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• Introduced by Sen. Gilda Jacobs (D) on April 13, 2005, to require the state to provide up to 30 days of paid leave to government workers who serve as an organ donor.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on April 13, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 15, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on March 22, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require 30 days of paid leave to government workers who serve as an organ donor, but instead allows the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) to create an organ donor leave time program for state employees. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 22, 2006.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on March 23, 2006, to allow the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) to create an organ donor leave time program for state employees, and require the DMB to report annually to the legislature, governor, and Civil Service Commission regarding the program. The bill Civil Service Commission would be encouraged to approve the program for civil service employees.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on March 23, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on March 23, 2006.