(5 ILCS 400/1) (from Ch. 127, par. 4251)
Sec. 1. Short title; purpose.
(a) This Act is intended to provide for the alleviation of the hardship caused to an employee and the employee's family if a catastrophic illness or injury forces the employee to exhaust all leave time earned by that employee and to lose compensation from the State.
(b) This Act may be cited as the Sick Leave Bank Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-822; 87-895.)
(5 ILCS 400/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 4255)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in the following Sections have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections.
(Source: P.A. 87-822.)
(5 ILCS 400/5.05) (from Ch. 127, par. 4255.05)
Sec. 5.05. "Department" means the Department of Central Management Services.
(Source: P.A. 87-822.)
(5 ILCS 400/5.10) (from Ch. 127, par. 4255.10)
Sec. 5.10. "Agency" means any branch, department, board, committee or commission of State government, but does not include units of local government, school districts or boards of election commissioners, or the State Board of Education.
(Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21.)
(5 ILCS 400/5.15) (from Ch. 127, par. 4255.15)
Sec. 5.15. "Sick leave bank" means a depository into which participating employees may donate accrued sick leave time for allocation to other participating employees.
(Source: P.A. 87-822.)
(5 ILCS 400/5.20) (from Ch. 127, par. 4255.20)
Sec. 5.20. "Participating employee" means a permanent full- or part-time employee who has been employed by a State Agency for a period of 6 months or more who voluntarily enrolls in the sick leave bank by depositing at least one full day of accrued sick leave in that bank.
(Source: P.A. 87-822.)
(5 ILCS 400/5.25) (from Ch. 127, par. 4255.25)
Sec. 5.25. "Catastrophic illness or injury" shall mean those illnesses and injuries classified as such in rules promulgated by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 87-822.)
(5 ILCS 400/10) (from Ch. 127, par. 4260)
Sec. 10. Administration of Act. The Department shall establish a plan allowing participating employees in each Agency to bank a designated amount or portion of their accrued sick leave in a sick leave bank to be used by any participating employee in the Agency who has exhausted his or her accrued vacation time, personal days, sick leave and compensatory time. The Department shall promulgate rules governing the operation of the plan subject, however, to the following restrictions and limitations:
(Source: P.A. 92-317, eff. 8-9-01.)
(5 ILCS 400/45) (from Ch. 127, par. 4295)
Sec. 45. This Act shall take effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 87-822.)