HBA-LJP H.B. 2860 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2860
By: Morrison
State Affairs
4/19/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Mentoring, tutoring, and literacy programs for low-income youth may have
multiple benefits such as helping to lower crime, supporting school
attendance and performance, and helping these youth to establish strong
interpersonal relationships.  More state employees could assist in these
programs if a state employee did not lose pay for missing work to
participate in these programs.  House Bill 2860 provides that the governor
may authorize a state agency to grant a state employee a leave of absence
without a deduction in salary to perform youth-related volunteer
activities. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2860 amends the Government Code to provide that the governor may
authorize a state agency to grant a state employee a leave of absence
without a deduction in salary to perform youth-related volunteer
activities.  The bill prohibits leave without a deduction in salary from
exceeding 52 hours in a fiscal year and provides that this leave is in
addition to vacation time, sick leave, and other types of leave. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.