For purposes of this chapter, "sick leave" includes sick leave regularly earned and accumulated by the employee because of employment with the state, extended sick leave with pay authorized by the administrative head or heads of any state agency, and sick leave with pay granted to the employee from any sick leave pool. When sick leave is used, it will be utilized as follows.
  (1) For each work day an injured employee is unable to work as a result of occupational injury or illness, a day of sick leave will be charged.
  (2) As long as sick leave is available, authorized "days off" (Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or days used in place of Saturday and Sunday for those who work other than regular five-day week) will not count against sick leave.
  (3) While utilizing sick leave, if an additional day accrues due to change of month, it will be credited to the employee and not utilized.

Source Note: The provisions of this §251.301 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective June 9, 1980, 5 TexReg 2103; amended to be effective September 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 5323; transferred effective September 1, 1997, as published in the Texas Register April 24, 1998, 23 TexReg 4060.