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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2642 FILED ON: 6/6/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2431 |
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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 | | Michael J. Rodrigues |
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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 establishing a sick leave bank for Jody Ricketson, an employee of the Department of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Children and Families. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael J. RodriguesFirst Bristol and Plymouth 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2642 FILED ON: 6/6/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2431 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Rodrigues, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2431) (subject to Joint Rule 12) |
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| 20 | 20 | | of Michael J. Rodrigues for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Jody Ricketson, an |
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| 21 | 21 | | employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Jody Ricketson, an employee of the Department of |
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| 28 | 28 | | Children and Families. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Children |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2and Families shall establish a sick leave bank for Jody Ricketson, an employee of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3department. Any employee of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4personal, or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Jody Ricketson. Whenever Jody |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5Ricketson terminates employment with the department or requests to dissolve the sick leave |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6bank, any remaining time in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7bank. Sick leave bank days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8that necessitated the establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the department. |
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