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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
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Subtitle B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
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Chapter 662. HOLIDAYS AND RECOGNITION DAYS, WEEKS, AND MONTHS |
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Subchapter A. HOLIDAYS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES |
Sec. 662.005. ENTITLEMENT TO PAID DAY OFF
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(a) An individual who is a state employee on the last workday before or the first workday after a national or state holiday, or on both workdays, is entitled, except as provided by Section 662.010, to a paid day off from working for a state agency on the holiday if:
(1) the holiday does not fall on a Saturday or Sunday; and
(2) the General Appropriations Act does not prohibit state agencies from observing the holiday.
(b) Except as provided by Section 662.010, and notwithstanding Section 659.015 or another law, a state employee who is a peace officer commissioned by a state officer or state agency listed under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or who is employed by the Department of Public Safety either to perform communications or dispatch services related to traffic law enforcement or as a public security officer, as that term is defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code, or who is employed by the Parks and Wildlife Department to perform communications and dispatch services to assist law enforcement officers commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Commission in performing law enforcement duties, and who is required to work on a national or state holiday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday is entitled to compensatory time off at the rate of one hour for each hour worked on the holiday.
(c) In this section, "state employee":
(1) includes an individual who uses paid leave from a state agency; and
(2) does not include an individual who uses unpaid leave from a state agency.