By Gallego                                             H.B. No. 568
         77R2075 BDH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to annual vacation leave accrual for state employees.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 661.152(d), Government Code, is amended
 1-5     to read as follows:
 1-6           (d)  An employee accrues vacation leave and may carry
 1-7     vacation leave forward from one fiscal year to the next in
 1-8     accordance with the following schedule:
 1-9                                                        Maximum Hours
1-10                                                       Carried Forward
1-11                                        Hours Accrued  From One Fiscal
1-12                                        Per Month for  Year to the Next
1-13     Employees With Total                  Full-time    for a Full-time
1-14     State Employment of:                 Employment        Employee
1-15     less than 2 years                       8 [7]          180 [168]
1-16     at least 2 but less than 5 years        9 [8]          244 [232]
1-17     at least 5 but less than 10 years      10 [9]          268 [256]
1-18     at least 10 but less than 15 years     11 [10]         292 [280]
1-19     at least 15 but less than 20 years     13 [12]         340 [328]
1-20     at least 20 but less than 25 years     15 [14]         388 [376]
1-21     at least 25 but less than 30 years     17 [16]         436 [424]
1-22     at least 30 but less than 35 years     19 [18]         484 [472]
1-23     at least 35 years or more              21 [20]         532 [520]
1-24           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.