SENATE BILL REPORT

SSB 6216

BYSenate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Gaspard and von Reichbauer)

Providing compensated leave for Olympic athletes and officials.

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 1, 1988; February 3, 1988

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6216 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators McDonald, Chairman; Craswell, Vice Chairman; Bluechel, Gaspard, Hayner, Johnson, Lee, Moore, Saling, Talmadge, Vognild, Warnke, Wojahn.

Senate Staff:Charles Langen (786-7715)

                  February 16, 1988

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 15, 1988

BACKGROUND:

The state and local governments provide for the awarding of compensated annual leave for their employees.  They also provide for up to two weeks a year for compensated military leave to complete any obligation of reservists, etc., for annual training with a branch of the armed forces of the United States.

SUMMARY:

Each agency or political subdivision of the state shall provide compensated leave to employees participating as athletes or unpaid officials at the United States trials for the Olympic Games or the Olympic Games themselves.

Thirty days leave is provided for the Winter and Summer Olympic Game trials and up to 30 days leave is provided for the Winter and Summer Olympic Games themselves.  The leave taken is to be designated "official representation" leave.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Mack Johnson (for); Dr. Robert Hollister, Director, Department of Retirement Systems