CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 783Introduced by Senator PanFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 19849.17 to the Government Code, relating to state employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 783, as introduced, Pan. State employment: unused leave buy-back.Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to adopt or amend regulations to implement employee benefits for those state officers and employees excluded from, or not otherwise subject to, the Ralph C. Dills Act. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to provide for vacation, sick leave, annual leave, and bereavement leave benefits, including the lump-sum payment of any amount of accumulated leave, with respect to excluded employees, nonelected officers, and executive branch employees who are not members of the civil service. Existing law prescribes the rates at which different types of leave accrue. This bill would authorize an employee designated as supervisory, confidential, excluded, or managerial to elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit, as defined, upon a determination by the Department of Human Resources to offer an annual buy-back of this credit. The bill would require the department to determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19849.17 is added to the Government Code, to read:19849.17. (a) Annually the department may make a determination that a buy-back of unused leave credit will be offered for an applicable period.(b) After a determination to buy back unused leave credit pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee may elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit. (c) The department shall determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. (d) For purposes of this section, leave credit means vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, personal holiday, holiday credit, or a combination of them.(e) This section applies to the following employees:(1) An employee designated as supervisory, condidential, or excluded pursuant to sudivision (c), (f,) or (g) of Section 3513.(2) An employee defined as managerial pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3513 and as designated to Section 18801.1. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 783Introduced by Senator PanFebruary 17, 2017 An act to add Section 19849.17 to the Government Code, relating to state employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 783, as introduced, Pan. State employment: unused leave buy-back.Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to adopt or amend regulations to implement employee benefits for those state officers and employees excluded from, or not otherwise subject to, the Ralph C. Dills Act. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to provide for vacation, sick leave, annual leave, and bereavement leave benefits, including the lump-sum payment of any amount of accumulated leave, with respect to excluded employees, nonelected officers, and executive branch employees who are not members of the civil service. Existing law prescribes the rates at which different types of leave accrue. This bill would authorize an employee designated as supervisory, confidential, excluded, or managerial to elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit, as defined, upon a determination by the Department of Human Resources to offer an annual buy-back of this credit. The bill would require the department to determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 783 Introduced by Senator PanFebruary 17, 2017 Introduced by Senator Pan February 17, 2017 An act to add Section 19849.17 to the Government Code, relating to state employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 783, as introduced, Pan. State employment: unused leave buy-back. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to adopt or amend regulations to implement employee benefits for those state officers and employees excluded from, or not otherwise subject to, the Ralph C. Dills Act. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to provide for vacation, sick leave, annual leave, and bereavement leave benefits, including the lump-sum payment of any amount of accumulated leave, with respect to excluded employees, nonelected officers, and executive branch employees who are not members of the civil service. Existing law prescribes the rates at which different types of leave accrue. This bill would authorize an employee designated as supervisory, confidential, excluded, or managerial to elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit, as defined, upon a determination by the Department of Human Resources to offer an annual buy-back of this credit. The bill would require the department to determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to adopt or amend regulations to implement employee benefits for those state officers and employees excluded from, or not otherwise subject to, the Ralph C. Dills Act. Existing law authorizes the Department of Human Resources to provide for vacation, sick leave, annual leave, and bereavement leave benefits, including the lump-sum payment of any amount of accumulated leave, with respect to excluded employees, nonelected officers, and executive branch employees who are not members of the civil service. Existing law prescribes the rates at which different types of leave accrue. This bill would authorize an employee designated as supervisory, confidential, excluded, or managerial to elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit, as defined, upon a determination by the Department of Human Resources to offer an annual buy-back of this credit. The bill would require the department to determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19849.17 is added to the Government Code, to read:19849.17. (a) Annually the department may make a determination that a buy-back of unused leave credit will be offered for an applicable period.(b) After a determination to buy back unused leave credit pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee may elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit. (c) The department shall determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. (d) For purposes of this section, leave credit means vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, personal holiday, holiday credit, or a combination of them.(e) This section applies to the following employees:(1) An employee designated as supervisory, condidential, or excluded pursuant to sudivision (c), (f,) or (g) of Section 3513.(2) An employee defined as managerial pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3513 and as designated to Section 18801.1. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 19849.17 is added to the Government Code, to read:19849.17. (a) Annually the department may make a determination that a buy-back of unused leave credit will be offered for an applicable period.(b) After a determination to buy back unused leave credit pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee may elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit. (c) The department shall determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. (d) For purposes of this section, leave credit means vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, personal holiday, holiday credit, or a combination of them.(e) This section applies to the following employees:(1) An employee designated as supervisory, condidential, or excluded pursuant to sudivision (c), (f,) or (g) of Section 3513.(2) An employee defined as managerial pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3513 and as designated to Section 18801.1. SECTION 1. Section 19849.17 is added to the Government Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 19849.17. (a) Annually the department may make a determination that a buy-back of unused leave credit will be offered for an applicable period.(b) After a determination to buy back unused leave credit pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee may elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit. (c) The department shall determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. (d) For purposes of this section, leave credit means vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, personal holiday, holiday credit, or a combination of them.(e) This section applies to the following employees:(1) An employee designated as supervisory, condidential, or excluded pursuant to sudivision (c), (f,) or (g) of Section 3513.(2) An employee defined as managerial pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3513 and as designated to Section 18801.1. 19849.17. (a) Annually the department may make a determination that a buy-back of unused leave credit will be offered for an applicable period.(b) After a determination to buy back unused leave credit pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee may elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit. (c) The department shall determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. (d) For purposes of this section, leave credit means vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, personal holiday, holiday credit, or a combination of them.(e) This section applies to the following employees:(1) An employee designated as supervisory, condidential, or excluded pursuant to sudivision (c), (f,) or (g) of Section 3513.(2) An employee defined as managerial pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3513 and as designated to Section 18801.1. 19849.17. (a) Annually the department may make a determination that a buy-back of unused leave credit will be offered for an applicable period.(b) After a determination to buy back unused leave credit pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee may elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit. (c) The department shall determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. (d) For purposes of this section, leave credit means vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, personal holiday, holiday credit, or a combination of them.(e) This section applies to the following employees:(1) An employee designated as supervisory, condidential, or excluded pursuant to sudivision (c), (f,) or (g) of Section 3513.(2) An employee defined as managerial pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3513 and as designated to Section 18801.1. 19849.17. (a) Annually the department may make a determination that a buy-back of unused leave credit will be offered for an applicable period. (b) After a determination to buy back unused leave credit pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee may elect to be paid at his or her regular rate of pay for up to 80 hours of unused leave credit. (c) The department shall determine the date of eligibility and conditions of buy-back and the period during which an application for buy-back will be accepted. (d) For purposes of this section, leave credit means vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, personal holiday, holiday credit, or a combination of them. (e) This section applies to the following employees: (1) An employee designated as supervisory, condidential, or excluded pursuant to sudivision (c), (f,) or (g) of Section 3513. (2) An employee defined as managerial pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3513 and as designated to Section 18801.1.