§ 36-26-35.1 — Annual Leave Carry Over Limit Increased for Certain Personnel

Alabama § 36-26-35.1

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 36: Public Officers and Employees
• Ch. 26: State Personnel Department and Merit System
• Art. 1: General Provisions

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(a) Notwithstanding any other laws, the carry over limit on annual leave for personnel in state departments and agencies who are assigned to work on year 2000 (Y2K) problems and projects may be increased from 480 to not more than 714 hours of annual leave for the years beginning on January 1, 2000, January 1, 2001, and January 1, 2002, upon request by the appointing authority to the Director of Finance for his or her approval of an increase in the limit.
(b) When the Director of Finance approves an increased limit on annual leave for such an employee pursuant to subsection (a), the employee shall earn the additional annual leave in excess of 480 hours in accordance with the schedule for accumulation of annual leave prescribed in subsection (a) of Section 36-26-35.
(c) On December 31, 2002, the carry over limit of 480 hours of annual leave shall again be applicable to any state employee who was excepted from the limit for a certain time under the foregoing provisions of this section.
(d) No employee carrying over more than 480 hours of annual leave under this section shall be compensated for more than 480 hours of accumulated annual leave upon his or her retirement, resignation, or termination.

Legislative History

(Act 99-629, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 39, §1.)