MITCHELL,JERRY-MITCHELL,BILL-MOFFITT. (SIEBEN) New Act Creates the Volunteer Firefighter Leave of Absence Act. Provides that an employee who is a volunteer firefighter, and works for an employer employing 50 or more employees, shall be permitted to take temporary leaves of absence, not to exceed an aggregate of 14 days per calendar year, for fire or law enforcement training. Provides for enforcement of the Act in a proceeding before the Director of Labor in the case of an employee who is discharged, threatened with discharge, demoted, suspended, or discriminated against because the employee has taken time off to engage in fire or law enforcement training. Provides that the Director of Labor shall adopt rules implementing the Act. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the leave requirement does not apply to a school district employee who had the opportunity to train when school is not in session but chose to train when school is in session. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that an employee may not take a leave of absence for fire or law enforcement training unless the employee has exhausted all of his or her accrued vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave, and other leave (except sick leave and disability leave). Provides that an employer shall determine whether a leave of absence is a paid leave of absence or an unpaid leave of absence. FEB-22-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-22-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-22-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-23-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR MAR-01-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MITCHELL,BILL MAR-08-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 019-000-000 HLBR MAR-08-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-13-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-13-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MITCHELL,JERRY MAR-22-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-22-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MITCHELL,JERRY MAR-26-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-MITCHELL,JERRY MAR-26-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-26-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-27-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 MAR-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MOFFITT MAR-28-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-28-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-29 APR-16-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR SIEBEN APR-17-2001 S FIRST READING APR-17-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-25-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMM & INDUST MAY-10-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-COMM & INDUS S MAY-10-2001 S ADOPTED MAY-10-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 007-000-001 SCED MAY-10-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-05-11 JUL-01-2001 S REFER TO RULES/PURSUANT SEN RULE 3-9 (B) RULES SRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary