Texas Government Code 661.910 – Assistance Dog Training for Employees With a Disability
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(a) A state employee who is a person with a disability, as defined by § 121.002, Human Resources Code, is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for the purpose of attending a training program to acquaint the employee with an assistance dog to be used by the employee.
(b) The leave of absence provided by this section may not exceed 10 working days in a fiscal year.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 661.910
- 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.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005