Texas Government Code 661.9075 – Volunteers of Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
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(a) A state employee who is a volunteer of an organization that is a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster may be granted leave to participate in disaster relief services without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory time if:
(1) the employee’s supervisor authorizes the leave;
(2) the services in which the employee participates are provided for a state of disaster declared by the governor under Chapter 418; and
(3) the executive director of the employee’s state agency approves the leave.
(b) Leave granted to a state employee under Subsection (a) may not exceed 10 days each fiscal year.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 661.9075
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.