SB-0099, As Passed Senate, July 16, 2003                                    

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                            SENATE BILL NO. 99                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to authorize the administration of an organ donor                          

                                                                                

    leave time program for certain persons employed by this state; to           

                                                                                

    provide for implementation and operation; and to prescribe powers           

                                                                                

    and duties of certain state officers and agencies.                          

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the                    

                                                                                

2   "organ donor leave act".                                                    

                                                                                

3       Sec. 2.  As used in this act:                                               

                                                                                

4       (a) "Department" means the department of management and                     

                                                                                

5   budget.                                                                     

                                                                                

6       (b) "Organ" means human organ as that term is defined in                    

                                                                                

7   section 10204 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL                   

                                                                                

8   333.10204.                                                                  

                                                                                

9       (c) "Organ donor leave time program" means a program that                   

                                                                                

10  authorizes organ donor leave time under this act for the donation           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   of an organ.                                                                

                                                                                

2       (d) "Persons employed by this state" means all persons                      

                                                                                

3   employed by this state except those persons in the state                    

                                                                                

4   classified civil service.                                                   

                                                                                

5       Sec. 3.  The department shall implement and administer an                   

                                                                                

6   organ donor leave time program for persons employed by this                 

                                                                                

7   state.                                                                      

                                                                                

8       Sec. 4.  A person employed by this state shall be allowed                   

                                                                                

9   leave time to permit him or her to serve as an organ donor under            

                                                                                

10  the organ donor leave time program.  Participation in the organ             

                                                                                

11  donor leave time program shall not result in a loss or reduction            

                                                                                

12  in pay and does not affect any of the following:                            

                                                                                

13      (a) Leave time to which the organ donor is otherwise                        

                                                                                

14  entitled.                                                                   

                                                                                

15      (b) Credit for time or service.                                             

                                                                                

16      (c) Performance or efficiency rating.                                       

                                                                                

17      Sec. 5.  In any calendar year, a person employed by the                     

                                                                                

18  state may use up to 30 days of leave under this act to serve as             

                                                                                

19  an organ donor.                                                             

                                                                                

20      Sec. 6.  The civil service commission is encouraged to                      

                                                                                

21  approve an organ donor leave time program for persons employed in           

                                                                                

22  the state classified civil service.