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| 1 | 1 | 84R7682 TSR-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1599 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the donation of sick leave by state employees. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 661, Government Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Section 661.207 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 661.207. DONATION OF SICK LEAVE. (a) An employee may | |
| 12 | 12 | donate any amount of the employee's accrued sick leave to another | |
| 13 | 13 | employee who: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) is employed in the same state agency as the donor | |
| 15 | 15 | employee; and | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) has exhausted the employee's sick leave, including | |
| 17 | 17 | any time the individual may be eligible to withdraw from a sick | |
| 18 | 18 | leave pool. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) An employee may not provide or receive remuneration or a | |
| 20 | 20 | gift in exchange for a sick leave donation under this section. | |
| 21 | 21 | (c) In this section, "employee" and "state agency" have the | |
| 22 | 22 | meanings assigned by Section 661.001. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |