Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1655 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1603 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1655
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Ryan C. Fattman
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to reform sick leave buybacks.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1603 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1655
18	18	By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1655) of Ryan C. Fattman for
19	19	legislation to reform sick leave buybacks. Public Service.
20	20	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
21	21	SEE SENATE, NO. 1708 OF 2021-2022.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
25	25	(2023-2024)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act to reform sick leave buybacks.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. Section 31A of said chapter 29, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is
31	31	2hereby amended by inserting the following 2 subsections:-
32	32	3 (e) No employee of the commonwealth shall accrue more than 1,000 hours of unused sick
33	33	4leave credits.
34	34	5 (f) No employee of a public institution of higher education listed in section 5 of chapter
35	35	615A shall accrue more than 1,000 hours of unused sick leave credits.
36	36	7 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, section 1 shall
37	37	8take effect for any employee of the commonwealth and any employee at public institutions of
38	38	9higher education listed in section 5 of chapter 15A who has accrued not more than 1,000 hours of
39	39	10unused sick leave credits, on the effective date of this act. Any such employee who has accrued 2 of 2
40	40	11more than 1,000 hours of unused sick leave credits as of the effective date of this act shall not
41	41	12accrue credits in excess of those credits, but may accrue credits to replenish any sick time that is
42	42	13used after the effective date of this act, up to the maximum of 1,000 hours set forth above.
43	43	14 SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the personnel
44	44	15administrators shall promulgate revised rules under the second paragraph of section 28 of chapter
45	45	167 of the General Laws to incorporate the changes enacted in subsection (e) of section 31A of
46	46	17chapter 29 and section 2 of this act.
47	47	18 SECTION 4. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department
48	48	19of higher education and the University of Massachusetts shall revise the necessary rules and
49	49	20policies in order to incorporate the changes enacted in subsection (f) of section 31A of chapter 29
50	50	21and section 2 of this act, which revisions shall take effect as soon as practicable after the
51	51	22effective date of this act.
52	52	23 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.