HB 298 Summary

• Reduces sick leave accrual for state employees from 4.6 hours to 3.1 hours per 80 hours of service worked

• Reduces sick leave for school employees from 15 days to 10 days per year, credited at a rate of one and one-fourth days per month

• Reduces sick leave for county, municipal, and civil service township employees from 4.6 hours to 3.1 hours per 80 hours of service

• Prohibits public employers from providing paid sick leave exceeding the amounts specified in the bill and prevents collective bargaining agreements from exceeding these limits on or after the bill's effective date

• Preserves previously accumulated sick leave balances and maintains cumulative sick leave without limit for unused days