HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5299 FILED ON: 12/17/2010
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5127
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul J. Donato
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bil
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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Stephen Costa, an employee of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Paul J. Donato
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35th Middlesex
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Stephen Costa, an employee of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
Whereas
, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat it
s purpose, which is to establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follow
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SECTION 1.
Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the department of health and human services shall establish a sick leave bank for Stephen Costa, an employee of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
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y employee of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Stephen Costa. Sick leave bank days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that necessitated
the establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the department of health and human services. Whenever Stephen Costa terminates employment with the department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any remaining time in the sick leave bank
shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank.