PAID LEAVE-FIRST RESPONDERS

Session: 104th General Assembly
Year: 2025
Bill #: SB2069
Category: Public Safety and Law Enforcement
Position: No position
Mandate?
Revenue Loss?
Authority Preemption?

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Summary as Introduced

Amends the Paid Leave for All Workers Act. Provides that a public safety agency may, in lieu of paid leave, pay a first responder that is employed by the public safety agency the equivalent of the first responder's hourly rate of pay multiplied by the number of hours of paid leave that the first responder is entitled to under the Act. Provides that a first responder is eligible for the payment if the first responder has been continuously employed by the public safety agency for at least 60 days. Provides that the payment shall be paid to a first responder in its entirety once per calendar year. Provides for notice requirements. Makes conforming changes. Defines "first responder" and "public safety agency".



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