Massachusetts S 2799: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacinthe, an employee of the department of elementary and secondary education

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        FILED ON: 12/3/2025 
SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2799 
Senate, December 4, 2025 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Payano) for the Senate Bill 
establishing a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacinthe (Senate, No. 2651). 
 
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
 
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court 
(2025-2026) 
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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacinthe, an employee of the department of 
elementary and secondary education. 
 
 Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to 
establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the department of elementary and 
secondary education, 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 elementary 
2and secondary education shall establish a sick leave bank for Jeffrey Yacinthe, an employee of 
3the department. Any employee of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, 
4personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Jeffrey Yacinthe. If Jeffrey Yacinthe 
5terminates employment with the department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any 
6remaining time in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick 
7leave bank days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that 
8necessitated the establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the department.