(a) Pursuant to Texas Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A, State Employee Sick Leave Pool, the department has established a sick leave pool to assist employees and their immediate families in dealing with catastrophic illness or injury that forces them to exhaust all accrued sick leave.
(b) The department’s sick leave pool shall be administered by the executive director in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A; the Texas Human Resources Statutes Inventory Manual and the Sick Leave Guide published by the Texas State Auditor’s Office; and any other applicable laws and regulations.
(c) The executive director shall develop and prescribe policies and procedures for the operation of the sick leave pool and include those policies and procedures in the department's personnel manual.

Source Note: The provisions of this §60.601 adopted to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 8627