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SENATE BILL NO. 1413 – State employees, school volunteer

SENATE BILL NO. 1413

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S1413..........................................................by EDUCATION
STATE EMPLOYEES - Adds to existing law to provide eight hours of paid leave
per year for an employee of the state to attend school conferences or to
perform school-approved volunteer activities.
                                                                        
02/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15    Rpt prt - to Educ

Bill Text


 S1413
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1413
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEES; AMENDING CHAPTER 53, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE
  3        ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 67-5338, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE PAID  LEAVE  FOR
  4        AN  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE  STATE  TO  ATTEND A SCHOOL CONFERENCE OR TO PERFORM
  5        SCHOOL-APPROVED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 53, Title 67, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
  8    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
  9    ignated as Section 67-5338, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        67-5338.  SCHOOL CONFERENCE AND ACTIVITIES LEAVE. An employee of the state
 11    of Idaho shall be entitled to paid leave of up to a total of eight  (8)  hours
 12    during  any  twelve (12) month period to attend a school conference or to per-
 13    form any school-approved volunteer activities during the days  established  as
 14    the regular school year by the district board of trustees. The leave time pro-
 15    vided  under  this section is in addition to other paid leave or vacation time
 16    provided to employees. Part-time employees shall be entitled  to  leave  under
 17    this section based on the proportion they work of a forty (40) hour week.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                       RS 09426C1

There is no more important ingredient in a child's growth and 
development than that of her/his parents. This legislation will 
provide state employees an opportunity to become more actively 
engaged in the education of their children. The legislation would 
also create stronger connections between schools and patrons.

                        FISCAL IMPACT

There are currently 12,596 classified and 11,358 non-classified 
employees for a total of 23,954 state employees. The cost to the 
state would depend on several factors: 

(1) the number of employees who would choose to take advantage of 
the opportunity; 

(2) whether or not a temporary employee would be hired to replace 
a state employee; and 

(3) the salary the temporary employee is paid. 

Based on an average hourly salary for a temporary employee of $9.00, 
the maximum impact, should every state employee take advantage of 
the leave and the state hire a temp, would be $1,724,688.

Assuming that 80% of eligible state employees took advantage of 
this opportunity, and temporary employees were hired to replace 
them during that time, the impact would be $1,379,736.

Assuming that 60% of eligible state employees took advantage of 
this opportunity, and temporary employees were hired to replace them 
during that time, the impact would be $1,034,812.

Assuming that 40% of eligible state employees took advantage of 
this opportunity, and temporary employees were hired to replace them 
during that time, the impact would be $689,875.

Assuming that 20% of eligible state employees took advantage of 
this opportunity, and temporary employees were hired to replace them 
during that time, the impact would be $344,937.

Assuming that 10% of eligible state employees took advantage of 
this oppotunity, and temporary employees were hired to replace 
them during that time, the impact would be $172,468.

If no temporary employees were hired to replace state employees 
who took advantage of this opportunity, there would be no fiscal 
impact.

Contact:
Rep. Tom Trail
Sen. Gary Schroeder
332-1321

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL IMPACT                S1413