Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-603
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 9-603, part of Maryland’s Code, State Personnel and Pensions — governs state employees and public pensions.
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§9–603.
Official statutory text
(a) The Leave Bank consists of donated leave and forfeited annual, personal, and sick leave.
(b) 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) 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.
(b) 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) 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.
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