+ − Summary
+ − Full Texts (2)
+ − Actions (11)
- Signed by Governor
- Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
- Amendment HA 2 to SB 61 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
- Amendment HA 1 to SB 61 - Stricken in House
- Amendment HA 2 to SB 61 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 12 On Its Merits
- Assigned to Education Committee in House
- Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
- Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 6 Favorable
- Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
+ − Amendments (2)
HA 1
This Amendment deletes the language in SB 61 that prohibits the chief school officer from: (1) asking the employee the reason for the personal absence; or (2) denying the request for a personal absence unless operational requirements cannot be met if the employee is absent.
This Amendment further removes Section 2 of the bill that provides employees with 5 days of leave after a pregnancy loss.
Finally, this Amendment removes Sections 3 and 4 from SB 61 that create conditional effective dates for Section 2 of the bill.
HA 2
This Amendment modifies language in SB 61 relating to requests for personal leave by providing that:
(1) A building level administrator may approve personal leave requests, provided that the administrator does not ask the employee the reason for the request;
(2) Only chief school officers or human resources administrators may ask the employee the reason for the request and deny a personal leave request;
(3) Requests may only be denied if operational requirement cannot be met; and
(4) Employees are not required to provide reasons for the request.
This Amendment further removes Section 2 of the bill that provides employees with 5 days of leave after a pregnancy loss. It also removes Sections 3 and 4 from SB 61 that create conditional effective dates for Section 2 of the bill.
+ − Votes (3)
: Senate Vote
- Yeas: 20
: House Vote
- Yeas: 36
- Nays: 1
: Senate Vote
- Yeas: 21
