|
State |
Bill/Act/
Statute |
Enacted |
Summary |
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Arkansas
|
Act No. 2235 |
4/13/05 |
Requires private employers to provide an unpaid leave of absence for employees during testing for, donations of and recovery from organ donation; provides an income tax credit for employers electing to pay the wages of the employee on organ donation leave. |
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SB 167
|
3/20/03 |
Authorizes state employees may use up to 7 days of paid leave each calendar year to serve as a bone marrow donor and up to 30 days of paid leave each calendar year to serve as an organ donor. |
|
California |
Chapter No. 869
|
9/26/02 |
Grants up to a 30 day leave of absence with pay to employees who have exhausted all available sick leave and who are organ donors and a 5 day leave of absence with pay to employees who are bone marrow donors. |
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Connecticut
|
Act No. 04-95 |
5/10/04 |
Expands the state family and medical leave acts for state employees and private sector employees to provide unpaid leave to donate an organ or bone marrow. |
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Delaware
|
§1318B |
n/a |
Authorizes teachers and school employees may use up to 7 days of donated leave to serve as a bone marrow donor and up to 30 days of donated leave to serve as an organ donor. |
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Georgia
|
HB 1049
|
4/24/02 |
Provides for state employees to receive a leave of absence, with pay, for serving as an organ or bone marrow donor. |
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Hawaii |
Act No. 176
|
6/30/05 |
Authorizes state employees may use up to 7 days of paid leave each calendar year to serve as a bone marrow donor and up to 30 days of paid leave each calendar year to serve as an organ donor. |
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Idaho
|
SB 1373 |
3/30/2006 |
Grants a leave of absence for full-time state employees and full-time non-classified state officers and employees for a specified period of time for bone marrow or organ donation. |
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Illinois
|
Act No. 94-33
|
6/15/05 |
Amends the Organ Donor Leave Act. Provides that the Act applies to all public employers in the State. |
|
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HB 5807 |
8/2/02 |
Creates the Organ Donor Leave Act. Provides for time off with pay for State employees who donate an organ, bone marrow, blood or blood platelets. |
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Indiana |
HB 1030
|
3/28/02 |
Allows a state employee of the Executive Branch to take a paid leave of absence for the purpose of being an organ donor or bone marrow donor. |
|
Iowa |
HB 381 |
8/28/03 |
Provides up to five workdays of leave for bone marrow and up to thirty workdays of leave for vascular organ donation by state employees. |
|
Louisiana |
§40:1299.124 |
1992 |
Grants paid leave of absence up to 40 work hours for employees serving as bone marrow donors. |
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Maine
|
LD 1945 |
4/11/02 |
Adds organ donation to the reasons allowed for family leave. |
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Maryland
|
SB 17 |
5/11/00 |
Provides that all State employees may be entitled to organ donation leave with pay; Provides up to seven days of leave for bone marrow and up to 30 days for organ donation in any 12-month period. |
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Massachusetts
|
Chapter No. 99-2005 |
9/29/05 |
Grants 30-day leave of absence to public employees serving as organ donors. |
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Minnesota |
§181.945 |
1990 |
Grants paid leave of absence up to 40 work hours for employees serving as bone marrow donors. |
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Mississippi
|
Chapter No. 336 |
10/15/04 |
Provides up to 30 days of paid leave for living organ or bone marrow donation. |
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Missouri
|
HB 679 |
7/6/01 |
Allows state employees to take paid leave of absence up to five workdays to serve as a bone marrow donor or 30 days as a human organ donor. |
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Nebraska |
§71-4820 |
1992 |
An employer shall be encouraged to grant paid leaves of absence to an employee who seeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow. |
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New York |
AB 4138 |
8/29/01 |
Permits state employees to take paid leave for bone marrow donation and for organ donation, in addition to any other annual or sick leave. |
|
North Dakota |
SB 2298
|
4/20/05 |
Allows leave of absence for 20 workdays to state employees donating an organ or bone marrow. |
|
Ohio |
HB 326 |
7/10/01 |
Grants state employees 30 days paid leave per year to serve as an organ donor and seven days paid leave per year to serve as a bone marrow donor. |
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Oklahoma
|
SB 1628
|
5/8/02 |
Grants state employees 30 days paid leave per year to serve as an organ donor and five days paid leave per year to serve as a bone marrow donor. |
|
Oregon |
§659A.312 |
n/a |
Grants paid leave of absence up to 40 work hours for employees serving as bone marrow donors. |
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South Carolina
|
SB 830 |
8/6/02 |
Allows state and local officers and employees are entitled a paid leave of absence up to 30 days to serve as an organ donor. |
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Texas
|
§661.916 |
2003 |
Grants state employees 30 working days paid leave per year to serve as an organ donor and five working days paid leave per year to serve as a bone marrow donor. |
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Utah |
SB 125 |
4/8/02 |
Authorizes a paid leave of absence for state employees who serve as a bone marrow or donor of a human organ. |
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Virginia
|
HB 1642 |
3/26/01 |
Allows state employees with up to 30 days of paid leave in any calendar year, in addition to other paid leave, to serve as bone marrow or organ donor. |
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Wisconsin |
AB 545 |
5/9/00 |
Grants state employees 30 days paid leave per year to serve as an organ donor and seven days paid leave per year to serve as a bone marrow donor. |
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West Virginia
|
Act 175 |
5/11/05 |
Grants state employees thirty days of paid leave for kidney or liver donation and seven days of paid leave time for bone marrow donation. |
