Maryland HB 914: State Employees - Cancer Screening - Paid Leave

Bill Text

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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HOUSE BILL 914
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HB 949/24 – APP CF SB 523
By: Delegates Vogel and Wolek
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
Assigned to: Appropriations

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

State Employees – Cancer Screening – Paid Leave 2

FOR the purpose of providing that certain State employees are entitled to a certain amount 3
of cancer screening leave with pay under certain circumstances; and generally 4
relating to cancer screening leave for State employees. 5

BY adding to 6
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 7
Section 9–1110 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12

Article – State Personnel and Pensions 13

9–1110. 14

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING TEMPORARY 15
EMPLOYEES AND PART–TIME EMPLOYEES, OF ALL UNITS IN THE EXECUTIVE, 16
JUDICIAL, AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF STATE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING ANY 17
UNIT WITH AN INDEPENDENT PERSONNEL SYSTEM. 18

(B) ON REQUEST, AN EMPLOYEE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE 19
ENTITLED TO CANCER SCREENING LEAVE WITH PAY. 20

(C) AN EMPLOYEE MAY: 21

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(1) USE UP TO 4 HOURS OF CANCER SCREENING LEAVE IN ANY 1
12–MONTH PERIOD FOR CANCER SCREENING; AND 2

(2) USE CANCER SCREENING LEAVE ONLY AFTER OBTAINING 3
APPROVAL FROM THE EMPLOYEE’S APPOINTING AUTHORITY. 4

(D) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING CANCER 5
SCREENING LEAVE, INCLUDING REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH CONDITIONS AND 6
PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING AND APPROVING CANCER SCREENING LEAVE. 7

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8
1, 2025. 9