A sick leave pool is established to alleviate hardship caused to an employee and employee’s immediate family if a catastrophic illness or injury forces the employee to exhaust all sick leave earned by the employee and to lose compensation from the state.

(1) The agency head shall develop and administer a procedure for the administration of this section.

(2) Operation of the pool shall be consistent with Chapter 661 of the Texas Government Code.

The provisions of this 276.4 adopted to be effective January 6, 2010, 35 TexReg 105; amended to be effective October 24, 2021, 46 TexReg 7047.