{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.034","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 661.034","heading":"COMPUTATION OF PAYMENT.","body":"(a) The payment to the estate of the deceased state employee shall be computed by multiplying the employee's hourly rate of compensation at the time of death by the total number of leave hours determined under Section 661.035.\n(b) Under this section, rate of compensation:\n(1) includes an emolument in lieu of base pay for which the state employee was eligible on the last day of employment; and\n(2) does not include longevity or hazardous duty pay.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 661. LEAVE","SUBCHAPTER B. PAYMENT FOR VACATION AND SICK LEAVE TO ESTATES OF DECEASED STATE EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.661.htm#661.034","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"559b4ab878f398c6b9d0d394d30a9d11b98ac0df190e88d09be6416e398280e9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.033","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}