Texas § 157.084 USE OF TIME IN POOL.

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§ 157.084 — USE OF TIME IN POOL.

Texas § 157.084

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 157.084 (2026).

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Sec. 157.084. USE OF TIME IN POOL.

(a)A county employee is eligible to use time contributed to the family leave pool of the county that employs the employee if the employee has exhausted the employee's eligible compensatory, discretionary, sick, and vacation leave because of:

(1)the birth of a child;

(2)the placement of a foster child or adoption of a child under 18 years of age;

(3)the placement of any person 18 years of age or older requiring guardianship;

(4)a serious illness to an immediate family member or the employee, including a pandemic-related illness;

(5)an extenuating circumstance created by an ongoing pandemic, including providing essential care to a family member; or

(6)a previous donation of time to the pool.

(b)A county employee who applies to use time under Subsect

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Sec. 157.084. USE OF TIME IN POOL. (a) A county employee is eligible to use time contributed to the family leave pool of the county that employs the employee if the employee has exhausted the employee's eligible compensatory, discretionary, sick, and vacation leave because of:
(1) the birth of a child;
(2) the placement of a foster child or adoption of a child under 18 years of age;
(3) the placement of any person 18 years of age or older requiring guardianship;
(4) a serious illness to an immediate family member or the employee, including a pandemic-related illness;
(5) an extenuating circumstance created by an ongoing pandemic, including providing essential care to a family member; or
(6) a previous donation of time to the pool.
(b) A county employee who applies to use time under Subsection (a) to care for another person must submit and be listed on the other person's birth certificate, birth facts, or adoption or foster paperwork for a child under 18 years of age, including being listed as the mother, father, adoptive parent, foster parent, or spouse of the child's mother, father, adoptive parent, or foster parent, or provide documentation that the employee is the guardian of a person who is 18 years of age or older and requiring guardianship.