SB376 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Del Marsh
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: State employees, sick leave, donations and accumulation for retirement purposes, further provided for, Secs. 16-1-18.1, 36-26-35.2, 36-26-36, 36-26-36.2 am'd. (2012-20448)
Summary: SB376 updates Alabama's leave rules by expanding sick leave donations, setting retirement credit rules, and creating cross-branch donation options for catastrophic illness or maternity leave.
What This Bill Does
It allows and regulates the transfer of earned sick leave between public employers and sets a limit on how much sick leave can count toward retirement credit. It creates a formal leave-donation program so state employees can donate unused leave to colleagues facing catastrophic illness or maternity leave, with approvals and caps. It changes retirement payouts by providing a 50% payment of accrued unused sick leave up to 600 hours at retirement (and a similar death benefit), and it places excess sick leave over 1200 hours into an escrow with rules for use, while also addressing on-the-job injury pay and related procedures.

Who It Affects
State and public school employees who earn, accumulate, transfer, and potentially retire with sick leave under the defined employers, and the agencies that administer those benefits.
State employees who donate or receive donated leave for catastrophic illness or maternity leave, across Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, subject to approval and caps.

Key Provisions
Defines key terms (employee, employer, executive officer, sick leave, on-the-job injury) and clarifies sick leave purposes.
Sick leave accrual: employees earn one sick leave day per month; can use sick leave for specified reasons and receive pay at their daily rate while on leave.
Sick leave accumulation and transfers: unlimited accrual, transferable between employers, with retirement credit limited to the amount in subsection (b)(1); uniform policies to be adopted for retirement credit.
On-the-job injury rules: requires 24-hour injury notice, possible medical certification, salary continuation up to 90 working days, potential extension, and employer reimbursement for substitute costs.
Leave-related payments: on-the-job injuries may trigger state reimbursement for certain costs; sick leave not deducted for on-the-job injuries; associated expense rules.
Vacations, leaves, and postsecondary annual leave: employers may grant paid leaves and postsecondary employees may accumulate up to 60 days of annual leave.
Donations for catastrophic/maternity leave (36-26-35.2): allows donations of accrued/unused leave to recipients qualifying for catastrophic sick leave or maternity leave; donor approval required; recipient may receive up to 480 hours career-wide without State Personnel Board approval; cross-checks based on pay grade.
Retirement and death benefits (36-26-36): 50% of accrued unused sick leave paid at retirement (up to 600 hours), and a similar payment to the estate after death; excess sick leave above 1200 hours is tracked and escrowed for future use; retirement credits may still be granted under other sections.
Cross-branch donations (36-26-36.2): establishes annual/compensatory/sick leave donation programs for catastrophic illnesses or maternity leave across all state branches and requires coordinated rules.

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Subjects: State Employees