(a) Sick Leave Pool. A sick leave pool is established
to allow eligible agency employees to use time contributed to the
sick leave pool, if the employee has exhausted their sick leave due
to a catastrophic illness or injury;
(b) Family Leave Pool. A family leave pool is established
to allow eligible agency employees to use time contributed to the
family leave pool, to allow for more flexibility in bonding with and
caring for children during a child's first year following birth, adoption,
or foster placement, and caring for a seriously ill family member
or the employee's own serious illness, including pandemic-related
illnesses or complications caused by a pandemic; and
(c) Administration of both pools programs is delegated
to the Deputy Director for the Human Resources and Staff Services
Division and shall be implemented by policy and procedures that are
consistent with Texas Government Code, Chapter 661, as amended.
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