1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying use of personal sick leave benefits;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.9413.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.9413, is amended to read:
1.6 	181.9413 SICK OR INJURED CHILD CARE LEAVE BENEFITS; USE TO 
1.7 	CARE FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.
1.8 	(a) An employee may use personal sick leave benefits provided by the employer for 
1.9 	absences due to an illness of or injury to the employee's child, spouse, sibling, parent, 
1.10 	grandparent, stepparent, or other dependant residing in the employee's household for such 
1.11 	reasonable periods as the employee's attendance with the child may be necessary, on the 
1.12 	same terms upon which the employee is able to use sick leave benefits for the employee's 
1.13 	own illness or injury. This section applies only to personal sick leave benefits payable to 
1.14 	the employee from the employer's general assets.
1.15 	(b) For purposes of this section, "personal sick leave benefits" means time accrued 
1.16 	and available to an employee to be used as a result of absence from work due to personal 
1.17 	illness or injury, but does not include short-term or long-term disability or other salary 
1.18 	continuation benefits.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2006, and applies to sick 
1.20 	leave used on or after that date.