SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5290

BYSenators Halsan and Kreidler

Revising the state employee attendance incentive program.

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 3, 1987; February 26, 1987

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5290 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass and be referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

      Signed by Senators Halsan, Chairman; Garrett, Vice Chairman; DeJarnatt, Pullen, Talmadge.

Senate Staff:Walt Corneille (786-7452); Sam Thompson (786-7754)

                  February 27, 1987

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Senate Hearing Date(s):March 9, 1987

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5290 as recommended by Committee on Governmental Operations be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators Gaspard, Vice Chairman; Bauer, Fleming, Kreidler, Moore, Owen, Rinehart, Talmadge, Vognild, Warnke, Williams, Wojahn.

Senate Staff:Charles Langen (786-7715)

                  March 9, 1987

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS, MARCH 9, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Employees of the state other than teaching and research faculty at state and regional universities and The Evergreen State College are entitled to accumulate sick leave.  As an attendance incentive, these employees may accumulate sick leave at the rate of one day per month and receive remuneration in lieu of time off after a specified number of sick leave days are accumulated.

In January following any year a minimum of 60 days sick leave is accrued and each January thereafter, an employee may receive remuneration for unused sick leave from the previous year at a rate equal to one day's compensation for every four full days sick leave accrued.  The same formula is used to compensate retiring employees and deceased employees' estates.  Sick leave for which an employee has been compensated is deducted using the same ratio.

SUMMARY:

Employees accruing over 60 days sick leave from the previous year and each year thereafter may receive remuneration for unused sick leave at a rate equal to one day's compensation for every two full days sick leave accrued.  The same formula is used to compensate retiring employees and deceased employees' estates.

Sick leave for which an employee has been compensated is deducted from accrued sick leave in the same ratio.

EFFECT OF PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE:

The ratio for converting sick leave to compensation under the attendance incentive program is changed to one day of compensation for three days accrued sick leave.

Fiscal Note:      available

Senate Committee - Testified: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS:  Gary Moore, WFSE; Larry Lael, SBCCE, IPOC; Joe Daniels, Professional and Technical Engineers; D. J. Patin, Dept. of Personnel; Jerry Allard

Senate Committee - Testified: WAYS & MEANS: No one