Reps. BRAWLEY, HENEGAN, COBB-HUNTER, KING, JEFFERSON, R. WILLIAMS, HOWARD, OTT, GARVIN, HENDERSON-MEYERS, ATKINSON, WEEKS, BROWN, RIDGEWAY, S. WILLIAMS, MATTHEWS, HAYES, AND WHEELER propose the following Amendment No. 3a to H. 3210 (COUNCIL\SA\3210C001.SM.SA20):

Reference is to Printer's Date 9/15/20-S.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to Part II to read:

/ SECTION __. ( A)State agencies shall provide a state employee an additional ten days or eighty hours of paid sick leave through December 31, 2020, related to COVID-19.

(B) A state employee qualifies for the paid sick leave described in subsection (A) if the employee is unable to work or unable to telecommute because the employee:

(1) is subject to a federal, state, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19;

(2) has been advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine related to COVID-19;

(3) is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis;

(4) is caring for an individual subject to an order described in item (1) or self-quarantine as described in item (2);

(5) is caring for a child whose school or place of care is closed, or child care provider is unavailable, for reasons related to COVID-19; or

(6) is experiencing any other substantially-similar COVID-19 condition specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Treasury.

(C) (1)If an employee is eligible for paid sick leave pursuant to items (B)(1) through (3), then the employee is entit led to their regular rate of pay.

(2) If an employee is eligible for paid sick leave pursuant to items (B)(4) through (6), then the employee is entitled to two thirds of their regular rate of pay.

( D)To the exte nt allowed under the CARES Act, a state agency may apply for reimbursement from the Executive Budget Office for funds used to implement the provisions of this SECTION. From the funds allocated to the Department of Administration, the department may use up to ten million dollars to carry out the provisions of this SECTION./