Texas Government Code 661.916 – Leave for Organ or Bone Marrow Donors
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(a) A state employee is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for the time necessary to permit the employee to serve as a bone marrow or organ donor.
(b) The leave of absence provided by this section may not exceed:
(1) five working days in a fiscal year to serve as a bone marrow donor; or
(2) 30 working days in a fiscal year to serve as an organ donor.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 661.916
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- 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.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005