Public Employees
West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Establishing seniority rights for public employees [HB-2074]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish seniority preference for all civil service workers bidding on jobs, seeking to transfer, or affected by reduction in force.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2018
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Increasing the amount of annual and incremental salary increases for eligible state employees [HB-2080]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of annual and incremental salary increases for eligible employees from $60 to $100 and to change eligibility criteria from three years of service to one.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2018
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Allowing state employees to take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conference for their children [HB-2050]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow state employees to take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conferences for their children.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
To Government Organization Then Finance on 01/10/2018
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Authorizing insurance to married workers without children at reduced rates under the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act [HB-2051]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize insurance to married workers without children at reduced rates under the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ralph Rodighiero
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2018
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Including volunteer firefighters within the Public Employees Insurance Act [HB-2055]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
The purpose of this bill is to include volunteer firefighters within the Public Employees Insurance Act and require the county commissions to pay either three-fourths or the full amount of premiums.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ralph Rodighiero
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2018
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West Virginia 2018 Regular Session
Establishing seniority rights for public employees [HB-2015]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing seniority rights for public employees
Sponsored by: Rep. Ralph Rodighiero
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2018
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Louisiana 2016 Regular Session
Requires approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget before certain salary increases to unclassified employees in the executive branch are effective in the last ninety days of an administration. (7/1/16) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) [SB-49]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget before certain salary increases to unclassified employees in the executive branch are effective in the last ninety days of an administration. (7/1/16) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Long
Effective Date 7/1/2016. on 06/13/2016
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Louisiana 2016 Regular Session
Provides with respect to authorized payroll withholdings for public employees (OR NO IMPACT See Note) [HB-185]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides with respect to authorized payroll withholdings for public employees (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Sponsored by: Sen. John Morris
Read By Title, Under The Rules, Referred To The Committee On Labor And Industrial Relations. on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Information Act - Personnel and Investigatory Records - Formal Complaints Against Public Employees [SB-671]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing that a person who has made a formal complaint against a governmental unit or an employee is a person in interest under the Public Information Act; establishing that records related to a formal complaint of job-related misconduct against a public employee are not personnel records under the Public Information Act; and authorizing a custodian to deny inspection of specified records connected with a complaint of job-related misconduct.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices - Right to Try Act [SB-63]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or device to make available the investigational drug, biological product, or device to eligible patients; specifying the manner in which a specified drug, product, or device may be provided to eligible patients; prohibiting a health occupations board from taking specified action against a health care provider's license on a specified basis; establishing that the Act does not create a specified cause of action; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/16/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Kent County - Prospective Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check [SB-629]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Kent County to request from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective county employee or volunteer; requiring that the Director submit sets of fingerprints and fees to the Central Repository as part of the application for a criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 76 on 04/12/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits [SB-542]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that specified public employees who are specified State officers may be subject to forfeiture of benefits from the State Retirement and Pension System; prohibiting the payment of benefits to a public employee who is found guilty of, pleads guilty to, or enters a plea of nolo contendere to a qualifying crime; prohibiting the forfeiture of benefits if the forfeiture negatively affects or invalidates the tax qualified status of any of several systems within the State Retirement and Pension System; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 220 on 04/26/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
General Provisions - Open Meetings Act - Required Training and Certificate of Compliance [SB-528]
[Ethics ]
Expanding the scope of the training requirements under the Open Meetings Act to include all employees, officials, and members of a public body; requiring that specified individuals complete specified training within a specified time period; requiring each new and returning member of the General Assembly to take specified training; requiring the Office of the Attorney General to provide specified in-person training on or before the 10th day of the first regular session of each legislative term; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Sexual Offenses - Threatening to Withhold Governmental Services [SB-504]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a State official, a local official, or a person employed by or under contract with the State or a local government unit from inducing, or attempting to induce, another person to engage in specified sexual acts by threatening to withhold governmental services to which the other person is entitled; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act; and altering a definition to establish that a specified person is subject to specified penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Special Requirements for Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Terminally Ill Inmates [SB-433]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each State and local correctional facility to accommodate the special needs of elderly, chronically ill, and terminally ill inmates and detainees in accordance with standards, guidelines, and recommendations issued or endorsed by the National Institute of Corrections; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to designate certain sites for the housing of inmates who are over the age of 64, chronically ill, or terminally ill; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Charles County Sheriff - Salaries and Collective Bargaining [SB-390]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the salary schedule for deputy sheriffs of Charles County to correspond to the Department of State Police salary schedule; authorizing sworn law enforcement officers and correctional officers in Charles County to collectively bargain with the County Commissioners of Charles County, in addition to the Sheriff; requiring the Sheriff and the County Commissioners, to recognize the specified exclusive representatives as of September 30, 2016 as the exclusive representative of those specified employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 669 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission [SB-380]
[Elections ]
Creating the General Assembly and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission to divide the State to create General Assembly and congressional districts, as specified; providing for the membership, qualifications, and duties of the Commission; specifying requirements for the adoption of redistricting plans; requiring the Legislative Auditor to establish and administer an application process for individuals seeking appointment to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining [SB-363]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing collective bargaining rights for specified community college employees; requiring specified community colleges to determine whether specified employees are public employees for purposes of collective bargaining; establishing procedures for the election or recognition of an exclusive bargaining representative; providing procedures by which the State Higher Education Labor Relations Board may designate a bargaining unit; establishing the maximum number of bargaining units within a community college; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right [SB-362]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in specified actions seeking to remedy a violation of a Maryland constitutional right; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses to a prevailing defendant under specified circumstances; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Local Government Tort Claims Act and Maryland Tort Claims Act - Statute of Limitations and Notice Requirements [SB-356]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Providing that when a specified cause of action accrues in favor of a minor or mental incompetent under the Local Government Tort Claims Act or the Maryland Tort Claims Act, an action must be filed within 3 years after the disability is removed; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Zirkin
House Refuses To Recede on 04/11/2016