# Alabama SB211: Sick leave for education employees; direct donation of sick leave authorized, sick leave banks and catastrophic sick leave further provided for, State Board of Education required to adopt a policy, education authorities required to implement a policy, duties of sick leave bank committees revised Alabama SB211, Sick leave for education employees; direct donation of sick leave authorized, sick leave banks and catastrophic sick leave further provided for, State Board of Education required to adopt a policy, education authorities required to implement a policy, duties of sick leave bank committees revised, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gerald H. Allen (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-16 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB211-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB211 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Sick leave for education employees; direct donation of sick leave authorized, sick leave banks and catastrophic sick leave further provided for, State Board of Education required to adopt a policy, education authorities required to implement a policy, duties of sick leave bank committees revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-04-16, Enacted - Sponsor: Gerald H. Allen (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (392 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School workers can share sick leave directly: benefit, medium. Beginning with the 2027–2028 school year, covered education employees can donate sick leave directly to another employee for any reason. Donors and recipients can work for different education authorities. Each recipient can receive no more than 30 total directly donated days per academic school yea… - School workers face catastrophic leave exclusions: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, catastrophic sick leave covers extended work absences caused by illness, injury, pregnancy, or childbirth-related medical conditions. Conditions related to the Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Program or paid parental leave are excluded. Employees with those con… - School leave donations grow, with new paperwork: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law removes the former 30-day cap on bank donations for one employee's catastrophic leave. This provision sets no replacement maximum. Employees cannot be required to appear before a bank committee or get its approval to donate or receive leave. Employees taking leave un… - School worker sick leave coverage changes: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law changes which education employers fall under these sick leave rules. Local boards of education remain covered. The law adds the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering and the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences. It removes earlier references to two-year… - School workers get statewide leave bank rules: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Alabama's State Board of Education must adopt a model sick leave policy and rules. It covers leave banks, loans, catastrophic leave, and direct donations. Bank membership requires an equal deposit of up to five earned sick days; loans serve members who have exhausted their l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gerald H. Allen (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | Paramore motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1203 | pass | 86 | 0 | 14 | | 2026-04-07 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1204 | pass | 98 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 784 | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Allen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 783 | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-16: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-04-07: Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-04-07: Paramore motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1203 (House) - 2026-04-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1204 (House) - 2026-04-07: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-03-18: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-03-17: Re-referred to Committee in Second House (House) - 2026-03-11: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2026-03-11: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-03-10: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Allen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 783 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 784 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Education Policy 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB211-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB211-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB211-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB211-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB211-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB211-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB211-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).