Texas § GV.661.031 - DEFINITIONS
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§ GV.661.031. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "National holiday" includes only those days listed under Section 662.003 (a). (2) "State employee" means an individual who is an appointed officer or employee of a state agency and who normally works 900 hours or more a year. The term includes: (A) an hourly employee; (B) a temporary employee; (C) a person employed by: (i) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; (ii) the Texas Education Agency; (iii) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; (iv) the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; (v) the Texas School for the Deaf; (vi) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; (vii) the Windham School District; or (viii) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services; and (D) a classified, administrative, faculty, or professional employee of a state institution or agency of higher education who has accumulated vacation leave, sick leave, or both, during the employment. (3) "State holiday" includes only those days listed under Section 662.003 (b). (4) "Workday" includes a state or national holiday. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 609 (H.B. 387 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549 ), Sec. 107, eff. September 1, 2015.
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Section GV.661.031 ("DEFINITIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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