A family leave pool is established to provide eligible employees more flexibility, bonding, and caring for a seriously ill children during a child's first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement, and caring for a seriously ill family member or the employee, including pandemic-related illnesses or complications caused by a pandemic.     
       (1) The director of human resources is designed as the pool administrator.      
       (2) The pool administrator, with the advice and consent of the director of state administration, will establish operating procedures consistent with the requirements of this section and relevant law governing operation of the pool.      
       (3) Donations to the pool are strictly voluntary.      
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §137.1 adopted to be effective November 3, 2021, 46 TexReg 7426