{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.060","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 505.060","heading":"EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE.","body":"(a) An employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving income benefits. If an employee elects to use sick leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the employee has exhausted the employee's accrued sick leave.\n(b) An employee may elect to use all or any number of weeks of accrued annual leave after the employee's accrued sick leave is exhausted. If an employee elects to use annual leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the elected number of weeks of leave have been exhausted.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 706, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2002; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 14.03, eff. June 17, 2001.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE C. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 505. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER C. ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.505.htm#505.060","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"463d412d38812aff8db1cb950909702f9abc20c7a6184f8a3bc679dbb46c9bc4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-505.059","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-506.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}