SF 19 (LSB 1311XS (2) 90)

SENATE FILE 19

BY  ZAUN

A BILL FOR

An Act regarding donated leave by state employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  70A.21  Donated leave for immediate family members.
   1.  For purposes of this section:
   a.  “Donated leave” means vacation and sick leave hours donated to an eligible recipient.
   b.  “Eligible recipient” means an eligible state employee’s spouse, parent, son, or daughter who is also an eligible state employee.
   c.  “Eligible state employee” means a full-time or part-time state employee who is eligible to accrue vacation.
   2.  Eligible state employees are allowed to donate leave hours to an eligible recipient. Contributions shall be designated as donated leave and shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
   3.  An eligible state employee shall be allowed to donate leave to an eligible recipient subject to the following requirements:
   a.  Vacation and sick leave hours shall be donated in whole-hour increments; however, vacation and sick leave hours may be credited to the eligible recipient in other than whole-hour increments. Donated vacation hours shall not exceed the maximum allowable vacation hours for the eligible recipient.
   b.  Donated leave hours will be credited in increments not to exceed the eligible employee’s regularly scheduled work hours on a pay-period-by-pay-period basis.
   c.  Approval of use of donated leave shall be for a period not to exceed one year either on an intermittent or continuous basis for each occurrence.
   d.  Donated leave shall be irrevocable after it is credited to the eligible recipient. Donated leave hours not credited to the eligible recipient will not be deducted from the donor’s vacation or sick leave balance.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill allows a full-time or part-time state employee who is eligible to accrue vacation to donate vacation and sick leave hours to an eligible recipient, defined as that employee’s spouse, parent, son, or daughter who is also a state employee.
   The bill allows vacation and sick leave hours to be donated to an eligible recipient. The bill provides that donated vacation hours shall not exceed the maximum allowable vacation hours for the eligible recipient. The bill provides that approval of use of donated leave shall be for a period not to exceed one year and that donated vacation and sick leave shall be irrevocable after it is credited to the eligible recipient.