Bill > S2623

This bill, titled the "Organ-Donation Leave Act," establishes paid leave for state employees who donate an organ, such as a kidney or liver segment, or bone marrow, to allow for medically necessary recovery. To be eligible, a state employee must be currently working, have completed their probationary period, and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the preceding twelve months, with this paid leave available no more than once annually. The duration of the paid leave varies depending on the type of donation: up to sixty calendar days for kidney or liver segment donations, and up to thirty calendar days for bone marrow donations, or until medically cleared to return to work, whichever comes first. Employees are required to provide at least thirty days' notice to their employer before the leave begins, or as much notice as practicable. During this paid leave, eligible full-time employees will receive their base pay, and part-time employees will receive pay based on their average scheduled hours, with the time counted as administrative leave for payroll purposes. This leave does not require employees to exhaust their sick or annual leave first, and they will continue to accrue these benefits while on leave. Importantly, this organ-donation leave also counts towards Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitlements and other benefits like step increases, and employees cannot use other paid leave concurrently. The bill takes effect upon its passage.

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