| (a) A sick leave pool program is established to help
alleviate the hardship caused to a state employee and the employee's
immediate family if a catastrophic illness or injury or a previous
donation to the sick leave pool forces the employee to exhaust their
sick leave.
(b) A family leave pool program is established to provide
a state employee more flexibility in:
(1) bonding with and caring for children during a child's
first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement; and
(2) caring for a seriously ill family member or the
employee, including pandemic-related illnesses or complications caused
by a pandemic.
(c) The Commission's Executive Director shall designate
a Leave Pools Administrator to administer the sick and family leave
pool programs.
(d) The Leave Pools Administrator, with the advice
and consent of the Executive Director, shall prescribe procedures
for the operation of the sick and family leave pool programs and include
such procedures in the Commission's Human Resources Policy and Procedures
Manual.
(e) Employee donations of one or more days of accrued
sick leave to the sick leave pool or accrued sick or vacation leave
to the family leave pool are strictly voluntary and must be made in
writing.
(f) Procedures for the operation of the sick and family
leave pools will be consistent with Texas Government Code, Chapter
661.
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