Tex.
Gov't Code Section 661.061
Definitions
(1)
“National holiday” includes only those days listed under Section 662.003 (Dates and Descriptions of Holidays)(a). The term does not include a national holiday on which a state employee is not entitled to a paid day off from work under Section 662.005 (Entitlement to Paid Day Off).(2)
“State employee” means an employee or appointed officer of a state agency. The term includes:(A)
a full-time employee or officer;(B)
a part-time employee or officer;(C)
an hourly employee;(D)
a temporary employee;(E)
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; or(F)
a classified, administrative, faculty, or professional employee of a state institution or agency of higher education who has accumulated vacation leave during the employment.(3)
“State holiday” includes only those days listed under Section 662.003 (Dates and Descriptions of Holidays)(b). The term does not include a state holiday on which a state employee is not entitled to a paid day off from work under Section 662.005 (Entitlement to Paid Day Off).(4)
“Workday” includes a state or national holiday.
Source:
Section 661.061 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.661.htm#661.061 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
