House Sponsors: JONES,LOU-LANG-REITZ-BOLAND-DAVIS,MONIQUE, ACEVEDO, FEIGENHOLTZ, MCKEON, PUGH, GIGLIO, MCGUIRE, HAMOS, CURRY,JULIE, GILES, SCULLY, BRADLEY, DART, BROSNAHAN, JONES,SHIRLEY AND HARRIS. Short description: FLEX-TIME RIGHTS ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Flex-time Rights Act. Provides that an employer of 25 or more persons must grant leave of up to a total of 24 hours during any calendar year to employees who meet specified eligibility criteria. Provides that an employer may require that not more than 4 hours of this leave be taken by an employee on any one day. Provides that no leave may be taken unless the employee has exhausted all accrued vacation leave, personal leave, and compensatory leave. Provides for: written requests for leave; compensation; posting of notices of the requirements of the Act in workplaces; administration, adoption of rules, and enforcement by the Director of Labor; civil and criminal penalties and relief; exemption of employers that offer 3 days of personal or compensatory time per year to their employees; and construction of the Act in relation to other statutory provisions concerning leave. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB 3 creates a personnel mandate requiring a 100% reimbursement by the State under the State Mandates Act. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE (Bureau of the Budget) Since the bill is not a supplemental appropriation, the Balanc- ed Budget Note Act is inapplicable. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Central Management Services) HB3 is expected to have no fiscal impact on DCMS. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Central Management Services) Same as previous DCMS fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dept. of Central Management Services) Same as previous DCMS fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Makes specified violations of the Act petty offenses (rather than Class B misdemeanors). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that an employer may require that the duration of any period of leave be not less than 2 hours. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status