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GA HR908

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/3/2022

Primary Sponsor

Kim Schofield

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution to create the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as a trust fund providing short-term paid leave benefits to workers
  • Covers leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child; caring for a family member with a serious health condition; the worker's own serious health condition; or needs arising from a family member's military deployment
  • Designates the Georgia Department of Labor as the administrator of the fund
  • Exempts revenues raised for the fund from the constitutional limitations on dedicating revenue to specific purposes (Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI, subparagraph (a))
  • Requires submission of the proposed amendment to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection on a statewide ballot

Legislative Description

Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; create - CA

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/8/2022

Committee Referrals

Industry and Labor3/4/2022

Full Bill Text

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