| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4749 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | ________________________________________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, June 12, 2024. |
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| 5 | 5 | | The committee on Public Service, to whom was referred the petition |
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| 6 | 6 | | (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4740) of Michael P. Kushmerek for |
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| 7 | 7 | | legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Alicia Orlow, an employee of |
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| 8 | 8 | | the Department of Correction, reports recommending that the |
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| 9 | 9 | | accompanying bill (House, No. 4749) ought to pass. |
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| 10 | 10 | | For the committee, |
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| 11 | 11 | | KENNETH I. GORDON. 1 of 1 |
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| 12 | 12 | | FILED ON: 6/11/2024 |
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| 13 | 13 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4749 |
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| 14 | 14 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 15 | 15 | | _______________ |
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| 16 | 16 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 18 | 18 | | _______________ |
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| 19 | 19 | | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Alicia Orlow. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to |
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| 21 | 21 | | establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the Department of Correction, |
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| 22 | 22 | | therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation |
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| 23 | 23 | | of the public convenience. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 25 | 25 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Correction |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2shall establish a sick leave bank for Alicia Orlow, an employee of the department. Any employee |
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| 28 | 28 | | 3of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the |
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| 29 | 29 | | 4sick leave bank for use by Alicia Orlow. If Alicia Orlow terminates employment with the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 5department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any remaining time in the sick leave bank |
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| 31 | 31 | | 6shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick leave bank days shall not be used for |
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| 32 | 32 | | 7absences unrelated to the illness or disability that necessitated the establishment of the sick leave |
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| 33 | 33 | | 8bank as determined by the department. |
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