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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1998 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2564 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to a universal sick leave bank policy. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/18/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1998 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2564 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2564) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to establishing a universal public employee sick leave |
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| 20 | 20 | | bank policy. Public Service. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to a universal sick leave bank policy. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2amended by inserting after section 46H the following new section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 “SECTION 46H1/2. Consolidated Sick Leave Bank Procedures |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 (a) All state agencies shall establish rules and procedures to be used by employees who |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5have contributed to the Sick Leave Bank. Each agency may decide to permit sick leave bank |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6donations to be made on an as needed basis. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 (b) The following provisions must be included in the rules and regulations adopted by the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8state agencies: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 1. The agencies must review the sick leave utilization of any member of the Sick Leave |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10Bank who applies for sick leave from the bank. Sick leave will not be granted to an applicant |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11with evidence of prior sick leave abuse in his or her personnel file or attendance record. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 2. The agencies must require adequate evidence of illness or injury, which is not job- |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13related, of an employee only (not any family member). |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 3. An employee who applies to the Sick Leave Bank must have used all available accrued |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15and accumulated leave including vacation and personal leave. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16 (c) Any unused sick leave remaining in the Sick Leave Bank on December 31 shall be |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17reverted to the contributor, provided that totals shall not exceed 25 days. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18 (d) Nothing contained herein shall affect current collective bargaining agreements |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19relative to the establishment of sick leave bank policies.” |
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