H.B. No. 1828 introduces a new provision to the Government Code, specifically adding Section 493.0075, which establishes a legislative leave pool for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. This section allows correctional officers to voluntarily donate up to eight hours of their accrued compensatory time or annual leave each year to this pool. The executive director of the department or their designee will manage the pool, and rules will be adopted to govern its operation. Officers can withdraw time from the pool for legislative purposes on behalf of an association that meets specific criteria, including having at least 5,000 members and being governed by a board of directors.

The bill also stipulates that correctional officers may only withdraw time from the legislative leave pool with the consent of the association's president or designee, with limits on the amount of time that can be drawn in a work cycle and fiscal year. Specifically, officers cannot withdraw more than 80 hours in a 160-hour work cycle or 480 hours in a fiscal year. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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