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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth I. Gordon

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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 relative to adding efficiency to paid family and medical leave.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/8/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4779        FILED ON: 1/8/2024

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By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to administrative costs of the Department of Family and Medical Leave.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to adding efficiency to paid family and medical leave.

 

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

Subsection (b) of section 7 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The costs of administering the department under this chapter shall be paid from the trust fund and in each fiscal year shall not exceed 5 per cent of the amount remaining in the fund at the end of the previous fiscal year; provided that, regardless of the trust fund balance at the end of a fiscal year, in no fiscal year shall the amount available to the director for administering the department decrease by more than 5 per cent from the previous year.