Sec. 662.011. HOLIDAYS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) The governing body of an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college as defined by that section, may establish the holiday schedule for the institution, subject to any applicable limitation on the observance of holidays prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
(b) The number of holidays to be observed by the institution may not exceed the number of holidays on which an employee of a state agency is entitled to a day off.
(c) An employee of the institution is eligible to take paid holiday leave only if the employee:
(1) is scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week for a period of at least four and one-half months; and
(2) is not employed in a position for which the employee is required to be a student as a condition of the employment.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 662 - Holidays and Recognition Days, Weeks, and Months
Subchapter A. Holidays for State Employees
Section 662.002. Applicability to Employee of the House or Senate
Section 662.003. Dates and Descriptions of Holidays
Section 662.004. Minimum Number of Employees Needed to Conduct Business
Section 662.005. Entitlement to Paid Day Off
Section 662.006. Optional Holiday
Section 662.007. Compensatory Time
Section 662.0071. Transfers of Compensatory Time Balances
Section 662.0072. Transferring Employee: Payment for Holiday
Section 662.008. Part-Time State Employees
Section 662.009. Employee Working Other Than Monday Through Friday
Section 662.010. Holiday Before Work Begins or After Work Ends
Section 662.011. Holidays for Institutions of Higher Education