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AR HB1895
Bill
Status
4/8/2013
Primary Sponsor
John Catlett
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AI Summary
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Allows state employees to donate earned sick leave or annual leave to coworkers at the same employer who have a severe illness or an immediate family member with a severe illness
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Defines "immediate family member" as parents, siblings, spouse, children, grandparents, grandchildren, in-laws, and individuals acting as parent or guardian
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Defines "severe illness" as a catastrophic, unanticipated medical condition requiring continuous inpatient or outpatient treatment that causes prolonged absence from work
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Requires donors to have more than 1 year continuous employment, cumulative leave exceeding 80 hours, no leave abuse discipline in past 2 years, and written approval from employer and Chief Fiscal Officer
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Limits recipients to maximum 2,080 combined hours of shared leave and catastrophic leave per calendar year, with unused shared leave converted to catastrophic leave program
Legislative Description
To Allow Certain Employees To Donate Accrued Sick Leave Or Accrued Annual Leave To Another Employee Who Is Employed By The Same State Employer And Has A Severe Illness Or Has An Immediate Family Member Who Is Severely Ill.
Last Action
Notification that HB1895 is now Act 997
4/8/2013