Section 1.3 - Sick Leave Pool and Family Leave Pool(a) A sick leave pool is established to help alleviate hardship caused to an employee and employee's immediate family if a catastrophic illness or injury forces the employee to exhaust all accrued paid 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 an employee and employee's immediate family if they are caring for a seriously ill family member or the employee, including pandemic-related illnesses or complications caused by a pandemic or are bonding with and caring for children during a child's first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement which forces the employee to exhaust all accrued paid leave time earned by that employee and to lose compensation from the state.(c) The Department's Human Resources Director is designated as the pool administrator to both pools.(d) The pool administrator will recommend a policy, operating procedures, and forms for the administration of this section to the Executive Director for inclusion in the Department's Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual.(e) Operation of both pools shall be consistent with Tex. Gov't Code, Chapter 661, as amended.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.3
The provisions of this §1.3 adopted to be effective February 29, 1996, 21 TexReg 1393; amended to be effective January 2, 2014, 38 TexReg 9489; Repealed by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 48, November 25, 2016, TexReg 9264, eff. 12/4/2016; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 32, August 11, 2017, TexReg 3964, eff. 8/20/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 30, July 23, 2021, TexReg 4449, eff. 8/1/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 52, December 24, 2021, TexReg 8999, eff. 1/2/2022