SB 211

This act: (1) requires the State Board of Education to adopt a model policy for providing for the use of sick leave banks, catastrophic leave, and the donation of sick leave by employees of public K-12 educational authorities and related forms; (2) further provides for the duties of sick leave bank committees; (3) prohibits an employee from being required to appear before and request approval from a sick leave bank committee so long as the intended use of the leave is provided; (4) removes the limit on the number of days that an employee may donate to a sick leave bank for use as catastrophic sick leave; (5) beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, authorizes employees to donate sick leave for any reason directly to any employee of an educational authority in the state, subject to limitations including a transfer cap of 30 days; (6) requires educational authorities to adopt sick leave policies not in conflict with the model policy; and (7) adds the Alabama Schools of Cyber Technology and Engineering and of Healthcare as educational authorities.