{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 661.021","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"The purpose of the state employee family leave program is to:\n(1) provide eligible state employees more flexibility in:\n(A) bonding with and caring for children during a child's first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement; and\n(B) caring for a seriously ill family member or the employee, including pandemic-related illnesses or complications caused by a pandemic; and\n(2) allow employees to apply for leave time under the family leave pool.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 2063), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 661. LEAVE","SUBCHAPTER A-1. STATE EMPLOYEE FAMILY LEAVE POOL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.661.htm#661.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ee8eb4ea462904fdc47648b225b5cd8ea2e5a75d0b608c7396f2e1da873db8ec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}