WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 605

7-506.

(A)     SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, AN EMPLOYEE MAY
VOLUNTARILY DONATE THE EMPLOYEE'S UNUSED SICK LEAVE TO THE STATE
EMPLOYEES' LEAVE BANK OR TO ANOTHER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS
EXHAUSTED ALL AVAILABLE PAID ANNUAL, PERSONAL, SICK, AND COMPENSATORY
LEAVE BECAUSE OF A SERIOUS AND PROLONGED MEDICAL CONDITION.

(C) (1) AN EMPLOYEE MAY DONATE SICK LEAVE UNDER SUBSECTION (B)

(B)     AN EMPLOYEE MAY DONATE SICK LEAVE UNDER OF THIS SECTION ONLY
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS A SICK LEAVE BALANCE OF AT LEAST 240
HOURS AFTER THE DONATION.

(2) AN EMPLOYEE MAY NOT RECEIVE MORE THAN 2,080 HOURS OF
DONATED SICK LEAVE UNDER THIS SECTION.

7-511.

(A)     THERE IS A STATE EMPLOYEES' LEAVE BANK.

(B)     THE SECRETARY SHALL ADMINISTER THE STATE EMPLOYEES' LEAVE
BANK.

(C) (1) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS THAT:

(I)      GOVERN THE DONATION OF LEAVE TO THE LEAVE BANK; AND

(II)     ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING DONATED LEAVE TO
EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE CRITERIA IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION AND
PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATION OF ILLNESS REQUIRED IN § 7-505 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(2) THE REGULATIONS SHALL PROVIDE FOR LEAVE DONATIONS TO
AND FROM EMPLOYEES IN UNITS OF STATE GOVERNMENT WITH INDEPENDENT
PERSONNEL SYSTEMS THAT ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE EMPLOYEES'
LEAVE BANK IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 7-513 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(D)     AN EMPLOYEE WHO DONATES ANNUAL, SICK, OR PERSONAL LEAVE TO
THE STATE EMPLOYEES' LEAVE BANK IS A MEMBER.

(E)     THE SECRETARY MAY GRANT LEAVE FROM THE STATE EMPLOYEES'
LEAVE BANK TO AN EMPLOYEE:

(1)      WHO HAS EXHAUSTED ALL FORMS OF ANNUAL, PERSONAL, SICK,
AND COMPENSATORY LEAVE BECAUSE OF A SERIOUS AND PROLONGED MEDICAL
CONDITION; AND

(2)      (I) WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE STATE EMPLOYEES' LEAVE BANK;
OR

(II) WHOM THE SECRETARY EXEMPTS FROM THE MEMBERSHIP
REQUIREMENT FOR GOOD CAUSE.

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