Sec. 39.20.275. Leave for organ or bone marrow donation.

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(a)Notwithstanding AS 39.20.310

(1)—

(3)and

(6)— (8), paid administrative leave of not more than 80 hours and not less than 40 hours, unless the employee requests fewer hours, shall be granted under this section to an employee who requests leave to make a personal organ or bone marrow donation. Paid administrative leave may include time spent on a screening process to determine whether the employee is a compatible donor.

(b)The director of personnel in the Department of Administration shall adopt regulations to implement this section.

(c)Nothing in this section authorizes employees to request leave for contribution to or for withdrawal from a leave pool.

(d)In this section, “employee” means a paid employee of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government, a state public corporation or council established by law, or the University of Alaska, whether the employee is a permanent, nonpermanent, or temporary employee, who is employed for an average of 30 or more scheduled hours each week.