Employee Leave Policy
This policy provides guidelines to establish under what circumstances an employee of the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) may be entitled to or granted each type of leave provided by Chapter 661 of the Texas Government Code. In accordance with Section 661.252, this policy must be posted on SOAH’s website where it is easily accessible by the agency’s employees and the public.
Objective
To provide guidelines regarding circumstances by which an employee may be entitled to or granted each type of leave authorized by Chapter 661 of the Texas Government Code.
Legal Cite
Texas Government Code §§ 661
Policy Description
This policy provides guidelines to establish under what circumstances an employee of the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) may be entitled to or granted each type of leave provided by Chapter 661 of the Texas Government Code. In accordance with Section 661.252, this policy must be posted on SOAH’s website where it is easily accessible by the agency’s employees and the public.
Annual Leave
Employees begin to accrue annual leave from their first day of employment with the State. However, annual leave may not be taken until an employee has been continuously employed with a state agency for six (6) months.
Annual leave accrual rates are the same for both hourly and salaried employees.
An employee accrues annual leave and may carry annual leave forward from one fiscal year to the next in accordance with the schedule detailed in Table 1 below.