01-P-037 Addition of Earnings Codes DNE and DON
| DATE: | March 15, 2001 | ||
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| SUBJECT: | Addition of Earnings Codes DNE and DON | ||
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | Pay Period Beginning March 4, 2001 and Ending March 17, 2001 paid March 30, 2001 | ||
| CONTACT: | Roger Basinger | (785) 296-5387 | (roger.basinger@da.state.us.ks) |
| APPROVAL: |  |
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| SUMMARY: | Addition of Earnings Codes DNE and DON for the Kansas Donor Leave Program. | ||
Executive Order 2001-02 establishes the Kansas Donor Leave Program for state employees within the executive branch of state government and Regents institutions. The Kansas Donor Leave Program provides approved recovery time away from work for employees who choose to donate organs, tissue, bone marrow, blood or blood products. All classified and unclassified benefit eligible employees may receive paid leave in accordance with the following criteria:
- Employees may receive up to 30 working days of paid leave for recovery from an organ or tissue donation procedure.
- Employees may receive up to 7 working days of paid leave following the donation of bone marrow.
- Employees may receive 1.5 hours of paid leave every 4 months for the donation of blood.
- Employees may receive 3 hours of paid leave every 4 months for the donation of blood platelets or other approved blood products.
The following two new earnings codes have been added to SHARP for the Kansas Donor Leave Program:
| Code | Description | Check Stub |
|---|---|---|
| DNE | Donor Leave #2001-02 Exempt | Other |
| DON | Donor Leave #2001-02 Non-exempt | Other |
For further implementation guidelines or information, please consult the Division of Personnel Services' Bulletin No. 01-01 dated March 4, 2001 or contact Brent Smith at (785) 296-1432.
The Division of Accounts and Reports, Payroll Systems Team is responsible for adding the new earnings codes to the SHARP payroll system. Regents instituions are responsible for ensuring the new earnings codes are available on their individual systems.
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