The earned leave is exhausted as it is earned. Any unused donated leave in excess of 40 hours will be returned to donors on a pro rata basis. Fractions of one hour will not be returned to the donor. If a shared leave recipient leaves state government, participation in the shared leave program ends as of the separation date. Unused donated leave will be returned to the donors on a prorated basis.
Any eligible employee can donate vacation leave to another eligible employee.
The donor's ending vacation leave balance after a donation may not be less than one-half the annual vacation leave accrual amount. The minimum donation for an SPA employee is four hours. Sick leave may be donated if the recipient is a member of the donor's immediate family. They may donate up to a maximum of 1040 hours, but may not reduce their sick leave balance to less than 40 hours. The minimum donation for an SPA employee is four hours.