HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4539
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
________________________________________
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 16, 2024.
The committee on Public Service, to whom was referred the joint
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4532) of Christopher M.
Markey and Mark C. Montigny for legislation to establish a sick leave
bank for Michael Lewis, an employee of the Department of Correction,
reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4539)
ought to pass.
For the committee,
KENNETH I. GORDON.
 FILED ON: 4/4/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4539
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
_______________
An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Michael Lewis.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
establish forthwith a sick leave bank for a certain employee of the Department of Correction,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Correction
2 shall establish a sick leave bank for Michael Lewis, an employee of the Department. Any
3 employee of the Department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation
4 days to the sick leave bank for use by Michael Lewis. If Michael Lewis terminates employment
5 with the Department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any remaining time in the sick
6 leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick leave bank days shall not
7 be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that necessitated the establishment of
8 the sick leave bank as determined by the Department.
1 of 1