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H 4322

Solomon-Gibbons Memorial Bridge

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Seth Rose

Establishes a Department of Corrections sick leave bank for Carlos Borges funded by voluntary employee donations; used only for his illness/disability, administered by DOC.

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence
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Bill Summary · H 4322

Summary: H.4322 – An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carlos Borges

Overview

H.4322, titled “An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carlos Borges,” creates a dedicated sick leave bank for Carlos Borges, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Correction. The bill was introduced on March 20, 2025, and ultimately enacted as Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2025, with an emergency preamble and signed into law by the Governor (September 5, 2025; emergency provisions adopted August 28, 2025).

Purpose and intent

  • To provide a mechanism for Carlos Borges to receive paid time off funded by voluntary contributions from colleagues, ensuring financial support during illness or disability.
  • To allow the Department of Correction to administer a targeted leave benefit while preserving the integrity of other leave programs.

Key provisions

  • Establishment and funding

    • The Department of Corrections shall establish a sick leave bank specifically for Carlos Borges.
    • Any Department employee may voluntarily contribute 1 or more days of sick, personal, or vacation leave to the bank to be used by Borges.

  • Use and limitations

    • Days in the sick leave bank may be used only for illness or disability that justified the bank’s creation, as determined by the Department.
    • The bank’s funds are not to be used for absences unrelated to Borges’s illness or disability.

  • Dissolution or termination

    • If Borges terminates employment or requests dissolution of the bank, any remaining time in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank.

  • Legal authority and effective date

    • Section 1 includes a broad “notwithstanding any general or special law” clause to authorize establishment and operation of the bank.
    • Section 2 provides that the act takes effect upon its passage.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiary: Carlos Borges, Department of Corrections employee.
  • Contributing employees: Any Department of Corrections employees who choose to donate leave days.
  • Department of Corrections: Responsible for administering and enforcing eligibility and use rules.

Timeline and status

  • Introduced: March 20, 2025.
  • Legislative path culminated in late August 2025; emergency preamble adopted.
  • Enacted and signed: August 28–September 5, 2025.
  • Public Acts: Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2025.

Implications

  • Creates a precedent for employer-directed, employee-funded leave for a specific individual within a state agency.
  • Shifts some financial risk of prolonged illness from Borges to the pool of voluntarily contributed leave days.
  • Administrative oversight rests with the Department of Corrections, with determinations on eligibility and use.

Related notes

  • Related bill: HD 4420 (replaces the measure).

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

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