Section 9-603 - Composition; membership; granting of leave.
§ 9-603. Composition; membership; granting of leave.
(a) Composition.- The Leave Bank consists of donated leave and forfeited annual, personal, and sick leave.
(b) Membership.- An employee is a member of the Leave Bank for 2 years from the date on which the employee:
(1) voluntarily donates at least 8 hours of annual, personal, or sick leave to the Leave Bank in accordance with this title; or
(2) has at least 8 hours of annual or personal leave placed in the Leave Bank as a result of a forfeiture under § 9-307, § 9-403, or § 9-507 of this title.
(c) Granting of leave.- The Secretary may grant leave from the State Employees' Leave Bank to an employee who:
(1) has exhausted all forms of annual, personal, sick, and compensatory leave because of a serious and prolonged medical condition;
(2) provides a certificate of illness or disability; and
(3) (i) is a member of the State Employees' Leave Bank; or
(ii) is granted an exemption by the Secretary from the membership requirement for good cause.
[1996, ch. 347, § 1; 2002, ch. 285, § 1.]