By Wilson H.B. No. 277
75R1846 MLS-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the transfer of sick leave between spouses under the
1-3 state employee sick leave pool.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 661.003, Government Code, is amended by
1-6 adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
1-7 (e) At the time of a contribution, an employee may designate
1-8 the amount of time contributed by the employee to the sick leave
1-9 pool that may be used only by the employee's spouse if the spouse
1-10 is also an employee.
1-11 SECTION 2. Section 661.004(a), Government Code, is amended
1-12 to read as follows:
1-13 (a) An employee is eligible to use time contributed to the
1-14 sick leave pool of the agency if:
1-15 (1) the employee has exhausted the employee's sick
1-16 leave because of:
1-17 (A) [(1)] a catastrophic illness or injury; or
1-18 (B) [(2)] a previous donation of time to the
1-19 pool; or
1-20 (2) the employee has exhausted the employee's sick
1-21 leave, and the time to be used by the employee is time the
1-22 employee's spouse contributed to the sick leave pool under Section
1-23 61.003(e).
1-24 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
2-1 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
2-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.