MA H2302

Bill

Relative to a universal sick leave bank policy

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require any unused vacation time that is not eligible to be carried over to the following year be converted to a sick leave bank administered by individual state agencies. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to require state agencies to establish rules and procedures for a consolidated sick leave bank that employees can contribute to and withdraw from. The key provisions include: (1) agencies must review sick leave usage and deny access to the bank for employees with a history of abuse; (2) agencies can only grant sick leave from the bank for the employee's own non-job-related illness or injury, not for family members; (3) employees must exhaust all other available leave before accessing the bank; and (4) any unused sick leave in the bank at the end of the year will be reverted back to the contributors, up to a maximum of 25 days.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (12)

Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Matt Muratore (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4722 (on 05/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2302

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2302
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2302.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2376	Establishing a sick leave bank for Brian S. Bibeau, an employee of the Department of Correction	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H2706	Promoting community on-the-job training for youths	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3697	Establishing a sick leave bank for Denise Santos, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3740	Establishing a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3816	Establishing a sick leave bank for Sheri Panas, an employee of the department of unemployment assistance	Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3849	Establishing a sick leave bank for Debra Messier, an employee of the department of revenue	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3862	To establish a sick leave bank for Susan Purcell, an employee of the Department of Children and Families	Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3913	Establishing a sick leave bank for Thomas Lingenberg, an employee of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3952	Establishing a sick leave bank for Christine Smith, an employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation	Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4064	Establishing a sick leave bank for Kaila McGonagle, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4151	Establishing a sick leave bank for Patricia Foley, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 116 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4156	Establishing a sick leave bank for Susan St. Laurent, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4237	Establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Ondras, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
H5	Improving the internal controls within state agencies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1864	Relative to increasing information sharing among state agencies	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S1907	Requiring fiscal responsibility	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2209	Establishing a sick leave bank for James Lovett, an employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2301	Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2415	Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2442	Establishing a sick leave bank for Robert Aronosky, an employee of the Worcester County House of Correction	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2376

Establishing a sick leave bank for Brian S. Bibeau, an employee of the Department of Correction

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 24 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H2706

Promoting community on-the-job training for youths

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3697

Establishing a sick leave bank for Denise Santos, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3740

Establishing a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3816

Establishing a sick leave bank for Sheri Panas, an employee of the department of unemployment assistance

Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3849

Establishing a sick leave bank for Debra Messier, an employee of the department of revenue

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3862

To establish a sick leave bank for Susan Purcell, an employee of the Department of Children and Families

Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3913

Establishing a sick leave bank for Thomas Lingenberg, an employee of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3952

Establishing a sick leave bank for Christine Smith, an employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation

Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4064

Establishing a sick leave bank for Kaila McGonagle, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4151

Establishing a sick leave bank for Patricia Foley, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 116 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4156

Establishing a sick leave bank for Susan St. Laurent, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4237

Establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Ondras, an employee of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4722

Retirement, benefits and other public service issues

Reported, in part, by H2169

Replaced by

Improving the internal controls within state agencies

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1864

Relative to increasing information sharing among state agencies

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S1907

Requiring fiscal responsibility

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2209

Establishing a sick leave bank for James Lovett, an employee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2301

Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2415

Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2442

Establishing a sick leave bank for Robert Aronosky, an employee of the Worcester County House of Correction

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

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