HOUSE BILL No. 6206


     June 13, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Jacobs, Woodward, O'Neil, Kolb, Schauer, Garza, Dennis, Stallworth, Basham, Clarke, Howell,
Hansen, Bovin, Minore, Bernero, Wojno, Williams, Murphy, Zelenko, Spade, Waters, Gieleghem, Jamnick and Bogardus and referred to
the Committee on Employment Relations, Training and Safety.


        A bill to authorize the administration of an organ donor

   leave time program for certain persons employed by this state; to

   provide for implementation and operation; and to prescribe powers

   and duties of certain state officers and agencies.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the

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        "organ donor leave act".

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             Sec. 2.  As used in this act:

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             (a) "Organ" means human organ as that term is defined in

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        section 10204 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL

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        333.10204.

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             (b) "Organ donor leave time program" means a program that

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        authorizes organ donor leave time under this act.

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             Sec. 3.  The department of civil service shall implement and

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        administer an organ donor leave time program for persons employed


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        by this state.  The civil service commission shall set forth the

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        eligibility requirements and conditions of the organ donor leave

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        time program.

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             Sec. 4.  A person employed by this state shall be allowed

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        leave time to permit him or her to serve as an organ donor under

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        the organ donor leave time program.  Participation in the organ

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        donor leave time program shall not result in a loss or reduction

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        in pay and does not affect any of the following:

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             (a) Leave time to which the organ donor is otherwise

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        entitled.

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             (b) Credit for time or service.

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             (c) Performance or efficiency rating.

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             Sec. 5.  In any calendar year, a person employed by the

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        state may use up to 30 days of leave under this act to serve as

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        an organ donor.



























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