3-6C-7. Sick leave--Accrual and accumulation--Medical certificate--Vacation leave used for sickness--Personal emergency leave--Promulgation of rules.
Each permanent employee shall earn up to one hundred twelve hours sick leave per full year of employment. Sick leave shall be accrued on an hourly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly basis as determined by the human resources commissioner and shall accumulate without limit as to the number of hours of such accumulation. The use of sick leave shall be supported by a medical certificate upon the request of the human resources commissioner. An employee is not entitled to more than the employee's accrued sick leave without first using all of the employee's accumulated vacation leave.
The commission, pursuant to chapter 1-26, shall promulgate rules to implement this provision.
Adoption of a child by an employee is treated as natural childbirth for leave purposes.
Source: SL 2012, ch 23, §18; SL 2019, ch 21, §7; SL 2020, ch 17, § 3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 06C - State Employment General Provisions
Section 3-6C-1 - Definition of terms in chapters 3-6C to 3-6F.
Section 3-6C-2 - Human resources functions of bureau--Delegation.
Section 3-6C-3 - Temporary, patient, and student employees' holiday compensation.
Section 3-6C-4 - Vacation leave--Accrual and accumulation--Advanced leave.
Section 3-6C-6 - Vacation on retirement or resignation--Lump-sum payment option--Payment upon death.
Section 3-6C-7.1 - Paid family leave.
Section 3-6C-8 - Accrual of leave while receiving workers' compensation.
Section 3-6C-9 - Advanced sick leave.
Section 3-6C-10 - Workers' compensation not payable while on vacation or sick leave.
Section 3-6C-11 - Use of sick pay or vacation pay to supplement workers' compensation.
Section 3-6C-12 - Payment for accrued unused sick leave on termination of employment.
Section 3-6C-13 - Donation of accrued vested leave to another employee--Approval by bureau.
Section 3-6C-14 - Restrictions on donation of leave.
Section 3-6C-17 - Leave of absence without pay.
Section 3-6C-18 - Leave and other benefits--Promulgation of rules.
Section 3-6C-19 - Freedom of speech of officers and employees--Restrictive rules prohibited.
Section 3-6C-20 - Holiday benefit eligibility.
Section 3-6C-21 - Leave from work for American Red Cross disaster service volunteers.
Section 3-6C-22 - Disaster service not to affect other benefits.
Section 3-6C-24 - Personnel records.
Section 3-6C-25 - Student intern preference to South Dakota residents or students.