Ch. 5

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(C)     REGULATIONS ABOUT ELIGIBILITY.

THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS ABOUT THE
ELIGIBILITY OF POLICE EMPLOYEES TO WITHDRAW SICK LEAVE FROM THE SICK
LEAVE RESERVE INCLUDING:

(1)      A REQUIREMENT THAT THE POLICE EMPLOYEE HAVE A LONG TERM
ILLNESS AND BE UNABLE TO WORK; AND

(2)      THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR WHICH A POLICE EMPLOYEE MAY
RECEIVE SICK LEAVE.

(D)     DONATIONS OF SICK LEAVE.

WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY, A POLICE EMPLOYEE MAY DONATE
UP TO 2 DAYS OF SICK LEAVE EACH YEAR TO THE SICK LEAVE RESERVE.

(E)     TRANSFERS OF SICK LEAVE.

(1)      THE SECRETARY MAY TRANSFER DAYS OF SICK LEAVE THAT HAVE
BEEN ACCUMULATED IN THE SICK LEAVE RESERVE TO A POLICE EMPLOYEE WHO:

(I)      HAS A DOCUMENTED MEDICAL DISABILITY; AND

(II)     HAS EXHAUSTED ALL FORMS OF LEAVE.

(2)      THE SECRETARY MAY NOT TRANSFER SICK LEAVE UNDER THIS
SECTION TO A POLICE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED DISABILITY
RETIREMENT BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
FOR USE AFTER THE FIRST DATE ON WHICH DISABILITY RETIREMENT MAY BECOME
EFFECTIVE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 88B, § 23C.

Throughout subsection (c) of this section, the defined term "police
employee" is substituted for the former references to a "member" for
consistency with terminology used throughout this section.

Defined terms: "Police employee" § 2-101
"Rule" § 2-101
"Secretary" § 2-101

2-410. WORK-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.

(A)     AUTHORIZED.

THE SECRETARY MAY GRANT WORK-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE TO A
POLICE EMPLOYEE WHO IS TEMPORARILY DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
POLICE EMPLOYEE'S WORK IF THE DISABILITY RESULTED FROM AN INJURY OR
ILLNESS SUSTAINED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE POLICE EMPLOYEE'S WORK.

(B)     PERIOD OF LEAVE.

(1) THE WORK-RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE REMAINS IN EFFECT

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