1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state employees; modifying the vacation donation program;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815, is amended to read:
1.6 	43A.1815 VACATION DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT.
1.7 	(a) In addition to donations under section 43A.181, a state employee may donate 
1.8 	a total of up to 12 40 hours of accrued vacation leave each fiscal year to the sick leave 
1.9 	account of one or more state employees. A state employee may not be paid for more than 
1.10 	80 hours in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to the 
1.11 	employee's account 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 
1.13 	condition of the employee or spouse or dependent child that prevents the employee 
1.14 	from working. A recipient may use program donations retroactively to when all forms 
1.15 	of paid leave are exhausted if the employee has sufficient donations to cover the period 
1.16 	of retroactivity.
1.17 	(c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable 
1.18 	determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's 
1.19 	designee on the reasons for the determination.
1.20 	(d) The commissioner shall establish procedures under section 43A.04, subdivision 
1.21 	4, for eligibility, duration of need based on individual cases, monitoring and evaluation of 
1.22 	individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.