(a) Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, a state employee employed in any branch of state government may donate his or her accrued and unused annual, sick, or compensatory leave to another state employee who has qualified for catastrophic sick leave or family leave. The donation shall be subject to the approval of the appointing authority of the employee making the donation and, if the donating employee is in a position with a lower pay grade than the position of the employee receiving the donation, the approval of the State Personnel Board. The appointing authority of the employee receiving the donation may limit the number of hours an employee may receive per catastrophic illness or family leave. No employee may receive more than 480 hours of donated leave throughout his or her career with the state without the approval of the State Personnel Board. A state employee who qualifies for the receipt of donated leave for adoption shall receive up to a maximum of two weeks of donated leave per adoption.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 36-26-35.2

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) For purposes of this section only, “family leave” means maternity or adoption leave pursuant to rules of the State Personnel Board.
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