SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2863

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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SENATE, May 5, 2022.

The committee on Public Service, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2845) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr and Ann-Margaret Ferrante for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Dr. Heidi Tarr Henson, an employee of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2863).

For the committee,

Michael D. Brady

        FILED ON: 5/3/2022

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2863

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Dr. Heidi Tarr Henson. an employee of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the executive office of labor and workforce development, 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 health and convenience.
 

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, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development shall establish a sick leave bank for Dr. Heidi Tarr Henson, an employee of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Any employee of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Dr. Heidi Tarr Henson. If Dr. Heidi Tarr Henson terminates employment with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development 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. 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 Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.