SB464 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

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

The bill clarifies sick leave, adds paid bereavement leave, and creates a leave-donation program for catastrophic illness or maternity leave among Alabama state employees.

What This Bill Does

It clarifies what counts as sick leave, including illness, non-duty injury, care for an ill immediate family member, and death in the immediate family, with a provision for unusual relationships. It creates a cross-branch leave-donation program allowing employees to donate accrued leave hour-for-hour to colleagues for catastrophic illness or maternity leave, with no limit on hours donated or received and donated leave lasting 12 months or until used. If a recipient who has catastrophic leave loses an immediate family member, 3-5 days of donated catastrophic leave may be used for bereavement immediately. It adds a paid bereavement leave option for deaths of certain relatives when the employee has no accrued sick leave, limits it to 3-5 days per occurrence, requires reimbursement to the state within one year (or payroll deduction if the employee leaves), and directs agencies to implement the rules.

Who It Affects

• State employees across the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches who may donate or receive leave for catastrophic illness or maternity leave.
• State employees who may need bereavement leave under the new rules (and the human resources staff/agencies that implement and enforce these rules).

Key Provisions

• Sick leave definition expanded to include illness, non-duty injury, care for an ill immediate family member, and death in the immediate family; may include exceptions for unusually close personal ties with written justification.
• Leave donation program allowing accrued annual, sick, or compensatory leave to be donated hour-for-hour to another state employee for catastrophic illness or maternity leave; no limit on hours donated or received; recipient may be in any pay grade; donated leave remains usable for 12 months or until used; recipient must remain employed.
• If a recipient with catastrophic leave experiences the death of an immediate family member, 3-5 days of donated catastrophic leave may be used immediately for bereavement.
• Bereavement leave for deaths of certain relatives can be granted with pay when the employee has no accrued sick leave available; up to 3-5 days per occurrence; any bereavement leave used must be reimbursed to the state within one calendar year (through leave days or, if the employee leaves state service, via deduction from final pay).
• Administrative rules to implement these provisions will be coordinated by the personnel departments across state government, and the act becomes effective immediately after passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

State Employees