North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota House Bill HB1606 Compare Versions

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1	1	25.1275.01000
2	2	Sixty-ninth
3	3	Legislative Assembly
4	4	of North Dakota
5	5	Introduced by
6	6	Representatives Heilman, Dobervich, Rios
7	7	Senators Boschee, Mathern
8	8	A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-06-14 of the North Dakota Century Code,
9	9	relating to sick leave for state employees.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
11	11	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 54-06-14 of the North Dakota Century Code is
12	12	amended and reenacted as follows:
13	13	54-06-14. Annual leave and sick leave for state employees.
14	14	Annual leave and sick leave must be provided for all personsindividuals in the permanent
15	15	employment of this state who are not employed under a written contract of hire setting forth the
16	16	terms and conditions of their employment, within the limitations, terms, and provisions of this
17	17	section. Annual leave for an employee entitled to it must be within a range of a minimum of one
18	18	working day per month of employment to a maximum of two working days per month of
19	19	employment, based on tenure of employment, to be fixed by rules adopted by the employing
20	20	unit. Sick leave for an employee entitled to it must be within a range of a minimum of one
21	21	working dayten hours per month of employment to a maximum of one and one-half working
22	22	days per month of employment, based on tenure of employment, to be fixed by rules adopted
23	23	by the employing unit. Annual leave must be compensated for on the basis of full pay for the
24	24	number of working days' leave credited to the employee. Sick leave must be compensated for
25	25	on the basis of full pay for absence due to illness on working days during tenure of employment.
26	26	An employee with at least ten continuous years of state employment is entitled to a lump sum
27	27	payment equal to one-tenth of the pay attributed to the employee's unused sick leave accrued
28	28	under this section. An employee's years of state employment must be deemed continuous if,
29	29	under the official personnel policy of an agency, unit, or entity, the employee's work is
30	30	terminated because of a reduction in force and the employee is reinstated in any agency, unit,
31	31	or entity within two years, or if the employee is placed on voluntary leave status without pay and
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60	60	the leave lasts no longer than two years for education purposes, or one year for any other
61	61	voluntary leave without pay. The pay attributed to the accumulated, unused sick leave must be
62	62	computed on the basis of the employee's salary or wage at the time the employee leaves the
63	63	employ of the state and at the rate of one hour of pay for each hour of unused sick leave. The
64	64	agency, unit, or entity that last employed the employee shall make the lump sum payment from
65	65	funds appropriated by the legislative assembly to that agency, unit, or entity for salaries and
66	66	wages. Any state agency, unit, or entity which employs personsindividuals subject to this section
67	67	shall formulate and adopt rules governing the granting of annual leave and sick leave which will
68	68	effectuate the purpose of this section and best suit the factors of employment of that employing
69	69	unit. Each employing unit shall file with the office of management and budget a copy of the rules
70	70	adopted, including any amendments or additions to the rules.
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