Absence Type
|
Deduct from PTO?
|
Comments
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| Sick Leave |
Yes |
Used for sick leave purposes |
| Vacation Leave |
Yes |
Used for vacation leave |
| Compensatory Leave |
Yes |
Record when using accrued Compensatory Time |
| Overtime Leave |
Yes |
Record when using accrued Overtime Leave |
| Sick Leave Pool |
Yes |
Approved sick leave pool |
| Family Leave Pool |
Yes |
Approved family leave pool |
| Leave Without Pay |
No |
Record after all other applicable PTO has been exhausted |
| Lunch Time |
No |
Required for non-exempt employees to report lunch hours |
| Military Leave |
No |
Used for approved Military Leave |
| Bereavement Leave |
No |
Used for death of an immediate family member |
| Building Closure |
No |
A specific building closure |
| Weather Closure |
No |
Inclement weather |
| University Closure |
No |
Campus Closure by TWU (not official holidays) |
| Holiday Leave |
No |
Only for University Holidays |
| Holiday Worked |
No |
Use when working on an official University Holiday - employee accrues comp time for hours worked |
| University Sponsored Wellbeing |
No |
University sponsored fitness program |
| Emergency Other |
No |
All other types of emergency leave |
| Recognition Leave |
No |
Approved recognition leave |
| Workplace Wellbeing |
No |
Addiitonal 30 minutes used at lunch for wellbeing |
| FMLA - Sick Leave |
Yes |
Approved FMLA Leave Type |
| FMLA - Vacation Leave |
Yes |
Approved FMLA Leave Type |
| FMLA - LWOP |
Yes |
Approved FMLA Leave Type |
| FMLA - Overtime Leave |
Yes |
Approved FMLA Leave Type |
| FMLA - Compensatory Leave |
Yes |
Approved FMLA Leave Type |
| Assistance Dog Training |
No |
State employee with a disability is entitled to paid leave not to exceed 10 working days in the FY to attend a training program to acquaint the employee with an assistance dog that the employee will use. |
| Foster Parent Leave |
No |
An employee who is a foster parent to a child under the protection of the Department of Family and Protective Services (Department) is entitled to a paid leave of absence to attend meetings held by the Department regarding the foster child. In addition, the employee may use this entitlement to attend admission, review, and dismissal meetings held by a school district regarding the foster child |
| Jury Duty |
No |
Jury Duty - employees may provide summons as attachment in absence |
| Volunteers of Texas Volunatry Organizations Active in Disaster Leave |
No |
A state employee who is a volunteer of an organization that is a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster may be granted leave not to exceed 10 days each fiscal year, without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory time, to participate in disaster relief services if: The employee’s supervisor authorizes the leave; The services in which the employee participates are provided for a state of disaster declared by the Governor under Texas Government Code, Chapter 418; and the executive director of the employee’s state agency approves the leave |
| Volunteer Training Leave |
|
Volunteer firefighters, emergency medical services volunteers, and search and rescue volunteers are entitled to paid leave not to exceed five working days each fiscal year to attend training conducted by a state agency or institution of higher education. Also, a state agency or institution of higher education may grant paid leave to a volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical services volunteer, or a search and rescue volunteer for the purpose of responding to emergency fire, medical, or search and rescue situations if the agency or institution of higher education has a policy for granting the leave |
| Voting Leave |
No |
Employers shall allow sufficient time off to employees, without a deduction in salary or accrued leave, to vote in each national, state, or local election if there is not sufficient time to vote outside regular working hours. There is no consistent standard or formal guidance regarding how much
time should be provided to employees for this purpose; however, employers should adopt a written voting policy and procedures. State law does not differentiate between regular and runoff elections. |
| Blood Donation Leave |
No |
A state agency shall allow employees sufficient time off, without a deduction in salary or accrued leave, to donate blood. An employee may not receive time off to donate blood unless the employee obtains approval from his or her supervisor before taking time off. Upon returning to work, the employee shall provide his or her supervisor with proof that the employee donated blood during the time off. If an employee fails to provide proof that he or she donated blood during the time off, the agency must deduct the time off from the employee’s salary or accrued leave, whichever the employee chooses. An employee may receive time off to donate blood not more than four times in a fiscal year. |
| Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave |
No |
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. The leave of absence may not exceed: Five working days in a fiscal year to serve as a bone marrow donor; or Thirty working days in a fiscal year to serve as an organ donor |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer |
No |
A state employee may be provided paid leave not to exceed five hours each month to participate in mandatory training or to perform volunteer services for Court Appointed Special Advocates. This leave is provided to an employee without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation leave, sick leave, overtime leave, or state compensatory time |
| Injury Leave for Peace Officers |
No |
Peace officers injured in the course of duty may be entitled to paid injury leave without a deduction in salary. This covers commissioned law enforcement officers or agents commissioned by the Public Safety Commission and the director of the Department of Public Safety, the Parks and Wildlife Commission, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the Office of the Attorney General, or the Insurance Fraud Unit of the Department of Insurance. |
| Mental Health Leave for Peace Officers and Telecommunicators |
No |
Each state agency authorized by law to employ peace officers and licensed telecommunicators must develop and adopt a policy allowing for the use of mental health leave by its peace officers and licensed telecommunicators who experience a traumatic event in the scope of their employment as peace officers or licensed telecommunicators. The mental health leave policy must: § Provide clear and objective guidelines establishing the circumstances under which a peace officer or licensed telecommunicator is granted and may use mental health leave; § Entitle a peace officer or licensed telecommunicator to mental health leave without a deduction in salary or other compensation; § Specify the number of mental health leave days available to a peace officer or licensed telecommunicator; and § Detail the level of anonymity for a peace officer or licensed telecommunicator who takes mental health leave. The mental health policy adopted by the agency may also provide a list of mental health services available to peace officers and licensed telecommunicators in the agency’s area |
| Medical and Mental Health Care Leave for Veterans |
No |
A state employee who is a veteran, as defined by Texas Government Code, Section 434.023(a), and who is eligible for health benefits under a program administered by the Veterans Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, may be granted leave without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation and sick leave, earned overtime, or state compensatory time, to obtain medical or mental health care (including physical rehabilitation) administered by the Veterans Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Leave granted for this reason may not exceed 15 days each fiscal year unless the agency’s administrative head determines that additional days of this leave is appropriate for the employee |
| Reserve Law Enforcement Officer Training Leave |
No |
State employees who are reserve law enforcement officers as defined by Texas Occupations Code, Section 1701.001, are entitled to paid leave not to exceed five working days each fiscal biennium to attend training required by Texas Occupations Code, Section 1701.351 |