By: Wilson H.B. No. 5606       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a sick day pool of school employees in the state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22.003, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:          (g)  The accrued sick leave days of an employee of a school   district or charter school, upon retirement, shall be transferred   into a sick leave bank.  This bank may be used by any school district   or charter school employee who has exhausted their granted sick   leave days, subject to any existing policies implemented by the   school district or charter school.          SECTION 2.  This section shall not preempt any existing   policies of a public school district or charter school regarding   the disbursement of accumulated sick days of retired employees.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.