H.B. No. 4929 amends the Government Code to modify the regulations surrounding compensatory time and vacation leave for employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill specifies that compensatory time must be taken within a 24-month period following the end of the workweek in which it was accrued. If the compensatory time is not taken within this timeframe, it will be credited to the employee's accumulated vacation leave instead of lapsing, as previously stated in the law.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that vacation leave accrues in accordance with the new provisions regarding compensatory time and may be taken as outlined in the relevant subchapter. The changes made by this Act will apply to all compensatory time accrued by employees before, on, or after the effective date of the Act, which is set for September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 659.015, Government Code 661.152 (Government Code 661, Government Code 659)