LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 21, 2003

TO:
Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB149 by Barrientos (Relating to a leave of absence for certain state employees who are donating an organ, tissue, bone marrow, or blood.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill allows state employees to take a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for up to five days in a fiscal year to serve as a bone-marrow donor or up to 30 working days in a fiscal year to serve as an organ donor.  State employees are also allowed sufficient time off without a deduction in pay to donate blood up to four times in a fiscal year.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 327 Employees Retirement System
LBB Staff:
JK, GO, ZS