...~,. , .., , .. ..,M..,.... 6 ~ ~, ,.,~., . ~<; , r:nd n of ;~l~lny- ~ ~- , i ed in •yuire- rdance ,~- ~ponsi- il Stat- section nin the Safety- xas Civ- , ~ a vehicle •n under ~7. VICES cella- Sub- and and Leg., care, ~~ supervi: n a just eff. Au8 gram ith a Po' ~ prog~ -ices to 1 nd their. ~,~, eff. A' county her child PUBLIC OFFICERS AtiU E1IIPLU~-I;E~;:~ possession of the employee or juror under a court order, is eligible to participate in the child care pro- gram subject to the limitations imposed under Section 157.065. Added by Acts 1989, ?1st Leg., ch. 1, § 37(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989• ¢ 157.064. Space for Program The commissioners court may set aside space in an fisting county facility or may acquire by lease or • purchase additional space for the child care program. ''• Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, § 37(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. _r¢ 157.065. Scope of Program ' ;'(a) The commissioners court may determine its own guidelines about the scope of the child care program. -.The guidelines must include provisions relating to fees ;'for participation in the program, ages of children who '~ may participate, services to be available, times servic- es are available, and related matters. - 'do-.; - `~=yy (b) The commissioners court shall appoint a board r. -~oT county employees to review the program and guide- ; .:~ rt;; f -Lnes and to make recommendations to the court about ,N ~e program. u. t ~- ded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, § 37(a), eff. Aug. 28, f.066. Staff The commissioners court may employ a child administrator to supervise the administration of >rogram and, with the approval of the court, to oy the necessary staff to administer the program. Instead of exercising the authority under Sub- ~n (a), the commissioners court may contract for :lu1d care services. ii by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, § 37(a), eff. Aug. 28, .067. Fees The commissioners court may set fees to be ed for the child care services. A fee may be set ,.amount not to exceed the actual cost of provid- e service. If the amount of a fee is less than the .Providing the service, the difference between ~o amounts is considered to be part of the n'sation of the county employee or county juror. i~;ees collected under this section shall be depos- e general fund of the county. Acts 1989, ?1st Leg., ch. 1, § 37(a), eff. Aug. 28, 157.CI?4 tilJ13ClTAPTEK T':. 1'UOLING OF SICK LEAVI-; }3~' COUN'T`Y LMPLO~'EES § 157.071. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) "Administrator" means the person designated by the commissioners court of a county to adminis- ter the county's sick leave pool program. (2) "Employee" means a district, county, or pre- cinct employee paid from the general fund of the county or from special grants paid through the county. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 613, § 1, eff. Aug.-30, 1993. § 157.072. Authority to Establish Program for Sick Leave Pool The commissioners court of a county may establish a program within the county to allow an employee to voluntarily transfer sick leave time earned by the employee to a county sick leave pool. Added by Acts 1993, ?3rd Leg., ch. 613, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. § 157.073. Administration of Sick Leave Pool Pro- gram (a) The commissioners court may adopt rules and prescribe procedures and forms relating to the opera- tion of the county sick leave pool program. (b) The commissioners court shall designate a per- son to administer the county sick leave pool program. (c) The commissioners court shall determine which injuries and illnesses are classified as catastrophic for purposes of this subchapter. The court shall provide to the administrator a written statement of that classi- fication. Added by Acts 1993. 73rd Leg., ch. 613, § 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. § 157.074. Employee Contribution to Sick Leave Pool (a) To contribute time to the county sick leave pool, an employee must submit an application to the admin- istrator in the form prescribed by the commissioners court. (b) On approval by the administrator, in a fiscal year the employee may transfer to the county sick leave pool not less than one day or more than three days of accrued sick leave time earned by the employ- ee. The administrator shall credit the pool with the amount of time contributed by the employee and shall deduct the same amount of time from the amount to 7 ~,\ ~ I' § 157.074 LOCAL GOVEIttiltilEtiT COllE which the employee is entitled, as if the employee had used the time for personal purposes. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 613, § 1, eff. Aug. 3D, 1993. § 157.075. Employee Withdrawal from Sick Leave Pool (a) An employee is eligible to use time contributed to the county sick leave pool if, because of a cata- strophic injury or illness or because of a previous donation of sick leave time to the pool, the employee has exhausted all the sick leave time to which the employee is otherwise entitled. (b) An eligible employee must apply to the adminis- trator for permission to use time in the county sick leave pool. If the administrator determines that the employee is eligible, the administrator shall approve the transfer of time from the pool to the employee. The administrator shall credit the time to the employ- ee, and the employee may use the time in the same manner as sick leave earned by the employee in the course of employment. (c) An eligible employee may not use time in the county sick leave pool in an amount that exceeds the lesser of one-third of the total amount of time in the pool or 90 days. The administrator shall determine the exact amount that an eligible employee may use. (d) An employee absent on sick leave assigned from the county sick leave pool is treated for all purposes as if the employee were absent on earned sick leave. (e) The estate of a deceased employee is not enti- tled to payment for unused sick leave acquired by that employee from the county sick leave pool. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 613, § 1, eff: Aug. 30, 1993. SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch, 1, § 87 redesignat- ed Subchapter D consisting of ~~ 157.061 and 157.062, as Subchapter Z. § 157.901. Legal Defense of Employees (a) A county official or employee sued by any enti- ty, other than the county with which the official or employee serves, for an action arising from the perfor- mance of public duty is entitled to be represented by the district attorney of the district in which the county is located, the county attorney, or both. (b) If additional counsel is necessary or proper in the case of an official or employee provided legal 248 counsel under Subsection ia) or if it reasonably ap. pears that the act complained of may form the basis for the filing of a criminal charge against the officia- or employee, the official or employee is entitled to have the commissioners court of the county employ and pay private counsel. (c) A county official or employee is not required to accept the legal counsel provided in this section. (d) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 509, § 2, eff. June 14, 1989. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Renum- bered from § 157.061 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, § 37ia), (b), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 509, §§ 1, 2, eff. June 14, 1989. § 157.902. Personnel Rules Applying to Juvenile and Probation Officers, Court Re• porters, and County Auditor's Office in Counties of 500,000 or More (a) This section applies only to counties with a population of 500,000 or more. (b) The district judges in the county may, by a majority vote at a meeting of which each judge has notice, apply to all juvenile and probation officers appointed under Title 82, Revised Statutes,' all court reporters, and the county auditor and all the auditor's assistants in the county the rules that: (1) are adopted by the commissioners court in the county for other county and district employees; and (2) relate to hours of work; vacations; holidays; sick leave; deductions for absences; retirement; medical care; hospitalization; and compensation, accident, hospital, and disability insurance. (c) The district judges must uniformly apply the rules as far as practicable. (d) If the district judges do not exercise their au- thority under Subsection (b}: (1) the juvenile board of the county may, to the extent the board determines, apply the rules to the juvenile and probation officers; (2) the district judges may, to the extent the judges determine by vote of a majority present, apply the rules to the court reporters; and (3) the county auditor may, to the extent the auditor determines and with the approval of a ma- jority of the district judges, apply the rules to the county auditor and the auditor's assistants. (e) A decision of the district judges under Subsec- tion (d)(2), must be evidenced by an order entered in the minutes of each judge's court. A certified copy of S.E. 660 A board may adnnt rules governing the taking of bids and the awarding of contracts. This section does not a Ip~v to: SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, and that this Act take effed and be in force from and after its passage, and it is so evaded. S.B. 660 lbl A district may enter into an interlocal contract with a local Government member for the financing of transportation infrastructure that it constructed or that is to be construded in the territory pf the local government by the district. (~ The agreement must include: (1) the duration of the agreement: (2) a desr•r~ption of each transportation infrastructure Rroject or pro op sed protect: (~ a map showing the location of each groom: and (4) an estimate of the cost of each 2pjQCt. Id) The agreement may establish one or more transportation infrastrudure zones. The district and the loca_I Government may agree that. at one or more specified times. the local government _will oav to the district an amount that is calculated on the basis of increased ad valorem tax collections in a zone that are attrib~rtable to increased values of ply°ertv located in the zone resuRing from an infrastructure ps~ect The amount may not exceed an amount that is eq gal to 0 nercpnt of the increase in ad valorem tax collections for the specified e~nod. (~ Money received by the district under this section may b~ used: AN ACT relating to the operation of a county sick leave pool program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subdivision (2), Section 157.071, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) "Employee" means a district, county, or precinct employee with 12 or more months of continuous em~yment with the distrid county or precinct who is paid from the general fund of the county om a special fund of the county. or from specal grants paid through the county. SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 157.074, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) On approval by the administrator, in a fisgl year the employee may transfer to the county sick leave pool not less than one day or more than ~ [tkaree] days of accrued sick leave time, or accrued vacation leave time in a county operating under Section 157.072(b), earned by the employee. The administrator shall credit the pool with the amount of time contributed by the employee and shall deduct the same amount of time from the amount to which the employee is entitled, as if the employee had used the time for personal purposes. SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 157.075, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An employee is eligible to use time contributed to the county sick leave pool if, because of a catastrophic injury or illness [ tt~peel], the employee has exhausted all the accrued paid 1 .ave~gQnsatorv [sislFteave] time to which the employee is otherwise entitled. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 602 KERRV(LLE STATE HOSPITAL Texas Department of Mentat Heahh and Menm1 Retardation ~ . 721 THOMFSON DRIVE KERRVILLE, TEXAS 78028-5299 ~. • - _ 4 FAX COVER SHEET _ FAX NUMBER i210i 792-4926 TEXAN NUMBER 825-6605 TQ: ~ei7"' Wu ~~erK ATTN: r FAX: - 9~ - z~ ~ FRdM: ~uov r~, n - PHONE: ~!G ~ Z,z~l D0`: ~~/ ~~ DA-i-i~: ~ I YI4 7 " ...~.. ~ PACES TO FOLLOW THIS SHEET: f s SPECIAL INSTRUCTION jRF,.1l~lAf1KS: ~er ~/c,Uf uc t i ~ ~~s' c~ Qi7 ~. 1'LE/aSE C~~~.tV~R IMMEDI!•~T~LY .. if you Head any of the pages resent,please call _ 12101 896-22~ 1 Ext 6244 or 6370 as soon as passible. ~` its v ..~ / r _. ~. TDMHMIt 407 - Inte~ai facilities Management OPERATING INS7']E~UCTIONS 12 - HLIM,AN' RESOURCE S>E~CEs _.__.,. •:r.~...,.,,,,;::>.. _,~. ,...,~,.~*:a!:.'::x~e^+.~...~.~.ix:a:,Lw:~i,eewaraswn~~a..~:u~a:azr.:..._s;crsxc.~:;~:.ic.~,c,,:.v~. "ANY.!'C~::::.tll'::~::.k:tlLa'~u::v.~CU.PT::: r~ 3.1U5 - TAE .AND ATTENri.ANCE 10. SXCK LEAVE POOL Statutory Texas Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A, authorizes the creation and Authority rrtaintetrance of a sick leave pool. Purpose The purpose of tlkese rules is to establish guidelines for the creation and operation of a sick leave pool intendui to benefit eligible state employees by providing for the alleviation of some of the hardship caused to employees who suffer a catastrophic injury or illness to tbetnselves or within their immediau family. Definltinns Cstastroplrut illness or 1m~ury (also referred to as a "qualifiable condition" within the context of this subsection) - "A severe condition or combination of conditions affecting the mental or physical health of the employee or the employee's immediate family that requites the services of a licensed practitioner for a prolonged period of time and that forres the employs to exhaust all leave time earned'by that employee and to lose compensation front the state for the employee". (Source: Employees Retirement System as required by statute.) NOT. A copy of the Employees Retirement System defvtition of catastrophic illness or injury can bg Mound in the Forms' and Exki6iu section of r~ese operating irtstractiOns. Facility lrwaaan reaotrree director - 71u general designation for a director of the facitiry human resource offux or his/her appointed desigrtce whose job responsibilities include tlrnetions Connected with the sick leave pool pmgram. Pacdity sick leave pool (SLl~ adminish~tor -The person appointed by the eotrunisaiaier to perform the duties of the SLP administrator for each facility. acting pre ~ cpmmiecipna'6 behal f In ~~ mattCrS, and administering the sick leave pool program for the facility. Immediate fam~y member -- The following are considered immediate family members: - an individual residing in the employee's bousehold who is related to the employce by blood, adoption, Or matxiagC within the third degree of consanguinity (blood) or the second degree of affinity (mamage) in the Civii L aw: UcgrOOS of Relationship Chats - a foster child residing in the employee's household who is rxrtified by the Texas bepartment of Protective and Regulatory Services (TDPRS}; and - a minor child of the employee not residing in the employee's household. Licensed praetitionar (also referral m as "practitioner" within the context of this subsecdon) - A prgcdtloncr (doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry or podiatry), as defined in the Texas Insurance Code, who is practicing within the scope of that license. continued an next page IRE-1U5.995 S 1 REVISED: February 1996 ~~ 407 - Internal-FaciLtties Management OPERATING XNSTIZUCTIONS 12 - HiJMA,N RESOUxcE s>zltv~CFS _.._.,,:~:~,..,..~ _:y,., .. ~~-~xx-,e~,.rr.,~....:,~n;-~s;nar~r~~im..~,~..,,,m~:~ar,;a..rrr.~t:=,,.~i' w• n~Vr!6~+ p....:.3.'„':L'EI".IiY:=a?K~~iu~.w~; :Y!;~r.;!53':r ~I: Lil~:.,M:,: , . . 3.I05 - TIME A,NY) ATTENAANCE X0. SICK ,LEAVE PQQf, -continued List of Diagnosis Related Groups (pXtGS) - A Iist comprised of medical diagnoses by the federal governrneni with totresponding outlier threshold ratings, and publishiod in the Federal Register. NOTE: A copy of the Diagnosis Related Gt Daps with Outlier Thresholds corn be found in the Forms and Exhibits section o, f these operating tnstructtons. Outlier -Patients with an atypically long or atypically expensive hospital stay; the legislation authorized additional payments far arypicai or 'outlier' cases- Outlier diagnosis - A case involving an unasuaIly long length, of hospital stay or one in which the costs one substantially about the usual cost for the diagnosis group. Outlier threshold - ThC length of hospital stay that must be achieved for a particular Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) before the outlier criteria apply. Donations Donations to the sick leave goof are strictly vohuttary. All active employees, full-time, t4 the Sick vart-time or hourly: n+~v donate unli**utcd hours of sick leave is eight hour increments '. :wq '~ the SJi`~...dVC ~. :i•:'h ~~.+.~~: :+~'. ~~'~~y ti'p' ~.:I:CptIOn Or ..'~«''$:..,....*_ , •.;,~. are retiring ar otherwise terrminating their employnnucnt with TDMHMi:, employees mazy not donate sick leave to the sink leave pool if the donation would cause their balance of accrued sick leave to fall below 80 hours. Employees who are retiring may designaoe unlimited accrued sick leave hours to be donated upon retir+ernerst to the sick leave pool The designation of donated hours must be completed by the retir~mCnt date or by the retiring employee's last physical date present for dory. Employees ternalnatlt-g their employment with TDMFIMR for reasons othtr than retirtiment can donate unlimibod hours of sick leave in eight hour increments to the sick leant pool but are ineligible to request the return of donated hours unless they tneec special conditions. Employees who make dooadoo~s to the sick leave pool may not stipulate who will receive the donations. Employees who donate sick leave to the sick leave pool canna recover donated leave unless they arc eligible to use it. NOTE: For additional itlformation regarding the return of donated hours refer to Special Condttiotra for Return of Torte 1)ortated to the Stele Leave Pool iR Phis section of these operating instructions. continued on next page !RE-105.995 52 REVISED: February 1996 T~-~ 407 - YnternaI Facilities Management QPERATING XNS'I'RUCTIQNS iz - xuMArr xESOVxcE sEavICES ~aA:::.r...lly..:kbM1t.a'.n. i~\YCU7. .:'i.~~F?T.M'[1,^'...,....«^JY.......BSI"LJ~l1'~:•Jr(=a~'/A6.'::G:.Y~u~.!.~1 ••`~J.r.~.ryl!~OC?'~'1'1.: J4~!!132r!!lH~"YJ ... w...........,. ... ....i. ~~ . ~ .. 3.I05 -TIME AND AT'Y'1ENDANCE I4. SICK LEAVE POOL - rnntirtued Proeedux~es for To donate sick leave hours to the sick leave pool, an employee will complete and Aon~atiog submit a Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Forth HR-51 to the employee's supervisor who Sick Leave to will forward it to the facility human resowrce director. The facility human resource the Sick Leave director will certify the accuracy of the t+ogtlest and forward it to the facility SLP Pout administrator, who will in turn enter the employee's donation to the sick leave pool. ThC facility SLP administrator will reutrn a copy of the Form HR-5l to the donating employee through the same supervisor and will forward a copy m the employee's timekeeper. The facility SLP administrator will file the original IiR-S 1 in the facility SLP files_ NOTE:.i copy of the Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Form HR SI can be found in tfle Forms and Exhibits section of these operatirSg iastrucrions_ Special Current employees and employees who terminate their employment or who are laid Conditions for off as a result of a reduction in force and art reemployed by the same facility within Lteturn of 'I~me 12 months of their termination [tray request the return of sick leave previously donated Donated t0 the to the sick leave pool ONLY if the following conditions are mer: Sick Leave - the employee has donatzcl sick leave to the facility sick itavt pool daring the Pool current fiscal year; - the employee bas exhausted all accumulated sick ]taut balance; and - the employee or qualified family trtember is CURR>rNTLY suffering anon- catastrophic illness or injwry. If the employee meets the above special conditions. cleat employtc may receive the neoded member of hours, in eight-hour ittctraaents, up to the member of hours donaud by the employce to the sick leave pool during tIu current fiscal year. For example, if an employee needs the return of 12 hours to cover a currcat illness, l6 hours will have to be returned to tha employee. R~tirutg employees are not permitted to have their donations returned to them to receive tetircement service credit. Sick leave hours donated to a facility's sick leave pool program cannot transfer from one facility to another or to another state agency_ continued on next page lid-105.945 53 REVISED: February 1996 xnm~M~ OPERATING YNSTRUGTIONS am - Yncernal Facilities Managemetat X2 -~ HUMAN ItESUURt~ SER'YTCES ...-...n. -...,,., .:~..,~: ..,..'.'. nn,•n ~.. ....' ar'KAi ,.ar. S 7'°9 sa*.., s. lfiwu• - ~ - ,... S1xM'ra ry .. .. i a.f , .7.'S.I...... JI^t~. ~ ~:.9C:a.L, l~al... i'JKY^wvy r~rr... ......u.~~.. ': ..'~.' -T. .. :. _.. ..., _ 'n.-^. ._ ...._ 3.7,05 -TIME AND ATTENDANCE X0, SICK, LEAVE Pt?QL, -continued Prooedu~res for F.mployecs needing to use sick leave previously donated to the sick leave pool under Return of Time special conditions should complete and submit to their supervisor an Application for Donated to the Approval of Spocial Leave Form HR-1 and a Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Form HR- Sick Leave S 1. The supervisor will review and sign the Application for Approval of Special Leave Foal Under Form HR-1 and the Sick Leave Pool MultrUse Forth HR-SI aad forward both forms Special m rho facility human resource director. The factilry human resource director will Conditions verify rho information and forward the infotmatlon to the facility SLP administrator. The SLl' admitdstrator will tetnove the tegQested hours from the sick leave pool and return the hours previously donated by the employee to the employee's sick leave balance. A copy of the Form HR-51 will be forwarded to the employed through the employee's supervisor and an additional copy will be forwarded to the employee's timekeeper. The original forms will be filed in the facility SLP files. NQTT~: A copy of Application, for Approval of Special X.eave Farnt HR-1 cart be found in tRe Forms artd F.xhiblts section of these operating instrucxions. gene*n- E)~ibt7ity ."' -.3;, .•~'~::., ..,~,~. and'i~~:.` ~;?~''ayet:' a ;i~ssix~ed an;i . ~;~~~~~ :yr.. '. ~ :trc for Sim: Lraic Pout eligible w apply i+~ I~rave tram the s,clc leave pool if thdy or an Immediate family and Criteria to Use member suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, provided they meet the general dligibiltty criteria below. At the tune of submitting the Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Form HR-~l the Employed muse hoot completed at least six months of continuous ctttploymetu with TDMHMR lmmddiatdly pieCeding the rdgttest; - have "meets" or "exceeds" standards on the most recent performance evaluation; - have no active Positive Performance Program (PPP) second level reminders or adecision-making leave letter for any. reason: and • not have had any conf'ittned* incidents of elicnt abuse or neglect within the last 12 monrhs_ *NOTE: if the presiding offtcer or superuttendertrldirector determines no punitive action Should be taken against the employee in a con,Jirrned case of client abuse, the employer is eligible for consldemtion under this program. continued on next page IRE-106.996 54 REVISED: ~ebniary 1996 TDB 4p7 - Ttaternal Fad'lities Management O~XtATING INSTRUCTIONS 12 - HUMAN RESOURCE SI~tVICES Z4..,.._w~7A^FF'.~7p.T,f;~:.~::.., ,,..~~..a~i]r..i!lit'74M M; it!ITr:'!'~JIM'~... ~~. ~ ..~.~.y~ ... ~ , .a~wr,:~!ru-H •.•.-~. •.,...~.. ,~ 1?S2 ^l^'7T~` 1 'F -L 7iS W~-xrr ~ ~. n ,.___.. ._ ......_~....._.,.. .. _ d. ......._._... 3.105 -- 'I`1,14iE AND ATTENDANCE I0. SICK LEAVE POOL - condtaued The coxumissioncr is ineligible to receive sick leave from the sick leave pool. The conditions governing use of leave from the sick leave pool are; - employees may use leave from the sick leave pool for their Catastrophic illness or injury, or for one in their immediate family, as previously deficed (see Definitions i~a this subsection); - em}~loyees with catastrophic illnesses or injuries are not required to donate to the sick leave pool before they can use sick leave pool leave; - employees must exhaust ALL accrued leave entitlements before they are eligible to use leave front the sick leave pool; and - for a catastrophic t7lttess or injury, employees should request leave from the sick leave pool before regticsting extended sick leave. Signature of the facility hwmaa ttaourre director on the Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Form IUt-S 1 is t.ettiftcauoa that the request has been reviewed and the employee meets all the general tliglbiliry Criteria for application to the sick leave pool The facility human resout+ce director has the authority to disqualify a request for leave from the sick Ieave pool if the requesting employee does not meet the general eligibility need sick leave pool Crioeria. continued on next page IRE-105.995 SS REvlStit): February 1996 .~ rara~io_.e TDP1~~ 407 - Cntental•Facilities Management OPERATING XNSTRL~CTIONS 12 - HvMAN ]SOURCE SERVICIF.S ... .......: r.'...r.~i.wa-ir, ~. .. ~r~..~ ....... ..:;rr.._ :.answx :. ...-..1'[.^ta:r~"~c7a.:,r.zL:.1.C:r!,:idrn.n,w. T!vy;e...a:,._._..~.. ,~ ~ ~ - '._ 3.X5 - TIl~~ AND .A.TT'ENDANCE 1.0. SICK LEAVE FOOL -continued Criteria Used The critcria used by the facility SLP adraitristratnr to determine whether an illness or To Deterttaiwe injury is catastrophic will be: Catastrophic a medical diagnosis or surgery listed in the current Federal Register List of I1lness/Injury Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) which currently rates an outlier threshold of 28 or greater. Each year Central Office Human Resource Services will update the Federal Register List of DRGs; any revisions to the outlier threshold ratings will replace ratings currently in use. a condition so severs: that it results in the employee being unable to work for at least 20 continuous work days; • a condition charaeterrzcd by the sudden onset of symptoms which can be lift threatening; anti • a condition which requires orI-going medical treatment and has a defined end. Conditions of a chronic nature which may require long-terul medical treatment or a lifestyte change as part of the treatment are not is avid of thtmselves considered catastrophic. Some conditions are not usually covered unless accompanied by a catastrophic condition or a Complication that leads to a catastrophic condition. ~ iagnosis Or s.~n?~- [u~.lir~tecl ~~t ~Uc DR~~, ~r ., sl-a~tbifi~,~ s~~t meetir~ the 20 consecutive work days criterion, may ,qualify for designation as catastrophic under certain unusual conditions and may be considered catastrophic. The facility SLP administrator should consult with the facility medical consultant, who will takc ail zttedieal facts into consideration in rocking decisions on the eligibility of the illness or injury for sick Leave pool hours- A periodic evaluation will be conducted by Central Office Human Resource Scrviccs t0 determine if the DRG outlier threshold ratigg used to define catastrophic conditions is meeting the needs of employees and sick leave pool requirements based on reporting criteria from tht facilities. Tltis evaluation will be based on sra6srics and will summarize the number of sick leave pool requests by type of illness/itSjury, their relationship to the current DRG rating criteria, and on the strength of the sick leave pool balatvcc (donations versus awards). if warranted, an adjustment will be trade its the DRG outlier threshold raring criteria used to make determinations on sick leave pool requests roccived in the new fiscal year~ N TE: A copy of rite Diagnosis Related Groups with t7utlisr Thrrshalds can be found in tke Forms and Exhibits section of dose operating instructions. continued on next page tRk-105.945 S6 REVISED: February 1996 'X'AS~MMR 407 - Ynternal ~'' itCl~ll~ll3 MBna~GLtIIt OPERATING XNSTRUCTIONS 12 ---13[IMAN RESOURCE sl~v>rlse )~orm liR-51 which mast include: from the • the amount of sick leave being requested from the sick leave pool; Sick Leave Pool • the date aII accrued leave eatiilements will be expended by the employee. (To help ensure accuracy, this should be computed by the employee's timekeepor or t1Le time clerk.); • the employment status of the employes, and • the employee's description of the catastmphic illness or injury. a sigttcd and completed Authority m Release and Certification of Medical Information and Documents Form HR-54 for each practitioner, hospital, or other health cart provider imolvsd in the case containing medical documentation supporting the patient's condition- . If the initial medical record infotmatio~n supplied in the 1~orm HR-54 is not adequate, the employee must provide furduc sufficiently detailed medical record information. Failure W comply with this provision may result in delay or denial of the request. N~TF; A copy of the Attthotity to Release and Certification of Medical Ir~ormarion and I)oeumerus Form hDe-54 can be found In the Forms and F.xltibits section of these operating instructions. The facility human resource director will review the forms for accuracy and eomplebcness anti ensure that the employed meets the general eligibility and sick leave pool criteria before forwarding the request to the facility SLP administrator. NOTE: For additional information concerning this taptc refer ro Frocedans for Subnvtting Sick X.save Pool Requests in this section of these operating instructions. continued on next page IRE-103.995 57 .REVISED: FebruAry 1996 TDM~IMR 407 -Internal Facilities Management OPERA'~'X1V'G INSTRUCTIONS X2 - ftIJMAN RESOURCE sERVICFs . a..,...,...• r. t+..... ~;....-- .:cart :.crn;rapmp'yy~:r..~,,.,.p..., r. ., „ •.... ,R:nH :IS .....~..., ~ ..I'v .,. ... .."?~:`r., .. .. ... sa.~ .... » », ':'Y."~~, a.LY7:"o~, +`a~7^~u^,.'7C'.:tt! .'a - 3.105 --~ TIME AND Ax"X'ENDANCE l0. SICK LEAVE )'OdL -continued Additional If leave from the sick leave poo[ is being requested due to the catastrophic iWiess or Dacumentatioa inJury of a qualified family member, the request must consist of the completed Sick if Request is Leave Pool Matti-Use Form, HR-S1, the 2 page Authpriry [o Reiease ax-d Certiftcatioa [or an Immediate of Medical Information and Documents Form HR-54, at~d MUST also include: Family Member the r+tiationship of the immediate family member to the employee; - where and with whom ihC immediate family member resides, including the street address; - a stateanettt concerning to what extent and in what ways the immediate family member is Locally dependent on the employee on a continuing basis: - medical docameatation which meets the same rtquironumtts as for a catastrophically ill/injured employee; and - a statement by the atterdding practitioturs providing the anticipated kngth of tint tttc immediate fauuuly m+ember`s condition will REQUIRE the empioyee's personal care and assistance. conti~u~ed on next page tltE-loi•99S 58 RfiVISED: Febnury 1996 TDNiFIl1~ 407 - Xnternal ~cilities Manage+mebt OPERATING INS'X',~t'CFC'X'IONS zz -1~uivlAly >~sovRCE SERVICES •rnviL.,I•:I•~YfS~ii1.'.I~iidklu:•.n.!x.,d~:Y':wwmpra,wM.~~PRV;r„7Ti'f~t^~'in~~, cnesl~~rR thebM1VRI?nr T.o~l .. : .. ry ~: .. ... .. ...... ,. ~..~ [~2111T:yriRN.rll ~:l~~ry~ .. .: L': .~Jtie. ~..:I.~ .~•-..~ .a\~.. .. ~i. 3.105 - 7~1~ AND ATTENDANCE 10. SICK LEAVE POOL - c+vntinued Procedures for The supervisor should review the request and forward it to the facility human resource Submitting Sick director. The supervisor may attach a written recommendation to the request. Leave Pool For employees who work shifts or patterns, the employee's timekeeper should Req°~ complete Employee's Monthly 15me Report Form HR-S identifying the days the employee would normally be scheduled to work during the period of time for which leavt from the sick leave pool is being requested. This form should be signed by the supervisor and submitted to the facility human resource director with the request fortes. The fact~ity human resource director is responsible for: - reviewing the Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Form HR-51 and the Authority to Release and Certification of Medical Information sad Documents Form HR-54 for completeness and accuracy; - certifying by signatttr~e that the employee meets the eligibility and the sick leave pool criteria; - attaching the Employee's Monthly Time Report Form HR-S's for shifi/pattern workers, if u~ecessary; and - ix«ua~ediately foravardieg the original t+equest to the attention of the facility 5LP administrator in an envelope clearly labeled "confidential.' In order to avoid loss of pay and the need for manual payrolls, requests should reach the facility SLP administrator at least 10 work days prior to the exhaustion of the employee's total accrued leave balances, except in emergency situations. If the catash+ophic illness/injury prevents tbe employee from personally initiating a request, the supervisor should consult with the timekeeper. If it is anticipated that Accrued balances will not. be sufficient to cover the time requirements of the catastrophic condition, the supervisor should ituiiatt the request on behalf of the employee. ?his action should be takrn to ensunc that the request wilt reach the facility SI_P admititstranor 14 days in advance of the employee's accrued leave balances bring exhausted. An ®mediate family member may also initiate the request on behalf of the affected employee by contacting the employee's immediate supervisor or facility human resource director. $'iCk Leave Pool and Awards for SLP hours will bC eourtted against the employee's FMLA 12-week FMLA entitlement. NOT>;: ~'or addittoreal informaRion concerrung FMLA refer to Fancily attd Medical Leave in this section of these operating instructions. continr~ed on nprt page iR&105-995 59 REVISED Fetuuary 1996 ~'A1VII~~IIt 407 -Internal 1Far~ities 14isuiagemeKtt OPE12.A,xXNG Y1vSTRUCTIONS u - TiUMArI l7ESOURCE SERVICES •+NnwTq:1.ALT:!T,'irnl-I!?!.r:,n.r..w~~~.'lIL~. :,~1:7N.~4?~ril:i:': n.,~ ti..ym,: wrm, m.r..., ..,.~.,. Wr i ~~. ~x y ........ NJi.'FiiV.k~nnnM" M 1 N .. yarn r,.~..n,-:.: ,~,,,~~:!:."' ~ i n e .p- - 3.105 - TIMID AND ATTENDANCE 10. SICIL LEAVE POOL - continutd Eck Leave Pool amd If an employee is awarded SLP hauls for a workers' compensation injury or illness, Workers' the workers' compensation benefits Deese as of the effective date of the SLP award. Com~'~~n The facility claims coordinator should be notified of the approval of a SJ..P award and the calCUlabad date that the awarded hours will be entirely used. Upon notification, tltc claims coordinator wilt notify the Workers' Compensation Dn+ision. ' OTE: For additional informatoon concerning workers' compensation refer to See~ion 3.110 - Eirrployss Benefits, Subssc~iari -Workers' Coeipeasaltion of these operating instructions. Confidentislity Requests for use of have from the sick leave pool and all documents concerning the of Requests request, it>rcluding the notice of an award or denial. luusi be treated at all times as eonfdential. All transmittals must be sent to each parson involved is the process, including the facility human resource diroctor and the facility SLP administrator, in envelopes clearly labeled "eonfidcntial" and directed to the attention of the intended receiver. -The Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Form HR-51 and all supporting documenmtio>~ must be filed in a separate file for confidential medical information The employee must approve and sign the Authority to Releas$ and Certification of Medical Information and Documents Foam HR-54 before any information can be releasad. If the employee is medically unable to sign the required Form HR-54, or is a minor, the next of kin or guardian must sign the Form HR-54 before any documentation can be zelcascd. NOTE: For additional information regarding this topic refer to Sackan 3.III - lit'uman 12esource Of~icc Operations, Subsection - Cot~dsnliality of these operating instnuGtioes. coiuinued on next page IRE•105.995 ~ RfiVLSED: February 1996 TDA'gIl1M~t 447 -Internal >ratilities ManaEcment UPERATING INSTRUCT'XC1NS I2 -HUMAN >~SOURCE SERVICES .-..... .... .:r:... ,.. ~,....~..,...~, -~. ~ r .: .r ~....r ... .. ............... .,.. ...~ . ... . ...Y" ..._.,.,..,...;.E:......in,~..,~.~~.~.,:',V,.:.ta;c.in:_.c..~r ~Gfr,:?::l••e. '".14:N:F,Y:'^_.!^~_'~. .......... .-......_..._..:~'1:.,.-.... ,...n...,.i.~:eli:~I,Cc. ~. 3.X45 - TI11~ AND ATTEND,,~NCE X0. SI;CK LEAVE POOL -continued T'~g of each rc+qutat will be considered by the facility SL,P administrator on a first come, first Responses to serve basis. The facility SLP administrator will generally have 10 work days from the Requests dace a rerluest is received to approve all or part of the request, or to deny the request. If adequate medical docuta~entation is ant submitted with the request, or if the request is inccnanplctt or lacks the signed authorization to release medical information, additional time nnay be required by the facility SLP administrator to obtain this information. Step Procedures 1 Tile facility ST P ad~nniuisirator reviews the request and medical information for determination of approval. The facility SLP admittisQ'atnr may elect to consult with a facility medical consultam at this temp. 2 If the facility SLP administrator determines that rho condition does not meet the dcfinidoa for approval of an award. he/she will review the request and medical information with the facility medical consultant. 3 If the facility medical consultant cotlcltrs with the facility $LP administrator's determination, the award is denied. 4 The facility SLP administrator forwards the reeommend.ation to either approve all or part of die requested award or deny the award through the facility human resott,net director to the facility superinoendent/direuor for final signature;. Upon receipt of. signatttre of the facility 3uperintcndent/dircuor, ~ the facility SLP administrator will notify the affected employee with a signed copy of the Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Forte, EIIZ-51 and file the original doeutnents in ifie facility SLP flies. NOTE: T7te original $iclc,Ltave Pool Mu1hi-Use Form HR SI and atf other documentation must be f11ed in a separate file for con,Jidential medical information. 5 If an award is made, the facility ST P administrator will complete a letter for the Comptroller of Public Accounts indicating the number of Sick Leave Pool hours awarded to the individual from the facility Sick Leave ' Pool and the effective date of the award. The facility SLP administrator will send a copy of this letter to the employee's timekeeper. NOTE: A copy of the Sick Leave Pool Comptroller of Public Accounts letter can be forted in the Fornu and F.xhlblu section of rJ:ese operating tnSlruCrtOnS. continued on next page FRE-105.995 61 REVISED: Frbn,try 1996 ~~~r~A..s% U..~ TDM 407 --. ~l,saagetuent {~PERATXIVG INSTRUCTTdNS 12 - ]EIUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES I:.i::-.1_:.r....ie..r.naui..c~rta i;;:dfN'267tlt+.•n.~nrmicn:cr ~-+r.•; 1 , - '9 `4 .. ;TY:IiOnT-'.IwrLet4m.,.:,•,:~tuma'°.. ,,~....-.... ._..,,...._. .f... 3.105 - TIl1~ AND ATT)/NDANCE 10. SICK Y.EAYE P04L - continued Limitation on The amount of leave Prom the sick leave pool that will be awarded to an employee Amount of Sick during a 12-month period will na exceed a total of 6S work days (or 520 hours), TxRVe Pool whether it be for a single catastrophic illness/injury, any combination of carasmpphiC Time Awarded illnesses/injuries, or amendments. Awards to part-time employees will be made on a pro-rata basis- Awards to hourly employees will be made Ott a pro-tata basis of the average hours worked per month over the previous six consecutive months. The 12- month period will begin on the first day leave fmm the sick leave pool is used from the initial award. However, in the case of multiple it~ediate family members employed by [hc deparnnent, only one sward will be made per family for the same catastrophic t~lttess of one immediate family member. ,~1'Q~: For additional information rcgardirt,~ this topic ,refer to Cortcurrn:t or Conseerutve Awards in this section of these operating instructions. At ao time can the facility SLP aclmittisttator award an amount that will exceed oae- third of the total amount of hours in fire pool or 65 days. The facility SLP administrator tray take into consideration the length of tithe rccomtncnded for recovery by the patient's medical physician in conjunction with flu amount of sick leave pool hours available when determining the exact amount of hours that may be awarded to an eligible employee. Coacnrrent pr Multiple immediate family member employees of the department, including those Cooaecutive instances where husbaald and wife arc employed at the same facility or two fariiiaes Awards within the department, camtot access the sick leave pool concutzuldy or consccutivcly for a common immediate family member's catastrophic illness/injury. For example, if a husband is catastrophically ilI and the wife must care for him and both are employees of a facility, only one itnmediata family trntnber cap aet:ess the sick leave pool. ~fQ~J j: For additional info»~ratian regandtng this topic refer to Limitat~cion on Arrtorcnt of $iek Leavy Pool 7fine Awarded in this section of these operating instructions. Effective D;xte Upon the facility SLl? administrator's approval of the request, the effective •time and of Awards date will normally bt that on which the employee entered unpaid leave status. Under no circumstances, however, will awazds be trade retroactive more than 30 calendar days prior to receipt of the request by the facility SLP administrator. continued on next page IRE-105.9'15 62 R8VI5ED: Febn~ary 1996 ~~~ 407 -internal Facr7ities Management OPEXt.ATING INSTRUCTIONS 12 -HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES .a ~.. . ._..r t 'a ,-~.:,: :-.~ •- i .. .:~.• •~'c+. •".":".(f r~"" ..........~7G16ubl:ar-:1iL14~Jdilallwipk.~u) YL.9. `57R:CLF..t.,l.,Y _ ..V9W!h ._.!!rF....... .l...Ifi01.,C]...C.........:d.'6S"_~il.m..~:.t.~a 3.105 -TIME AND A,'X`TENDANCE 10. SICK LEAVE POOR. -continued Manner of Sick The facility SLP administrator will credit the approved time to the employee who may Leave Pool Use use the time in tbe same meaner as sick leavt earned in the course of employment with the depar~mrnr_ However, have from the sick Leave pool may be used ONLY for the catastrophic condition for which it was awarded. The use of this leave need not be continuocts. An employee who needs to use awarded have from the nick leave pool iratertttittently is requited to utilize all currency accrued 1Cave before rc-accessing the remainder of the leave from the sick have pool. The facility tray require the employee to produce evidence ~ the c~rtsc or circumstances neceaaitating intermittent use of the leave awarded from the sick leave pool. lartployocs who use leave from the sick leave pool are not required to pay back the leave t0 the sick leave pool. Leave Accrual Employees on leave from the sick leave pool continue t0 accrue personal leave. Ctedit and Use of heave for one month's accrual will be given for tech month Or fraction of a month's from Sick Leave employment with the state. Leave credit will be posted to the )rtttployce's Monthly Pool Time Report Forth HR-5 on the first work day of employment that the employee is physically present for duty and the first work day that the employee is physically present for duty of each succctding calendar month of employment thereafter. All personal leave acctlted during the working intervals between interntittent sick leave pool use must be exhausted before re-accessing the remainder of the leave awarded for the catastrophic illness/.injury. Employees who, for any reason, terminate ctnploymcnt with the department while on leave from the sick leave pool are not entitled to have accruals or any unused sick Leave pool hours credited to them. . continued on next page IRE-105.945 63 REv15[~: February 1996 TDMHMX~ ~ 407 - Int,ex~nai Facilities Map~a~ent OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 12 -HUMAN RESOURCE SE[tVIC1;5 ._,~:•J`0.L•q ~!'TN"•.:G°L;9v.'SnM~'.:rWF^^.69'Jar;al.'L~f!h.~,rv~nn"..V~'4NC~:KT~~.-~L4Jcr+nuR9n~:d~.Y.r:~t.a.~.?~.~~n~c..~Fi.f_anar!cs"T ~.rs.Y nr~. .. .... :. ~~:arf..aririwr,.. .. .. 9iM'e~ T~ 3.1U5 -TIME AND ATTENAANCE 10. SICK LEA,'PE POOL -- Coruinued Retur~a of The facility SLP administrator will track each employtx receiving sick leave pool Unused Dave hosts for 12 months following-the date the award i~ initially used 6y the employee. from tlxc Any balance of sick [rave pool hours remaining after the 12-mottih period must be Sick Leave Pool returned to the sick leave pool. Hours are returned to the sick leave pool by the employee completing the Sick Leave Pool Multi-Use Foxtn HR-51 and forwazding it to. their supervisor, who will forward it to the facility htunan resource director wha in. turn forwards it t4 the facility 5LP administrator_ 'T'his action should also be taken if anytime within tEte 12-month period following the date the award was ixli0ally used, any of the following situations is tact: - employee or employee's immediate faintly member is frilly released by t3ie praeddoner and returns to work; - emp[oyee ar entployx's immediate family member has deceased; Gmployee terminates employment; ox - employee retires. NOTE; The estate of a decatsed employee is rtat entitled to payment for unused leave from the slay leave pool. continued on next page ttiE-105.995 64 REVISED: February i99G .~.... .. ..-.~-. ter-- --. ir< .,_. `.v._. •~~'.iJ.bil'Lb TDMHMk~ ~ q07 -Internal Facilities Msnagcunep,t OPERATING INSTRXICTIONS 12 - H>.n~Ax x$souRC~ s~RV>'3~~ on probationary, provisional, temporary, eme~ien-.y, lu>~ur1y, or t-the:r types c-f apppirrGruants may ripply to use sick (save from the sick leave (arr71. E:>tce frtior~s are appoitnted officers snQ exew#ive diractats of state agencies, 2. Employees may use pool leave for their own catastrof-hic illness or InJury or for one in their Immediate family, as de.~rt~d below: "A several concfltion or vombination of Condlilons afte+rtlrts the mental or physical health of the employee or the employee's Immediate family that requires ttie services of a licensed practitioner for e~ulonged period of time and that Torres the ertlployee io exh8U9l all leave time lamed by that employee and to lose compensation from the State for the employee. ~- i - V- '~ - - - - -- _. .. _ Licensed I~ractitlaner means a practitioner, as defined in thf- Texas 1~15uranta3 t+4~~tl, who f:i pracUdng wli~ra the scofre of hisJher ~cense. Immediate fancily is defined as those individuals related by kinship, adoption, marrilage or foster children who are so certified by the Texas Dopartment of Human a~ervicea, who are living in the saw household, or if not in the same household. are totally dependent upon the employee fnr-~ersonai care of sarvioes on a continuing basis," a. Employees may~rse pool sick leave if they contributed sick leave tv the pool and then exhausted their side leave balatua in the same fiscal year. Such employees may receive only the number of hours they contrttwied !o the pool ihat trace! year unless they suffer a catastrophic illness ar Injury. b. Employees must exf~Nfst all acuued leave, plus any extended sick leave granted them by their agency, before they are el~lble to use leave from the pool. F,acception: Employees who are off work due to an eA-ihe-Job Injury or flineas era not r+equfrad to exhaust their annual ar compensatory lure, c. Employees on pool -sick leave for a full calendar rrronth accrue paid leave for that month, provided they r8turn ts~ ~dc following the leave. d. Employees with eaiaslogpl~ic illness or Injuries are not required to contribute to the pool before they can use pool leave, e. t=mptoyees who use pool Leave are not nequirved to pay back pool leave. 3. Request for Cantrtbutions to the Pool will lie made on TVC-3b and forwarded to the Root Administrator Indicating approval by the employee's immediate supervisor and appropriate Fegional Director or Deputy Adm. The original and two copies of the sick leave pool report wiN ba forwarded to the Pool Administrator In Headquarters t3ftice. 7'he original copy of the 'I"NC-3b will be retained in Headquarters Uffice and carton copies wIH be returned to the office or offices caonaamed. a. Corrirtbutions to the pool are strictly voluntary. b. ~snployaes may transfer to the pool one or more days of their ac~araed sick leave time. C. Employees who ra~lr+e ~antributlons to the pool may not stipulate who is to receive ihelr cantrttautlarts. d. Employees will be encouraged to contribute to the pool a# the ,time of their separation from slate employment. ' e. Employees who oonYi6rrte leave to the pool cannot pet h back unless they arc ollgible to use It. Retiring employees carmot gel their contributions back in order to receive retirement service coedit. A retiring errrployee may designate the number of the retiring employee's accrued sick leave hours to be used•tarlelirement credit and the number of the retiring employee's accrued sick leave hours to 6edor+eted on retirement io the sick leave pool. Employees who are laid off as a result of reduction 1n yaroe cannot get their contribution back if they are reemployed by the state within twelve ~rronths of their temtination. 4. Request for pool ieavelnilt#re made on TVC-3b and forwarced to the Pool Administrator indicating approval by the employee's immediate supervisor and appropriate Regional Director or Deputy AdnliniStrBtPr, The origtn#A~artq~~wo copies of the sick leave pool report will be fvrwardded to the Pool Administrator in Headquarters Office. • `fhe origins( copy of the TVC-3t5 will be retained In Headquarters Office and carbon copies will be returned to the office or offices concerned. _ a. When request for pool leave involves a member of the employee's immedia#e famiiy, the netatlonship of such person must be explained on the fomt. __ - --- - tE. Requests for pool ie.ave will be considered on a first-came. flat-sen+ed Rr~a~;is, G. Tha Pool Administuil have five work days from the dale a request Is r~eceiue~d in which to approve all or part of the request, or deny the request. d. Tha amount of poar~+~e granted for each catastrophic illness or injury wll! be determined by the Pool Administrator. rrount cannot exceed one-third of the baianco of hours in the pool, ar 90 days, whiche+r~}aiss. e. Any unused balande•vf~ool leave granted to an employee returns to the pool. The estate of a deceased emptay~~ie~rot eMllled to payment far unused pool leave. 5. Upon returning to rrritr~aAer pool leave, the employee shalt immediately complete a TVC-3b indicating approval b1-1fie employee`s immediate supervisor and appropriate Regional Director or Deputy Administrator. ~a~eriginal and two copies of the sick leave pool report shall be forwar~ted to the Pool Adminlstratorinl~eaalquarters Office. The original copy of the TVC-36 wIH be retained In Headquarters Office~r~eiaarten copies wig be resumed to the office or offices concerned, ~. Overtime 1. Employees 5ubjed to An employee who is subject to the overtime provisions of the f=elt I.atwr Standargs Act tff~9~JS",^29 U.S.C. Secs. 2a1 at seq., (ELBA) is arrtitled to compensation for overtime as providadiry~t #o! and this subsection. An employee who i$ regerireei,ia worts hours in excess of 4f] hours In a workweek Is entitled to compensation for the axoess?rours either by: a. the agency allowing (or r~equlring) the employee to take compensatory time off at the rata of 1- 1/2 hours off tor~r~t~hvarof overtime; or b. at the discretion of the employing agency, In cases in which prangnp wmpensatory time oft is Impractical, the employee recelvinq pay far the overtime a! Iha rata equal to 1-1/2 times the employee's regular rate of pay, Any pakl leave or holidays taken are not counted as hours worked in detem~fning overtime hours under the preceding paragraph. Each employee may accumulate overtime credit of not more than 2a0 hours. Employees must be paid for overtime woricadfi~ccess o[ the limits on accumulation, at the rate equal to 1-112 limas the employee's r~egutar rate of pay. . In situations In which the employee has not worked more than 4t? hours in a workweek but the total of hours worl~ed and hours of-laid leave or paid holdays exceeds 40 hours, the employee shall be allowed equivalent compensatory time off for the excess hours. In situations In which the employee has worked more than 4Q ttiaurs in a workweek and the total of hours worked and hours a# paid leave or pakt holidays exceeds 4o hours after srrbtrading FLEA overtime hours worked, the employee shall tie allowed equivalent compensatory time aff for such excess hours. The compensatory lima must be taken during the 12-rnonth.~erlod following the end of that workweek. Compensatory time under this paragraph may not be carried forward past the end of the 12~month period and an employee may net be paki ivr the unused time. Z. Employees Not 3ubJed to ELBA. An employee who is not subject to the overtime provisions of the FLEA may be ailaw®d~errrpensatory time atf for hours in excess of 40 hours In a workweek In which the c:ornbination of hours.worked, paid leave and hoNdays exceeds a tote! of 4Q hours. An employee who i$ exempt as an executive, professlanai, or administrative employee under 29 U.S.C. Sea. 213 (ELBA), may be allowed compensatory time off during the 12-month period following the end of the workweek in which the overtime was accrued, at a rata not tv exceed equivalent time. .... _ .., '' a_t tJ ~ ~_ ':` _~ 's-: _. +::~ Tz C:- ~' ct t F t-j i ~ t. t't s= C' c t_t r t- t~ Ff ,~{ •t ~i c c: P~ ;~, i t. t. e= fa __; ~; c< t_t 1. c! t, }" is 'f ' !Tl E, f j 'l. C~ C. t] I': i. _. ~ i VJ 1 ~: ~. , ca '?'r" Ci ~+ (=+ °_- %t 1 (:+ '~' :L C' ~i i i? ~=t 'J E? r7 i ~ q _ " ~ '!: ., _: , ! i; ~_::. C i er c-c _ ~_. f'i C~ :l. 7 i C; CPS PS 1 . E: E' +'"~ I!1 ct ' C' .~ r E: ~.r C7 C7 .. .I. +~ i f' 1 T°: ~ t 1 . f:. C:I + _ c. ; - ~ , f_ c~ 't- 1 'r . T i ; t_ r ~ ~ i;i {n i i_ 't e ~ ~ h-~ c~ o_t 1 d t_~ t. m r. ~ ~~ ~..t ~, r"~+ •!= f:~ _i. ~ F-. ri ~ ~_+ ~a r- ~~ {•ri :_, .~..! l; ~"'i (' cl CI c:l fi7 ~ .'' CI 'r' ci 7'' E' ~1'r ' F~ r~- t T'i ~ c't ~- 1 .d f_~ ~" C? 'r' f~ ct c~' ~'i C~ f3 ~.i ct'r '~ P! k'_' 7't ~:- " ~~ .t C.~ ~ f~•• • _ _ ,_ _ r_i 1'.1 Fes' iYl ~ 1'"' r? ~ ~~'r"' C:.~ 1 f ~ r _ ;. i ~. ~_ f.: ] 'v t.~ ~:_+ +i~ Q Z _i T'I (:j :i ~L' 4V J. a. 1 ~i ~".' ~:• ,=t ~-: C 's'f t_t ~7 ci'3.. T-. ;_ i•: t' ~: C' , ; r: Z ':> '~'- a C+ i't £' f 9 ~~ ;:< It T_''3_: F'i E [ i;,: 7. T"t ~ .~ Consider SiC Weave pool DisCUSSlon CnlY September 8, 1991 vol ~ page 3g1 ~,, d DisCUSs an ~, ,~