SB376 Alabama 2012 Session

Under existing law, a state employee in any branch of state government may donate his or her accrued and unused annual, sick, or compensatory leave to another employee who has qualified for catastrophic sick leave or maternity leave

This bill would delete the provision for donation of annual leave and compensatory leave

The bill would clarify that sick leave could be donated only to employees in a position with a pay grade equal to or lower than that of the donor employee, and impose a maximum of 480 hours of donated sick leave throughout the career of the donee employee with the state

Under existing law, on December 31 of each year excess sick leave over 1200 hours must be placed in escrow for the state employee who earned the sick leave to be used only as may be provided by State Personnel Board rules

This bill would provide for excess sick leave over 1200 hours to be placed in escrow as it is earned

Under existing law, state employees are generally allowed to accumulate up to 1,200 hours of sick leave and upon retirement may receive retirement credit for the time or be paid for half of the accumulated hours. K-12 public education and certain employees of the Legislative Department, among others, may accumulate more than 1,200 hours and be paid one-half of that greater amount upon retirement

This bill would cap the amount of sick leave for which the covered employees of the Legislative Department may be paid at the number of hours accumulated as of January 1, 2013, or 1,200 hours, whichever is more

To amend Sections 16-1-18.1, 36-26-35.2, 36-26-36, and 36-26-36.2 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to donations of leave; to provide further for the donation of leave; and to provide further for the accumulation of sick leave for purposes of retirement.