A family leave pool is established to provide eligible employees more flexibility in bonding and caring for children during a child's first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement, or 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 designated as the pool administrator.
  (2) The pool administrator, with the advice and consent of the executive director, will establish operating procedures consistent with the Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A-1 (relating to State Employee Family Leave Pool).
  (3) The prescribed procedures relating to the operation of the family leave pool will be published in the agency's Human Resources Manual.
  (4) Donations to the pool are strictly voluntary.

Source Note: The provisions of this §208.13 adopted to be effective May 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 2568