Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Subtitle B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
Chapter 661. LEAVE |
Subchapter Z. MISCELLANEOUS LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES |
Sec. 661.916. LEAVE FOR ORGAN OR BONE MARROW DONORS
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(a) A state employee is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for the time necessary to permit the employee to serve as a bone marrow or organ donor.
(b) The leave of absence provided by this section may not exceed:
(1) five working days in a fiscal year to serve as a bone marrow donor; or
(2) 30 working days in a fiscal year to serve as an organ donor.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 177, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.