HB635 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Laura HallRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

State employees, sick leave, donation of catastrophic leave, bereavement leave, altered and clarified, Secs. 36-26-35.2, 36-26-36.2, 36-26-36.3 am'd.

Summary

HB635 would clarify sick leave, expand bereavement leave, and allow cross-branch donation of leave for catastrophic illness or maternity leave among Alabama state employees.

What This Bill Does

It defines sick leave with specific scenarios (illness, non-duty injuries, care of ill immediate family, and death in the immediate family) and allows exceptions for unusual relationships. It creates a leave-donation program where accrued and unused annual, sick, or compensatory leave can be donated hour-for-hour to another state employee for catastrophic illness or maternity leave, with no limit on hours and cross-branch eligibility; the donor must remain employed and donated leave lasts 12 months or until used. It adds paid bereavement leave for deaths of specified relatives, with a 3- to 5-day limit per occurrence, and requires repayment of the bereavement leave within one year (or it will be deducted from final pay if the employee leaves state service). It directs state personnel departments to coordinate rules and procedures to implement these provisions.

Who It Affects

• State employees across executive, legislative, and judicial branches who may donate or receive leave for catastrophic illness or maternity leave (donations are hour-for-hour and can cross branches; recipients can be in equal, higher, or lower pay grades).
• State employees eligible for bereavement leave and their immediate family or related individuals when a death occurs, including repayment requirements and potential payroll deductions if the leave is not reimbursed within the specified time.

Key Provisions

• Allows state employees to donate accrued and unused annual, sick, or compensatory leave to another state employee for catastrophic sick leave or maternity leave; donations are hour-for-hour with no limit on hours; recipient may be in any pay grade; donated leave lasts 12 months or until used, whichever comes first, while donor remains employed.
• In the event of an immediate family member's death, a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of 5 days of donated catastrophic sick leave may be used immediately for bereavement purposes.
• Defines sick leave to include illness, non-duty injuries or occupational injuries without grant of special leave, attendance of an ill immediate family member, and death in the immediate family; permits exceptions for unusual personal ties with a written justification.
• Creates cross-branch annual/compensatory/sick leave donation programs across Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches; donor and recipient pay-grade flexibility; donations are hour-for-hour and administered by personnel departments.
• Establishes paid bereavement leave for death of specified relatives; eligibility depends on not having accrued sick leave available; per-occurrence limit is 3-5 days; bereavement leave must be reimbursed within one calendar year with leave days; if the employee leaves state service before reimbursement, the amount is deducted from final pay.

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Subjects

State Employees