{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.916","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 661.916","heading":"LEAVE FOR ORGAN OR BONE MARROW DONORS.","body":"(a) A state employee is entitled to a leave of absence without a deduction in salary for the time necessary to permit the employee to serve as a bone marrow or organ donor.\n(b) The leave of absence provided by this section may not exceed:\n(1) five working days in a fiscal year to serve as a bone marrow donor; or\n(2) 30 working days in a fiscal year to serve as an organ donor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 177, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","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#661.916","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"826d6312e8fb4562e49e655a40f41ad8df595c7b204345f2371997ae7ad22407","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.915","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-661.917"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}