Texas Statutes
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Leave Provisions for State Employees
Section 661.9075. Volunteers of Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

Sec. 661.9075. VOLUNTEERS OF TEXAS VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER. (a) A state employee who is a volunteer of an organization that is a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster may be granted leave to participate in disaster relief services without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory time if:
(1) the employee's supervisor authorizes the leave;
(2) the services in which the employee participates are provided for a state of disaster declared by the governor under Chapter 418; and
(3) the executive director of the employee's state agency approves the leave.
(b) Leave granted to a state employee under Subsection (a) may not exceed 10 days each fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 77 (S.B. 44), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

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