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S.F. No. 2906 - State Employee Compensation for Partial Government Shutdown
Author: Senator Richard J. Cohen
Prepared by: Thomas S. Bottern, Senate Counsel (651/296-3810)
Date: March 27, 2006

This bill would compensate state employees who were prevented from working during the partial government shutdown by crediting an employee's vacation time for any time during the shutdown for which the employee has not been fully paid by the state. At the employee's option, the employee may elect a cash payment for the hours in lieu of additional vacation time. The Commissioner of Employee Relations is given 30 days after the effective date of this legislation to make full payment or credit as required by the bill.

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