HB 1411

AN ACT relating to the use of personal leave during school holidays by

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

This Texas bill allows certain non-exempt, non-annualized school district employees to use up to two personal leave days per year for school holidays when they would otherwise not receive compensation. Specifically, the bill applies to hourly school employees who do not have guaranteed annual salaries and are subject to overtime regulations, enabling them to use existing personal leave to receive pay during unpaid school holidays. The law would take effect for the 2025-2026 school year, providing these employees with additional financial flexibility during unpaid holiday periods.

Subject Areas

Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & LEAVE Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel

Bill Text

relating to the use of personal leave during school holidays by
certain school district employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 22.003, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g)  A school district employee with available personal
leave under the state minimum personal leave program is entitled to
use the leave for compensation for a day designated as a school
holiday for which the employee would otherwise not receive
compensation.  An employee may not use more than two of the personal
leave days provided to the employee per year under the program for
days designated as school holidays during that year.  This
subsection applies only to a school district employee:
(1)  who is not exempt from the overtime provisions of
the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201
(2)  whose pay is not annualized.
SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.