This bill allows certain local government officers and employees, excluding those from local boards of education, to receive payment for accumulated unused sick leave as supplemental compensation under specific conditions. The payment is at the discretion of the political subdivision or agency and is not subject to collective negotiation agreements or individual contracts. The bill stipulates that the maximum number of sick leave hours eligible for payment cannot exceed three weeks, and employees must retain at least 100 working days of sick leave per year. Additionally, payments can only occur once per calendar year and will be calculated at a rate not exceeding 60% of the employee's daily rate of pay based on the salary received during the year the leave was earned.

Furthermore, the bill prohibits political subdivisions from authorizing or accepting special emergency appropriations to fund the payment of unused sick leave. It also establishes that any sick leave earned after the effective date of the bill may need to be used in a specific order, which is not subject to collective negotiations. The changes aim to provide more flexibility in compensating employees for unused sick leave while ensuring that certain protections and limits are in place.