88R18950 MCK-F     By: Kacal, Herrero, Morales of Maverick, H.B. No. 1832       Slawson       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) The   department may adopt a policy allowing department employees, one   time during a fiscal year, to 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 a policy authorized by this   section may not exceed all of the employee's accumulated vacation   leave or 40 hours of accumulated vacation leave, whichever is less.          (c)  If the department pays a department employee for the   employee's accumulated vacation leave under a policy authorized by   this section, the department shall:                (1)  compute the amount of the payment by multiplying   the employee's hourly rate of compensation on the date the employee   notifies the department of an election by the number of hours of   accumulated vacation leave for which the employee elects to be   paid; and                (2)  on making the payment, deduct the number of hours   for which the employee received payment from the employee's   accumulated vacation leave balance.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.