SB376 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
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)
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would delete the provision for
donation of annual leave and compensatory leave</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for excess sick
leave over 1200 hours to be placed in escrow as it
is earned</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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.
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Subjects
State Employees
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2012 | Forwarded to Governor on May 8, 2012 at 7:20 p.m. on May 8, 2012 | |
| May 8, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-376. | |
| May 8, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 8, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 8, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 8, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1341 | |
| May 8, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 12, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| April 3, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government | |
| April 3, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| March 22, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 383 | |
| March 22, 2012 | Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 382 | |
| March 22, 2012 | Marsh Amendment Offered | |
| March 22, 2012 | Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 381 | |
| March 22, 2012 | Governmental Affairs first Substitute Offered | |
| March 22, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 20, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| February 28, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB376 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB376 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB376 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |