Massachusetts S 2123: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Matthew McGaughran, an employee of the Department of Correction

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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2248 FILED ON: 6/27/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2123

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc R. Pacheco
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Matthew McGaughran, an employee of the Department
of Correction.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
Marc R. Pacheco First Plymouth and Bristol
Patricia A. Haddad 5th Bristol 7/13/2017

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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2248 FILED ON: 6/27/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2123

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Matthew McGaughran, an employee of the Department
of Correction.

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
which is to establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the department of
corrections, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public convenience.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of correction
2 shall establish a sick leave bank for Matthew McGaughran, an employee of the department. Any
3 employee of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days
4 to the sick leave bank for use by Matthew McGaughran. Whenever Matthew McGaughran
5 terminates employment with the department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any
6 remaining time in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick
7 leave bank days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that
8 necessitated the establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the department.