November 21, 2025 — PEF members experiencing long-term illness or injury often find themselves facing extreme financial hardship and economic loss when they exhaust their accruals before they can return to work.
That’s when the value of union membership shines.
PEF and the state negotiated the Leave Donation/Exchange Program as a way to assist members in need by allowing their colleagues, other members of the bargaining unit, and M/C staff with excess leave accruals to donate them. Donations are made from annual leave, and donors must retain at least 10 days of annual leave after donating.
To be eligible for donations, members must be absent due to a non-occupational personal illness or disability; have exhausted all leave credits; are expected to be absent for at least two biweekly payroll periods following exhaustion of leave credits or sick leave at half pay; and must not have had any disciplinary actions or unsatisfactory performance evaluations within their last three years of state employment.
If you aren’t sure if you are eligible, contact your Human Resources department for guidance.
Members interested in donating are encouraged to view the list of eligible recipients who have contacted PEF and asked to be listed, located here: www.pef.org/leave-donations. If you or a coworker are eligible and want to be listed, please contact PEF at communicator@pef.org. The MOA concerning the program can be reviewed in the 2023-2026 PEF/State Agreement.