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DE SB20

Bill

Status

Passed

6/25/2024

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Townsend

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Origin

Senate

152nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the 2-to-1 donated leave requirement for public school district employees, allowing donated sick days to transfer on a 1-to-1 basis instead of requiring 2 donated days to provide 1 day to a recipient

  • Establishes eligibility requirements for donated leave recipients: employees with annual leave must exhaust all sick days, personal days, and half of annual leave; employees without annual leave must use all personal days and all but 3 sick days

  • Clarifies that donated leave runs concurrently with any leave available under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act

  • Repeals Chapter 187 of Volume 81 of the Laws of Delaware (2017 law regarding donated leave for birth/adoption that never took effect due to IRS tax treatment concerns)

  • Named the "Christopher Chujoy Act" in honor of a Red Clay Consolidated School District paraprofessional who died of stage 4 cancer in January 2024 after exhausting his sick leave

Legislative Description

An Act To Amend Title 14 And Title 29 Of The Delaware Code And Chapter 187 Of Volume 81 Of The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Donated Leave.

Last Action

Signed by Governor

6/25/2024

Committee Referrals

Education3/6/2024
Education1/18/2024
Elections & Government Affairs1/18/2024

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