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Panel approves new-hire 40-hour leave and allows modified accrual for hard-to-fill positions
Summary
The State and Local Government Committee approved House Bill 1170 as amended, giving all new state hires 40 hours of leave to use in their first year and permitting agencies to modify annual-leave accrual for designated hard-to-fill positions; the amendment sets an effective date of May 1, 2026.
The State and Local Government Committee gave a do-pass recommendation, as amended, to House Bill 1170, which would grant all new state employees 40 hours of “new-hire” annual leave available on day one and permit agencies to modify annual-leave accrual rates for hard-to-fill positions. The committee adopted an amendment setting the bill’s effective date to May 1, 2026; the amendment passed 6-0 and the final do-pass as amended passed by roll call with a 5-0-1 tally.
Representative Mike Machenbacher, sponsor of the bill, said the measure is intended to give agencies another recruiting tool and clarified the leave is distinct from…
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