(b) An employee is a member of the Leave Bank for 2 years from the date on which the employee:

(1) voluntarily donates at least 8 hours of annual, personal, or sick leave to the Leave Bank in accordance with this title; or

(2) has at least 8 hours of annual or personal leave placed in the Leave Bank as a result of a forfeiture under § 9-307, § 9-403, or § 9-507 of this title.

(c) The Secretary may grant leave from the State Employees’ Leave Bank to an employee who:

(1) has exhausted all forms of annual, personal, sick, and compensatory leave because of a serious and prolonged medical condition;

(2) provides a certificate of illness or disability; and

(3) (i) is a member of the State Employees’ Leave Bank; or

(ii) is granted an exemption by the Secretary from the membership requirement for good cause.