Bill > S2977

Introduced Session

This bill permits certain State employees to receive an unpaid and paid leave of absence to be census enumerators. Under the bill, up to five State employees in each State agency shall be granted, upon request, a leave of absence to be census enumerators during that employee's normal work hours. Upon approval of the request, a leave of absence with pay for no more than 10 work days during the federal decennial census year and an additional leave of absence without pay for no more than 10 work days during the federal decennial census year would be granted to those State employees to participate in census outreach as a census enumerator. As used in the bill, "State agency" means any of principal departments in the Executive Branch of State government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department, and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency.

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Vince Polistina (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 03/18/2024)

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