SF 702

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:15am

A bill for an act
relating to state employees; modifying the vacation donation program; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815, is amended to read:

43A.1815 VACATION DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT.

new text begin (a) new text end In addition to donations under section 43A.181, a state employee may donate
a total of up to deleted text begin 12 deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end hours of accrued vacation leave each fiscal year to the sick leave
account of one or more state employees. A state employee may not be paid for more than
80 hours in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to the
employee's account as a result of a transfer from another state employee's vacation account.

new text begin (b) The recipient employee must receive donations, as available, for a life-threatening
condition of the employee or spouse or dependent child that prevents the employee
from working. A recipient may use program donations retroactively to when all forms
of paid leave are exhausted if the employee has sufficient donations to cover the period
of retroactivity.
new text end

new text begin (c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable
determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's
designee on the reasons for the determination.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end The commissioner shall establish procedures under section 43A.04, subdivision
4, for eligibility, duration of need based on individual cases, monitoring and evaluation of
individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.