HD18 - Report of the Department of Personnel and Training on Leave Sharing
Executive Summary: House Joint Resolution 121, passed by the 1988 session of the General Assembly (see Appendix A), directed the Department of Personnel and Training to study the feasibility of developing a leave sharing policy for Virginia's state employees. Leave sharing programs typically involve employees voluntarily donating their accumulated leave to a centralized leave bank. If an emergency arises in which additional leave is needed, employees may apply to the bank and withdraw leave to cover the period of absence. This paper offers an overview of Virginia's current leave system, what other states and entities are doing with regard to leave sharing, cost estimates for implementing a leave sharing program in Virginia, and questions/issues pertinent to the leave sharing concept. The Commonwealth currently maintains a relatively liberal leave system. Yet, there may be some instances where an employee exhausts all of his/her leave due to medical or other crisis. Establishing a leave sharing program in Virginia is one approach to assist these employees. While a leave sharing program is feasible for Virginia, there does not appear to be a compelling need for the program at this time. DPT has received no requests or inquiries from employees who wish to participate as donors or users of leave. Moreover, there are many policy questions and administrative issues which must be addressed prior to considering the initiation of a leave sharing program for the Commonwealth's employees. A number of these questions and issues are discussed briefly at the end of this report. |
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