SB462 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Quinton Ross

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

State employees, annual leave, payment for certain amount of accrued and unused leave under certain conditions, Sec. 36-26-35 am'd.

Summary

SB462 would let state employees cash out accrued unused annual leave beyond 60 days, up to 10 days per year, with payments based on regular pay rate and subject to department discretion and merit-pay protections.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 36-26-35 to allow eligible state employees (Merit System employees and legislative personnel) and certain law enforcement officers to receive cash payments for unused annual leave over 60 days, limited to 10 days per year. Payments are calculated at the employee’s regular rate of pay, and proration rules apply only if declared; departments may deny payments if they would interfere with merit raises, but must treat qualifying employees within a department equally. The policy preserves existing leave balance rules, such as maximum carryover of 60 days and, after 25 years of service, a cap of 29 1/4 days per year; the change mainly adds a cash-out option for excess leave.

Who It Affects

• State employees regularly employed by the state subject to the state Merit System and legislative personnel, who could receive payments for accrued unused annual leave over 60 days, up to 10 days per year.
• Law enforcement officers in the Department of Public Safety, who could receive payments for accrued unused annual leave over 60 days, up to 10 days per year.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 36-26-35 to authorize cash payments for accrued unused annual leave in excess of 60 days, up to 10 days per year, for eligible employees.
• Specifies payments are calculated at the employee’s regular rate of pay; for general provisions, proration must not be declared to enable these payments; for law enforcement, payment is also at regular rate of pay.
• Department-level discretion: each department, agency, board, or commission may decide to pay 0 to 10 days, but must treat all qualifying employees within the entity equally.
• No department may use such payments if it would prevent merit raises; the action must not disrupt funding for merit increases.
• Maintains existing leave balance rules: maximum carryover of 60 days and, after 25 years of service, a cap of 29 1/4 days per year.
• Effective date: becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

State Employees