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Financial Assistance 1 IMMEDIATE ACTION
RECOMMENDATION
Texas state agencies and institutions of higher education whose employees are
called to active military duty from Military Reserves.or National Guard status
should grant these employees a standard monthly emergency leave benefit to
ensure these employees and their families do not suffer from a significant
reduction in income while serving their country.
COMMENTS:
- State law provides for a paid leave of absence of up to 15 days per annual.federal
fiscal year for training and active duty purposes. State law also provides for an.
unpaid leave of absence for military reservists after the 15 days of paid leave have
been exhausted. An employee also may use accrued vacation time after the 15 days
of paid leave have been used.
- Some employers have pledged to make up the salary differential for their employees
who are called to active duty. Dell Computer Corp. has announced plans to make up
the pay difference for the estimated 100 Dell reservist and National Guard employ-
ees who may be called up. Plano-based EDS announced a similar plan. Both com-
panies plan to pay the salary differential amounts for at least the first six months.
" State law provides administrative heads of agencies and institutions of higher educa-
tion the authority to grant employees emergency leave after determining the absence
is for good cause. Emergency leave, also known as administrative leave, is paid
leave time for an employee. This authority can be used to grant-an employee paid
leave time sufficient to make up the difference between an employee's military pay
and the employee's previous civilian salary.
" Based on a sample of state employee reservists'called to active duty as of the date of
this report, the estimated salary differential translates to approximately three work-
ing days each month. To simplify the administrative burden on agencies affected by
this proposal, a standard emergencyleave benefit of three days per month is recom-
mended.
LEGISLATION REQUIRED
No legislation would be required to implement this recommendation.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no additional costs to the General Revenue Fund or other funds to
implement these recommendations. State agencies currently receive an appropriation
for payment of employees' salaries. These funds are already appropriated and budget-
ed for all qualifying state employees. Some agencies, such as the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), may be disproportionately affected by this recommenda-
tion because they have large numbers of reservists. They may need to replace essen-
tial employees and may need additional appropriations or enhanced budget flexibility.For more detail on the Texas War Relief Package go to http://www.window.state.tx.us/wrp/
10 TEXAS RESPONDS - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Texas. Comptroller's Office. Texas Responds: The Texas War Relief Package, text, November 2001; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth654370/m1/20/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.