(a) A sick leave pool is established to alleviate hardship caused to an employee and the employee's immediate family if a catastrophic injury or illness forces the employee to exhaust all eligible leave time earned by that employee and to lose compensation time from the state.(b) The Administrator for Human Resources, or his or her designee, will administer the sick leave pool.(c) The pool administrator will develop and maintain a policy, operating procedures, and forms for the administration of the sick leave pool, subject to approval by the Deputy Commissioner.(d) Operation of the pool shall be consistent with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 661, Subchapter A.