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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 661.154

  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.

Vacation leave for employees of the legislative branch, including employees of the lieutenant governor, is determined as follows:
(1) for employees of either house of the legislature, a member of the legislature, or the lieutenant governor, by the presiding officer of the appropriate house of the legislature; and
(2) for employees of a legislative agency, by the administrative head of the agency.