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2016 SESSION
SB 271 Adoption; leave benefit.
Introduced by: Thomas A. Garrett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Adoption leave benefit. Creates a new classification of paid leave for a state employee who adopts an infant. The amount of leave would be equivalent to the amount of paid leave awarded to an employee pursuant to short-term disability for maternity leave. The Department of Human Resource Management is directed to develop guidelines and policies for implementing the adoption leave benefit.
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HISTORY
- 01/07/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100526D
- 01/07/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/18/16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/18/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/27/16 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/17/16 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/18/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/24/16 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
- 03/02/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017 by voice vote
- 03/02/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Appropriations by voice vote