HBA-NRS, CCH H.B. 568 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 568
By: Gallego
Appropriations
4/2/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law authorizes state employees that accrue vacation leave to carry
vacation leave forward from one fiscal year to the next in accordance with
the prescribed schedule for vacation leave. House Bill 568 adds one hour to
the vacation hours accrued per month for full-time state employees and 12
hours to the maximum vacation hours carried forward from one fiscal year to
the next for a full-time state employee. 

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 568 amends the Government Code to provide that vacation hours
accrued per month by a fulltime state employee be increased by one hour and
the vacation leave hours a full-time state employee carries forward from
one fiscal year to the next be increased by twelve hours. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.