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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the donation of sick leave by state employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 661, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 661.207 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.207. DONATION OF SICK LEAVE. (a) An employee may |
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donate any amount of the employee's accrued sick leave to another |
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employee who: |
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(1) is employed in the same state agency as the donor |
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employee; and |
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(2) has exhausted the employee's sick leave, including |
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any time the individual may be eligible to withdraw from a sick |
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leave pool. |
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(b) An employee may not provide or receive remuneration or a |
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gift in exchange for a sick leave donation under this section. |
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(c) In this section, "employee" and "state agency" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 661.001. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |