SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2870        FILED ON: 3/13/2020

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul R. Feeney

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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 providing certain state employees sick leave for COVID-19 related absences.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

 

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

 

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

 

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

 

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

 

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

3/13/2020

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

3/13/2020

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

3/15/2020

James T. Welch

Hampden

3/16/2020

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

3/17/2020

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

3/18/2020

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

3/19/2020

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

3/23/2020

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

4/21/2020


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2870        FILED ON: 3/13/2020

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By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Paul R. Feeney, James J. O'Day, Tami L. Gouveia, Stephan Hay and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide certain state employees sick leave for COVID-19 related absences.  Senate Ways and Means.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act providing certain state employees sick leave for COVID-19 related absences.

 

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

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any employee of the commonwealth who is absent from work due to COVID-19 infection, quarantine or isolation as directed by a physician or authorized public health authority and does not have sufficient earned sick leave time for the absence, shall be granted sufficient sick leave time to ensure any absence from work due to COVID-19 infection, quarantine or isolation is paid.

This act will be in effect until 60 days after the state of emergency is lifted.