BILL REQ. #:  H-3744.1 



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HOUSE BILL 2646
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State of Washington60th Legislature2008 Regular Session

By Representatives Wallace, Priest, Sullivan, Hasegawa, Chase, and Simpson

Read first time 01/15/08.   Referred to Committee on Higher Education.



     AN ACT Relating to bereavement leave at institutions of higher education; adding a new section to chapter 28B.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.30 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.35 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.40 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 28B.20 RCW to read as follows:
     Bereavement leave, not to exceed five days with pay, shall be allowed all academic, administrative, classified, and exempt employees for each death in the immediate family. As used in this section, "immediate family" means the mother, mother substitute, mother-in-law, father, father substitute, father-in-law, daughter, son, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, spouse, brother, sister, or grandchildren, of the employee, or any relative living in the immediate household of the employee.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 28B.30 RCW to read as follows:
     Bereavement leave, not to exceed five days with pay, shall be allowed all academic, administrative, classified, and exempt employees for each death in the immediate family. As used in this section, "immediate family" means the mother, mother substitute, mother-in-law, father, father substitute, father-in-law, daughter, son, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, spouse, brother, sister, or grandchildren, of the employee, or any relative living in the immediate household of the employee.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 28B.35 RCW to read as follows:
     Bereavement leave, not to exceed five days with pay, shall be allowed all academic, administrative, classified, and exempt employees for each death in the immediate family. As used in this section, "immediate family" means the mother, mother substitute, mother-in-law, father, father substitute, father-in-law, daughter, son, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, spouse, brother, sister, or grandchildren, of the employee, or any relative living in the immediate household of the employee.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   A new section is added to chapter 28B.40 RCW to read as follows:
     Bereavement leave, not to exceed five days with pay, shall be allowed all academic, administrative, classified, and exempt employees for each death in the immediate family. As used in this section, "immediate family" means the mother, mother substitute, mother-in-law, father, father substitute, father-in-law, daughter, son, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, spouse, brother, sister, or grandchildren, of the employee, or any relative living in the immediate household of the employee.

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