Bill Text: MN SF1775 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: State employee vacation donation to sick leave account use expansion
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-07 - HF substituted in committee HF2091 [SF1775 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF1775-Introduced.html
1.2relating to state employees; expanding the use of the vacation donation to sick
1.3leave account;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.1815.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.1815, is amended to read:
1.643A.1815 VACATION DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT.
1.7 (a) In addition to donations under section43A.181 , a state employee may donate a
1.8total of up to 40 hours of accrued vacation leave each fiscal year to the sick leave account
1.9of one or more state employees. A state employee may not be paid for more than 80 hours
1.10in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to the employee's
1.11account as a result of a transfer from another state employee's vacation account.
1.12(b) The recipient employee must receive donations, as available, for a life-threatening
1.13condition of the employee or spouse or dependent child that prevents the employee from
1.14working. A recipient may use program donations retroactively to when all forms of
1.15paid leave are exhausted if the employee has sufficient donations to cover the period of
1.16retroactivity. A recipient who receives program donations under this section may use up to
1.1780 hours of program donations after the death of a spouse or dependent child.
1.18(c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable
1.19determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's
1.20designee on the reasons for the determination.
1.21 (d) The commissioner shall establish procedures under section43A.04, subdivision
1.224 , for eligibility, duration of need based on individual cases, monitoring and evaluation of
1.23individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.
1.3leave account;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.1815.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.1815, is amended to read:
1.643A.1815 VACATION DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT.
1.7 (a) In addition to donations under section
1.8total of up to 40 hours of accrued vacation leave each fiscal year to the sick leave account
1.9of one or more state employees. A state employee may not be paid for more than 80 hours
1.10in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to the employee's
1.11account as a result of a transfer from another state employee's vacation account.
1.12(b) The recipient employee must receive donations, as available, for a life-threatening
1.13condition of the employee or spouse or dependent child that prevents the employee from
1.14working. A recipient may use program donations retroactively to when all forms of
1.15paid leave are exhausted if the employee has sufficient donations to cover the period of
1.16retroactivity. A recipient who receives program donations under this section may use up to
1.1780 hours of program donations after the death of a spouse or dependent child.
1.18(c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable
1.19determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's
1.20designee on the reasons for the determination.
1.21 (d) The commissioner shall establish procedures under section
1.224
1.23individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.
