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