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| 3 | 3 | | _______________________________ _______________________________ 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. Councilmember Janeese Lewis George 2 |
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| 7 | 7 | | ________________________________ _______________________________ 5 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Councilmember Zachary Parker Councilmember Brooke Pinto 6 |
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| 11 | 11 | | _______________________________ ______________________________ 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Christina Henderson 10 |
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| 15 | 15 | | ______________________________ 13 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Councilmember Charles Allen 14 |
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| 18 | 18 | | A BILL 16 |
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| 20 | 20 | | __________________ 18 |
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| 23 | 23 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 21 |
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| 25 | 25 | | __________________ 23 |
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| 27 | 27 | | To amend the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2016 to provide that an individual may be eligible for 25 |
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| 28 | 28 | | benefits if they are unemployed and not receiving unemployment insurance benefits. 26 |
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| 30 | 30 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | act may be cited as the “Universal Paid Leave Portability Amendment Act of 2025”. 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Sec. 2. The Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, effective April 7, 2017 (D.C. 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Law 21-264; D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01(6)(A)), is amended to read as follows: 31 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (a) Section 101 (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.01(6)(A)), is amended to read as follows: 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | “(A) Has been a covered employee during some or all of the 52 calendar 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | weeks immediately preceding the qualifying event for which paid leave is being taken and: 34 |
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| 37 | 37 | | “(i) Is presently employed by a covered employer; or 35 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | “(ii) Is unemployed and is not receiving benefits pursuant to the 36 |
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| 40 | 40 | | District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Amendment Act, effective August 28, 1935 37 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (49 Stat. 946; D.C. Official Code § 51-101 et seq.); or”.” 38 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (b) Section 107(e) (D.C. Official Code § 32-541.07(e)) is amended to read as follows: 39 |
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| 43 | 43 | | “(e) An individual who receives benefits pursuant to the District of Columbia 40 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Unemployment Compensation Amendment Act, effective August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 946; D.C. 41 |
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| 45 | 45 | | 47 Official Code § 51-101 et seq.), shall not be eligible to receive the benefits provided for in 42 |
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| 46 | 46 | | this act for the same period of time.”. 43 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 44 |
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| 48 | 48 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 45 |
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| 49 | 49 | | impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 46 |
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| 50 | 50 | | approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 47 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Sec. 4. Effective date. 48 |
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| 52 | 52 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 49 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 50 |
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| 54 | 54 | | provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 51 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1–206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 52 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Columbia Register. 53 |
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