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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 661.031. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this subchapter:

(1) “National holiday” includes only those days listed under Section 662.003(a).

(2) “State employee” means an individual who is an appointed officer or employee of a state agency and who normally works 900 hours or more a year. The term includes:

(A) an hourly employee;

(B) a temporary employee;

(C) a person employed by:

(i) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;

(ii) the Texas Education Agency;

(iii) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(iv) the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired;

(v) the Texas School for the Deaf;

(vi) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(vii) the Windham School District; or

(viii) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services; and

(D) a classified, administrative, faculty, or professional employee of a state institution or agency of higher education who has accumulated vacation leave, sick leave, or both, during the employment.

(3) “State holiday” includes only those days listed under Section 662.003(b).

(4) “Workday” includes a state or national holiday.

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