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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 4EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
SUBCHAPTER ESICK LEAVE POOL PROGRAM
RULE §4.54Contributions

(a) An employee may voluntarily contribute any amount of sick leave hours allowed by Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A, State Employee Sick Leave Pool to:

  (1) the sick leave pool; or

  (2) a department employee who has exhausted the employee's sick leave, including any time the employee may be eligible to withdraw from the sick leave pool.

(b) The department will encourage all employees, including an employee who is planning to retire, terminate employment, or resign, to contribute sick leave hours.

(c) An employee who wishes to contribute sick leave to the pool or to a specific employee shall submit a request to his or her human resources officer.

(d) After verifying the accuracy of information on the request, the human resources officer shall sign the request and submit it to the pool administrator.

(e) Once the request is approved by the pool administrator, the pool administrator shall transfer hours from the employee's account to the sick leave pool account or to the specified employee.


Source Note: The provisions of this §4.54 adopted to be effective October 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 8479; amended to be effective March 22, 1996, 21 TexReg 2092; amended to be effective November 22, 1998, 23 TexReg 11657; amended to be effective January 6, 2016, 41 TexReg 292

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