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AN ACT
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relating to the donation of sick leave by state employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 661, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 661.207 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.207. DONATION OF SICK LEAVE. (a) An employee may |
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donate any amount of the employee's accrued sick leave to another |
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employee who: |
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(1) is employed in the same state agency as the donor |
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employee; and |
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(2) has exhausted the employee's sick leave, including |
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any time the individual may be eligible to withdraw from a sick |
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leave pool. |
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(b) An employee may not provide or receive remuneration or a |
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gift in exchange for a sick leave donation under this section. |
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(c) An employee who receives donated sick leave under this |
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section may not: |
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(1) use sick leave donated to the employee under this |
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section except as provided by Sections 661.202(d) and (e); or |
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(2) notwithstanding any other law, receive service |
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credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas for any sick |
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leave donated to the employee under this section that is unused on |
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the last day of that employee's employment. |
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(d) In this section, "employee" and "state agency" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 661.001. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1771 was passed by the House on April |
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17, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1771 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |