88R6404 MCK-F     By: Kacal H.B. No. 1832       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to authorizing the payment to employees of the Texas   Department of Criminal Justice for vacation leave.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by   adding Section 493.035 to read as follows:          Sec. 493.035.  PAYMENT FOR VACATION LEAVE. (a) An employee   of the department may, one time during a fiscal year, elect to   receive a lump-sum payment for the employee's accumulated vacation   leave in lieu of taking the leave.          (b)  The number of hours of accumulated vacation leave for   which an employee may be paid under this section may not exceed all   of the employee's accumulated vacation leave or 40 hours of   accumulated vacation leave, whichever is less.          (c)  On receiving payment under this section, the number of   hours for which the employee received payment are deducted from the   employee's accumulated vacation leave balance.          (d)  Payment to an employee under this section shall be   computed by multiplying the employee's hourly rate of compensation   on the date the employee notifies the department of an election   under this section by the number of hours of accumulated vacation   leave for which the employee elects to be paid.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.