HOUSE BILL No. 5528


     February 4, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Willard, Hale, Wetters, Gire, Brater, McBryde, Scott, Sikkema and Middaugh and referred to the Committee on Labor and Occupational Safety.


        A bill to permit certain state employees to be granted leave

   from work under certain conditions.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  (1) A state employee who is a certified disaster

 2    service volunteer of the American red cross may be granted leave

 3    from work with pay for not to exceed 30 work days in each year to

 4    participate in specialized disaster relief services for the

 5    American red cross, upon the request of the American red cross

 6    for the services of that employee and upon approval of the agency

 7    that employs the employee.

 8         (2) An employee granted leave under this section shall be

 9    compensated at his or her regular rate of pay for those regular

10    work hours during which the employee is absent from work and

11    shall not lose vacation leave, sick leave, or other fringe

12    benefits except as otherwise provided in this section.


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 1         (3) An employee is not eligible for worker's compensation

 2    benefits for injuries sustained during leave allowed under sub-

 3    section (1).


















































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