MassachusettsMental health department would create donated leave pool for Gina Dellagatta
Employees at the Department of Mental Health could voluntarily give sick, personal, or vacation days for Dellagatta's absences tied to the condition that led to the pool.
What it does
The mental health department would set up a leave pool for Gina Dellagatta. Coworkers could donate at least one day, but she could use it only for related absences, as the department decides.
If Dellagatta's department employment ends or she asks to close the bank, any unused time would move to the department's extended illness leave bank.
Argument forA shared leave pool could help Dellagatta cover time away for the specific illness or disability without relying only on her own days.
Argument againstLetting the department decide which absences qualify could create uncertainty for Dellagatta about when she may use donated days.
More detail
The Department of Mental Health would set up the pool, and its employees could voluntarily give one or more sick, personal, or vacation days. Only Gina Dellagatta could use days from this pool. She could use the days only for absences tied to the illness or disability that caused the pool to be set up. The department would decide whether an absence is related.
The Department of Mental Health would move any remaining time to its extended illness leave bank. This rule would cover all time left in Gina Dellagatta's leave bank. The transfer would happen when Dellagatta's department employment ends or she asks to close the bank.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Oct 29Read second and ordered to a third readingLatest
- Oct 29Rules suspended
- Oct 29Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Oct 26Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Oct 8Senate concurred
- Oct 5Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public ServiceIntroduced
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