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H 4426

Bill Brewer Day in SC

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Terry Alexander and 122 co-sponsors

Massachusetts enacts an emergency act creating a dedicated sick leave bank for a specific DOC employee, funded by voluntary contributions from staff.

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Bill Summary · H 4426

Summary of legislative material (H 4426 / related resolution)

Note: The file provided contains two separate measures that appear to be combined in the record: (A) a Massachusetts private/enabling act (H.4426) creating a sick‑leave bank for a named Department of Correction employee, and (B) a South Carolina House resolution designating “Bill Brewer Day.” Summaries of each follow.

A. Massachusetts — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Paul Starvaski (H.4426; Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2025)

Purpose / intent

To create, by special act and on an emergency basis, a sick‑leave bank to provide donated leave days for Paul Starvaski, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC).

Key provisions

  • Notwithstanding any other law, the DOC must establish a sick leave bank specifically for Paul Starvaski.
  • Any Department employee may voluntarily contribute one or more sick, personal, or vacation days to the bank.
  • Use of donated days is limited to absences caused by the illness or disability that prompted establishment of the bank; the DOC determines whether a use is related.
  • If Starvaski terminates employment with the DOC or requests dissolution of the bank, any remaining days are transferred to the DOC’s extended illness leave bank.
  • The act includes an emergency preamble declaring immediate effectiveness necessary for public convenience.

Who is affected

  • Direct beneficiary: Paul Starvaski (DOC employee).
  • Potential contributors/administrators: employees of the Massachusetts Department of Correction and DOC human-resources/leave administrators who will collect contributions and manage use.
  • Fiscal impact: expected to be minimal and administrative; donated days come from employees’ existing leave balances.

Timeline / procedural status

  • Filed/Introduced: House Docket No. 4987 (filed 7/31/2025; introduced 8/11/2025 per docket).
  • Emergency preamble adopted and enacted by the Legislature: 9/29/2025.
  • Signed by Governor and became Chapter 39 of the Acts of 2025: 10/08/2025.
  • Because it was enacted as an emergency law, it took effect upon enactment.

B. South Carolina — House Resolution: “Bill Brewer Day” (adopted April 29, 2025)

Purpose / intent

An honorary resolution recognizing William Jackson “Bill” Brewer for long service to youth and American Legion baseball in Clarendon County and declaring May 22, 2025, as “Bill Brewer Day” in South Carolina.

Key provisions / content

  • The resolution recounts Brewer’s biography: born Aug 19, 1942; athletic and coaching history (Manning High School, college baseball attendance, coaching at local schools and American Legion teams); family and community involvement; and business (Superior Manufacturing).
  • It recognizes his induction into the inaugural class of the South Carolina American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame (November 2023).
  • It declares May 22, 2025, as “Bill Brewer Day” in South Carolina and directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to him.

Who is affected

  • Primarily honorary recognition of Bill Brewer and the communities he served; no legal or regulatory changes.
  • The resolution is symbolic and does not create enforceable rights or obligations.

Timeline / procedural status

  • Introduced and adopted by the South Carolina House of Representatives: April 29, 2025.
  • The resolution is ceremonial in nature and was adopted by the House (no further executive action required).

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