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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the accumulation and payment of sick leave for |
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employees in certain sheriff's departments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 158, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 158.0365 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 158.0365. ACCUMULATION AND PAYMENT OF SICK LEAVE. (a) |
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An employee may accumulate sick leave without limit and may use the |
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leave if the employee is unable to work because of a bona fide |
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illness. |
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(b) An employee who leaves the classified service for any |
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reason is entitled to receive in a lump-sum payment the full amount |
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of the employee's salary for accumulated sick leave if the employee |
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has accumulated not more than 720 hours of sick leave. If an |
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employee has accumulated more than 720 hours of sick leave, the |
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employer may limit payment to the amount that the employee would |
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have received if the employee had been allowed to use 720 hours of |
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accumulated sick leave during the last six months of the employee's |
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employment. The lump-sum payment is computed by compensating the |
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employee for the accumulated time at the highest permanent pay |
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classification for which the employee was eligible during the last |
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six months of the employee's employment. The employer shall pay the |
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employee for the same period for which the employee would have been |
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paid if the employee had taken sick leave, other than for additional |
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holidays, sick leave, or vacation time that the employee would have |
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accrued during the 720 hours. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |