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S 2508

Relates to conditional release for eligible offenders who complete post-secondary degrees or programs

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jabari Brisport and 3 co-sponsors

Creates a one-time sick leave donation bank for Andrew Setera, allowing Trial Court employees to voluntarily donate days for his illness-related absences.

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Bill Summary · S 2508

Summary — S.2508 (2025): Establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Setera

Note: The bill text provided (Senate Docket No. 2796 / Senate No. 2508) is a private/local emergency act creating a sick leave bank for a named trial court employee, Andrew Setera. The bill title in the header you supplied (relating to conditional release for offenders) appears to be unrelated to the text below; this summary is based on the bill text itself.

Purpose

To create, by special act and on an emergency basis, a voluntary sick leave donation bank specifically for Andrew Setera, an employee of the New Bedford District Court (Department of the Trial Court), allowing trial court employees to contribute leave for his use during an illness or disability.

Key provisions

  • Authority: “Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,” the Trial Court is directed to establish a sick leave bank for Andrew Setera.
  • Donations: Any employee of the Trial Court may voluntarily contribute one or more sick, personal, or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Mr. Setera.
  • Use restriction: Banked days may be used only for absences related to the illness or disability that necessitated creation of the bank, as determined by the Trial Court.
  • Termination/dissolution: If Mr. Setera terminates employment or requests dissolution of the sick leave bank, any remaining donated time shall be transferred to the Trial Court paid leave bank.
  • Emergency clause: The act includes an emergency preamble declaring immediate effectiveness upon enactment.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiary: Andrew Setera, employee of the New Bedford District Court.
  • Potential donors: Any Trial Court employee (voluntary contributors of sick, personal, or vacation days).
  • Administrative actor: Trial Court human resources/payroll for tracking, approval, and transfer of leave days.
  • Fiscal impact: Minimal direct fiscal cost is likely, as the mechanism repurposes existing leave balances; administrative processing is the primary implementation consideration.

Procedural / timeline notes and discrepancies

  • The bill text bears filing information dated March 28, 2025, and includes an emergency preamble.
  • The legislative actions list many steps (reads, committee referrals, engrossment, enactment, and a “Signed by the Governor, Chapter 6 of the Acts of 2025” entry). However, there are inconsistencies in the metadata you provided (e.g., an initial title unrelated to the text; differing sponsors). The sponsors in the bill text are Senators Mark C. Montigny and Mark D. Sylvia (presented by Montigny). Other listed sponsors appear to be from a different jurisdiction and are likely unrelated.
  • Because some status entries conflict (e.g., “Introduced: July 29, 2025” vs. filing dates in March/June 2025 and entries indicating enactment and signing), users should consult the official legislative archive or the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s acts/chapters to confirm final status and effective date.

Practical implications and context

This is a narrowly targeted, private/emergency legislative measure providing a mechanism for leave sharing to support a named public employee during illness. Such bills are typically administrative in scope and precedent-wise may be used to authorize similar leave banks for other individual employees when circumstances justify special legislative action.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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