HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1508        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2357

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kevin J. Kuros

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act reaffirming the spirit of volunteerism.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

1/15/2015

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

11/5/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

11/5/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1508        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2357

By Mr. Kuros of Uxbridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2357) of Kevin J. Kuros, Richard J. Ross and Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to require state employees to utilize vacation and personal days prior to requesting paid time off to volunteer under the Commonwealth Corps program.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2375 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act reaffirming the spirit of volunteerism.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 1. Chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 6F the following section:-

Section 6G.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no executive agency shall permit a state employee, as defined by section 1 of chapter 268A, to serve as a volunteer to a corporation, formed for any one or more of the purposes mentioned in section 4 of chapter 180, during normal business hours; provided however, that such agency may permit an employee to volunteer during normal business hours if the employee has exhausted all accrued vacation time and personal days.