2005 House Bill 5061 / 2006 Public Act 267

Require granting state employees disaster volunteer leave

Introduced in the House

July 20, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Kevin Green (R-77)

To require the state to grant leave without penalty to any state employee skilled in emergency assistance who wishes to take leave in order to provide disaster or emergency relief in Michigan.

Referred to the Committee on Employment Relations, Training, and Safety

Nov. 30, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 7, 2005

Substitute offered

To specify that the bill only applies to a state employee who is certified as a disaster services volunteer by the American Red Cross, and establish specifically how the leaves will be handled for civil service employees versus non-civil service employees.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Glenn Steil (R-72)

To require the state to recover leave payment for an employee who takes disaster work leave but does not use it for that purpose.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 101 to 2 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 8, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor

June 8, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 13, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 14, 2006

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To require the state to grant leave without penalty to any state employee skilled in emergency assistance who wishes to take leave in order to provide disaster or emergency relief in Michigan.

Received in the House

June 14, 2006

June 20, 2006

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

June 30, 2006