Section 9-603 - Composition; membership; granting of leave. - Maryland Statutes

§ 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.]