HF 691

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 03/19/2013 07:28 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state employees; modifying the vacation donation program;amending 1.3Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815, is amended to read: 1.643A.1815 VACATION DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT. 1.7     new text begin (a) new text end In addition to donations under section 43A.181, a state employee may donate a 1.8total of up to 12 new text begin 40 new text end hours of accrued vacation new text begin or sick new text end leave each fiscal year to the sick 1.9leave account of one or more state employees. A state employee may not be paid for more 1.10than 80 hours in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to 1.11the employee's account as a result of a transfer from another state employee's vacation 1.12 new text begin or sick leave new text end account. 1.13     new text begin (b) The recipient employee must receive donations, as available, for an illness new text end 1.14 new text begin or condition of the employee or a member of the employee's family that prevents the new text end 1.15 new text begin employee from working. The donations must be available without a waiting period as new text end 1.16 new text begin soon as the employee's sick and vacation leave is exhausted. Donations may be used for new text end 1.17 new text begin up to a total of 1,044 hours during the duration of eligible employment. Recipients must new text end 1.18 new text begin continue to accrue vacation and sick leave while they are on donation leave. new text end 1.19 new text begin (c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable new text end 1.20 new text begin determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's new text end 1.21 new text begin designee on the reasons for the determination. new text end 1.22     new text begin (d) new text end The commissioner shall establish procedures under section 43A.04, subdivision 1.234 , for eligibility, duration of need based on individual cases, monitoring and evaluation of 1.24individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.