON REEMPLOYMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.  (a)  An employee who separates from employment with the state under a formal reduction in force is entitled to have the employee's sick leave balance restored if the employee is reemployed by the state within 12 months after the end of the month in which the employee separates from state employment.(b)  An employee who separates from employment with the state for a reason other than that described by Subsection (a) is entitled to have the employee's sick leave balance restored if:(1)  the employee is reemployed by the same state agency or institution of higher education within 12 months after the end of the month in which the employee separates from state employment, but only if there has been a break in employment with the state of at least 30 calendar days;  or(2)  the employee is reemployed by a different state agency or institution of higher education within 12 months after the end of the month in which the employee separates from state employment.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter G. General Provisions for Sick Leave for State Employees|Section 661.206. Educational Activities: Use of Sick Leave

Sec. 661.206.  EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES:  USE OF SICK LEAVE.  (a)  This section applies to an employee who is a parent of a child who is a student attending a grade from prekindergarten through 12th grade.(b)  An employee may use up to eight hours of sick leave each fiscal year to attend educational activities of the employee's children.(c)  An employee shall give reasonable advance notice of the employee's intention to use the sick leave to attend an educational activity.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Educational activity" means a school-sponsored activity, including a parent-teacher conference, tutoring, a volunteer program, a field trip, a classroom program, a school committee meeting, an academic competition, and an athletic, music, or theater program.(2)  "Employee" has the meaning assigned by Section 661.001.(3)  "Parent" means a person standing in parental relation.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 430, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 661.151 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 46, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 480), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 480), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 661.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter G. General Provisions for Sick Leave for State Employees|Section 661.207. Donation of Sick Leave

Sec. 661.207.  DONATION OF SICK LEAVE.  (a)  An employee may donate any amount of the employee's accrued sick leave to another employee who:(1)  is employed in the same state agency as the donor employee; and(2)  has exhausted the employee's sick leave, including any time the individual may be eligible to withdraw from a sick leave pool.(b)  An employee may not provide or receive remuneration or a gift in exchange for a sick leave donation under this section.(c)  An employee who receives donated sick leave under this section may not:(1)  use sick leave donated to the employee under this section except as provided by Sections 661.202(d) and (e); or(2)  notwithstanding any other law, receive service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas for any sick leave donated to the employee under this section that is unused on the last day of that employee's employment.(d)  In this section, "employee" and "state agency" have the meanings assigned by Section 661.001.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (H.B. 1771), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 661.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter H. State Agency Leave Policy|Section 661.251. Definition

Sec. 661.251.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 661.001.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 73), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 661.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter H. State Agency Leave Policy|Section 661.252. Agency Policy

Sec. 661.252.  AGENCY POLICY.  (a)  A state agency shall adopt a policy governing leave for employees under this chapter.(b)  The policy must provide clear and objective guidelines to establish under what circumstances an employee of the agency may be entitled to or granted each type of leave provided by this chapter.(c)  The state agency shall post the policy adopted under this section on the agency's Internet website in a location easily accessible by the agency's employees and the public.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 73), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 661.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees|Section 661.901. Applicability

Sec. 661.901.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a state employee employed in the executive or judicial branch of state government.(b)  The leave policies for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of the lieutenant governor, are determined as follows:(1)  for employees of either house of the legislature, a member of the legislature, or the lieutenant governor, by the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the legislature;  and(2)  for employees of a legislative agency, by the administrative head of the agency.(c)  An employee of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, is eligible to accrue or take paid leave under this subchapter only if the employee:(1)  is employed to work at least 20 hours per week for a period of at least four and one-half months;  and(2)  is not employed in a position for which the employee is required to be a student as a condition of the employment.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 661.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees|Section 661.902. Emergency Leave

Sec. 661.902.  EMERGENCY LEAVE.  (a)  A state employee is entitled to emergency leave without a deduction in salary because of a death in the employee's family.  The death of the employee's spouse or of a parent, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, or child of the employee or of the employee's spouse is considered to be a death in the employee's family for purposes of this subsection.(b)  The administrative head of an agency may determine that a reason other than a reason described by Subsection (a) is sufficient for granting emergency leave.  Subject to the provisions of this subsection and except as provided by Subsection (c), the administrative head shall grant an emergency leave to an employee if the employee requests the leave and the administrative head determines that the employee has shown good cause for taking emergency leave.  The administrative head may not grant an emergency leave to an employee under this subsection unless the administrative head believes in good faith that the employee being granted the emergency leave intends to return to the employee's position with the agency on expiration of the period of emergency leave.(c)  An employee is not required to request an emergency leave if the administrative head of the employing agency grants the emergency leave under Subsection (b) because the agency is closed due to weather conditions or in observance of a holiday.(d)  Not later than October 1 of each year, the administrative head of an agency shall report to the comptroller the name and position of each employee of the agency who was granted more than 32 hours of emergency leave during the previous state fiscal year, the reason for which the employee was granted the emergency leave, and the total number of hours of emergency leave granted to the employee in that state fiscal year.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 73), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 661.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees|Section 661.903. National Guard Emergency

Sec. 661.903.  NATIONAL GUARD EMERGENCY.  A state employee who is called to state active duty as a member of the Texas military forces by the governor because of an emergency is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary in accordance with Section 437.254.  A state employee who is called to federal active duty as a member of the Texas military forces may not receive the employee's state salary except as provided by Sections 661.904(d) and (f) and 661.9041.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 175, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.08, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 661.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees|Section 661.904. Military Leave During National Emergency

Sec. 661.904.  MILITARY LEAVE DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCY.  (a)  An employee called to active duty during a national emergency to serve in a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States under Title 10 or 32, United States Code, is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence.(b)  The employee on an unpaid leave of absence during military duty described by Subsection (a) continues to accrue:(1)  state service credit for purposes of longevity pay;(2)  vacation leave; and(3)  sick leave.(c)  The employee may retain any accrued vacation or sick leave and is entitled to be credited with those balances on return to state employment from military duty described by Subsection (a).  Leave earned while on an unpaid leave of absence during military duty described by Subsection (a) is credited to the employee's balance when the employee returns to active state employment.(d)  The employee may use any accrued vacation leave, earned compensatory leave, or overtime leave under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as amended, in whole or in part, to maintain benefits for the employee or the employee's dependents while the employee is on military duty described by Subsection (a).(e)  Before a state employee leaves for military service, the state agency employing the employee shall review with the employee any issues relating to maintaining state health insurance coverage during the employee's military duty, including what the employee needs to do to maintain state health insurance coverage, how health insurance coverage is affected by paid or unpaid leave, and how to pay any premium required for the insurance coverage.(f)  A state employee activated for military service may continue to accrue service credit with the Employees Retirement System of Texas by receiving at least one hour of state pay during each month of active military service.  The employee may use any combination of paid leave, including state compensatory leave, overtime leave under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), as amended, annual leave, military leave, or approved agency differential pay, to qualify for the state pay.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 175, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 764 (S.B. 833), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 661.9041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees|Section 661.9041. Differential Pay

Sec. 661.9041.  DIFFERENTIAL PAY.  (a)  The administrative head of a state agency shall grant sufficient emergency leave as differential pay to a state employee on unpaid military leave if the employee's military pay is less than the employee's state gross pay.  The combination of emergency leave and military pay may not exceed the employee's actual state gross pay.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), military pay does not include money the employee receives:(1)  for service in a combat zone;(2)  as hardship pay; or(3)  for being separated from the employee's family.(c)  The state auditor shall adopt guidelines to assist state agencies in determining the amount of emergency leave to grant to an employee under this section as differential pay.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 175, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 371 (S.B. 1345), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 661.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees|Section 661.905. Volunteer Firefighters, Emergency Medical Services Volunteers, and Search and Rescue Volunteers

Sec. 661.905.  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES VOLUNTEERS, AND SEARCH AND RESCUE VOLUNTEERS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Emergency medical services volunteer" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.(2)  "Search and rescue volunteer" means an individual who without remuneration, except reimbursement for expenses, provides services for or on behalf of an organization that conducts search and rescue activities.(b)  A state employee who is a volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical services volunteer, or a search and rescue volunteer is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary to attend fire service, emergency medical services, or search and rescue training conducted by a state agency or institution of higher education.  Leave without a deduction in salary under this subsection may not exceed five working days in a fiscal year.(c)  A state agency or institution of higher education may grant leave without a deduction in salary to a volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical services volunteer, or a search and rescue volunteer for the purpose of allowing the firefighter, emergency medical services volunteer, or search and rescue volunteer to respond to emergency fire, medical, or search and rescue situations if the agency or institution has an established policy for granting that leave.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 10 (H.B. 41), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 661.906 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees|Chapter 661 - Leave|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees|Section 661.906. Foster Parents

Sec. 661.906.  FOSTER PARENTS.  A state employee who is a foster parent to a child under the conservatorship of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for the purpose of attending:(1)  meetings held by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services regarding the child under the foster care of the employee;  or(2)  an admission, review, and dismissal meeting held by a school district regarding the child under the foster care of the employee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|