HB103 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alan BakerRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to public education employee sick leave; to amend Section 16-1-18.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the use of up to eight weeks of sick leave for attending to an ill child for whom a petition for adoption has been filed and for attending to an adopted child.

Summary

HB103 adds up to eight weeks of sick leave for public education employees to care for an ill child with an adoption petition or for an adopted child.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes up to eight weeks (320 hours) of sick leave for attending to an ill child with a filed petition for adoption and for attending to an adopted child. It adds these scenarios to the allowed sick-leave reasons and sets the eight-week limit, with pay at the employee’s daily rate. It maintains existing sick-leave rules for other reasons and keeps unlimited accumulation and transfer of earned sick days between employers, while allowing uniform retirement-credit policies to be set by the Teacher’s Board of Control.

Who It Affects

• Full-time public education employees (teachers and staff) who may use up to eight weeks of sick leave to care for an ill child with an adoption petition or an adopted child.
• Public education employers (local boards of education and related state education entities) who must implement and administer the updated sick-leave rules, track and transfer unused days if employees move jobs, and handle retirement-credit and related policies.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes up to eight weeks (320 hours) of sick leave for attending to an ill child with a petition for adoption filed, and for attending to an adopted child.
• Explicitly adds attendance upon an adopted child and attendance upon an ill child related to adoption petition as valid reasons for taking sick leave.
• Maintains unlimited accumulation of sick leave and allows earned days to be transferred to a new employer; retirement credits to be determined by uniform policies from the Teacher's Board of Control.
• Provides on-the-job injury provisions including notice, medical certification, salary continuation up to 90 working days, potential extensions, and possible state reimbursement to the employer; requires a uniform physician-certification form.
• Allows employers to provide paid leaves or vacations and to reimburse certain unreimbursed medical costs related to on-the-job injuries; establishes related rules and procedures for implementation.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.