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H5245 • 2025

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF)

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF)

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Sponsor
Marsi, John J.
Last action
2026-05-07
Official status
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF)

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF) By Representative Marsi of Charlton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John J.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF) By Representative Marsi of Charlton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John J.
  • Marsi for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children and Families.
  • Public Service.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-07 House

    Emergency preamble adopted

  2. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Emergency preamble adopted

  3. 2026-05-07 House

    Enacted

  4. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  5. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  7. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

  8. 2026-03-30 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  9. 2026-03-19 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  10. 2026-03-19 House

    Rules suspended

  11. 2026-03-19 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  12. 2026-03-16 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  13. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Senate concurred

  14. 2026-03-09 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service

  15. 2026-03-05 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF)
By Representative Marsi of Charlton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John J. Marsi for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.5245

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Children & Families (DCF) shall establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the office. Any employee of the office may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Courtney Cochran. If Courtney Cochran terminates employment with the office or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any remaining time in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick leave bank days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that necessitated the establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the office.

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