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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.
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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
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