| (a) A sick leave pool is established to help alleviate
hardship caused to an employee and the employee's immediate family
if a catastrophic injury or illness forces the employee to exhaust
all eligible leave time earned by that employee and to lose compensation
from the state.
(b) A family leave pool is established to help alleviate
hardship caused to provide eligible state employees more flexibility
in bonding with and caring for children during a child's first year
following birth, adoption, or foster placement and for caring for
a seriously ill family member or the employee.
(c) The executive director or designee shall administer
both pools.
(d) The executive director or designee will establish
operating procedures and forms for the administration of this section
for inclusion in the agency's personnel policies and procedures manual.
(e) Operation of both pools shall be consistent with
Chapter 661, Texas Government Code.
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