1-1 By: Armbrister S.B. No. 1615 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2001; March 14, 2001, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; 1-4 April 20, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, 1-5 Nays 0; April 20, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to youth-related volunteer activity leave for state agency 1-9 employees. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is 1-12 amended by adding Section 661.915 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 661.915. LEAVE FOR YOUTH-RELATED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. 1-14 (a) In this section, "youth-related volunteer activity" means the 1-15 voluntary provision of a service that primarily benefits low-income 1-16 children, including mentoring, tutoring, participation in 1-17 faith-based youth programs, and participation in children's 1-18 literacy programs. 1-19 (b) The governor may authorize a state agency to grant a 1-20 state employee a leave of absence without a deduction in salary to 1-21 perform youth-related volunteer activities. Leave without a 1-22 deduction in salary under this subsection may not exceed 52 hours 1-23 in a fiscal year. 1-24 (c) Leave for youth-related volunteer activities is in 1-25 addition to vacation time and sick leave and is in addition to 1-26 other leave taken under this subchapter. 1-27 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-28 * * * * *