{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.906","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 661.906","heading":"FOSTER PARENTS.","body":"A state employee who is a foster parent to a child under the conservatorship of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for the purpose of attending:\n(1) meetings held by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services regarding the child under the foster care of the employee; or\n(2) an admission, review, and dismissal meeting held by a school district regarding the child under the foster care of the employee.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 661. LEAVE","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS LEAVE PROVISIONS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.661.htm#661.906","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d783dd743fa87c87847f22d4f1385ed0bbae35e6a7e1a22e25064415c480a90b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.905","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.9075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}