SB464 Summary

• State employees in any branch of government may donate accrued and unused annual, sick, or compensatory leave to employees qualified for catastrophic sick leave or maternity leave with no hourly donation limits and hour-for-hour calculation.

• Donated leave remains in effect for 12 months after donation or until used, whichever occurs first, provided the recipient remains employed with the State of Alabama.

• Employees with catastrophic sick leave may use a minimum of three days and maximum of five days of donated leave for bereavement purposes immediately following the death of an immediate family member.

• Sick leave is defined to include illness, bodily injury, attendance upon ill family members, death in immediate family, and other personal ties recognized by the appointing authority.

• Maximum bereavement leave increased from three days to five days per occurrence, and bereavement leave must be reimbursed within one calendar year through sick, annual, or personal leave, or deducted from final pay if employee leaves state service.