Texas § 157.085 WITHDRAWAL OF TIME FROM POOL.

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§ 157.085 — WITHDRAWAL OF TIME FROM POOL.

Texas § 157.085

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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 157.085 (2026).

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Sec. 157.085. WITHDRAWAL OF TIME FROM POOL.

(a)A county employee may apply to the pool administrator for the county that employs the employee for permission to withdraw time from the county's family leave pool.

(b)A county employee who applies to withdraw time under this section because of a serious illness, including a pandemic-related illness, of the employee or an immediate family member of the employee and does not qualify for or has exhausted time available in the sick leave pool of the county that employs the employee, if applicable, must provide the county's pool administrator with a written statement from the licensed practitioner who is treating the employee or the employee's immediate family member.

(c)A county employee who applies to withdraw time under this section because o

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Sec. 157.085. WITHDRAWAL OF TIME FROM POOL. (a) A county employee may apply to the pool administrator for the county that employs the employee for permission to withdraw time from the county's family leave pool.
(b) A county employee who applies to withdraw time under this section because of a serious illness, including a pandemic-related illness, of the employee or an immediate family member of the employee and does not qualify for or has exhausted time available in the sick leave pool of the county that employs the employee, if applicable, must provide the county's pool administrator with a written statement from the licensed practitioner who is treating the employee or the employee's immediate family member.
(c) A county employee who applies to withdraw time under this section because of an extenuating circumstance created by an ongoing pandemic, including providing essential care to a family member, must provide any applicable documentation, including an essential caregiver designation, proof of closure of a school or daycare, or other appropriate documentation to the pool administrator for the county that employs the employee.
(d) If a pool administrator determines a county employee is eligible to withdraw time under this section, the administrator shall:
(1) approve the transfer of time from the county's family leave pool to the employee; and
(2) credit the time to the employee.