HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4222

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, June 16, 2025.

The committee on Public Service, to whom was referred the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House No. 4221) of Carole A. Fiola for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Esther Odufuwa, an employee of the Department of Mental Health, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4222) ought to pass.

For the committee,

DANIEL J. RYAN.

        FILED ON: 6/12/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4222

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Esther Odufuwa an employee of the department of mental health.

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 Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 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 follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Mental Health shall establish a sick leave bank for Esther Odufuwa, an employee of the Department of Mental Health. Any employee of the Department of Mental Health may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Esther Odufuwa. If Esther Odufuwa terminates employment with the Department of Mental Health 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 Department of Mental Health.