SB1627ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Veterans Affairs Committee

Filed: 5/5/2005

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1627

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1627, on page 1, by replacing lines 20 through 22 with the following:

"Employer" means (1) any person, partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity; and (2) the"; and

on page 1, by replacing line 31 with the following:

"(a) Any employer, as defined in Section 5 of this Act, that employs between 15 and 50 employees shall provide up to 15 days of unpaid family military leave to an employee during the time federal or State deployment orders are in effect, subject to the conditions set forth in this Section. Family military leave granted under this Act may consist of unpaid leave.

(b) An employer, as defined in Section 5 of this Act, that employs more than 50 employees"; and

on page 2, line 1, by replacing "entitled to" with "shall provide"; and

on page 2, line 1, after "leave", by inserting "to an employee"; and

on page 2, line 6, by replacing "(b)" with "(c)"; and

on page 2, line 9, after "days.", by inserting "Where able, the employee shall consult with the employer to schedule the leave so as to not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer."; and

on page 2, line 14, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)".