AlabamaAlabama education employees may share sick leave directly
Starting July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education sets a model sick leave policy for education authorities; direct employee donations begin in the 2027–28 school year.
What it does
The law directs the State Board of Education to adopt a model policy for education authorities to use when handling sick leave banks and donations.
Starting with the 2027–28 school year, employees may donate leave directly to employees at any educational authority, without repayment, for any reason.
Argument forEmployees could help coworkers at other education authorities by donating leave directly, and recipients would not have to repay it.
Argument againstA 30-day yearly limit could leave an employee with a longer absence without enough donated leave.
More detail
The State Board of Education adopts a model sick leave policy and rules for education authorities. The provisions apply to educational authorities and their employees, including public school systems and two-year colleges. Educational authorities must implement the model policy, which covers sick leave banks and direct donations. The act takes effect July 1, 2026.
Employees may directly donate sick leave to another employee. Donors and recipients may work for different educational authorities. Donated leave does not go into a sick leave bank, and the recipient does not repay the donor. An employee may receive no more than 30 days this way per academic school year. An authority without a sick leave bank must adopt procedures for direct donations. Direct donations begin with the 2027–28 school year; the 30-day limit applies to each recipient per academic school year.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 16EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 7Third Reading in Second House
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1204. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Paramore motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1203. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in Second House. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered (Education Policy)Minor
- Apr 7Paramore motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1203Major
- Apr 7Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1204Passed House
- Apr 7Ready to Enroll
- Apr 7Ready to Enroll
- Apr 7EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 7Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 7Signature Requested
- Mar 19Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)Minor
- Mar 18Reported Out of Committee Second House (Education Policy)
- Mar 17Re-referred to Committee in Second House (Education Policy)Minor
- Mar 11Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means EducationMinor
- Mar 11Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ways and Means Education)
- Mar 10Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Allen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 783. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 784. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered (Education Policy)Minor
- Mar 10Allen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 783Major
- Mar 10Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 784Passed Senate
- Mar 10Engrossed
- Feb 19Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)Minor
- Feb 18Education Policy 1st Substitute (Education Policy)
- Feb 18Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 27Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education PolicyMinor
- Jan 27Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)Introduced
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