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Kansas & Missouri Policy
AMBER HACKETT, PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSIONER Missouri Legislation 2016 HB 2226 – state employees 10 days, 100% wage replacement SB 1046 – 30 days, 100% wage replacement, employee contributed .025 daily wage contribution 2019 House Resolution AMBER HACKETT, PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSIONER
The Missouri Earned Family Medical Leave Act Missouri Earned Family and Medical Leave Act would grant eligible employees up to 8 weeks of leave per 12 month period to: Bond with a new child Care for a seriously ill family member Care for their own serious illness, or to “Assume any familial responsibility because a [family member] is on or called to active duty.” Employees would contribute 0.25% of their weekly pay beginning in 2019 and would be able to receive the 67% wage replacement leave in 2020.
Administrative – Missouri January 2017: House of Representatives January - March 2017: Statewide Elected Officials March 2017: Missouri – Executive Order 17-09 June 2018: Judiciary
Administrative – Kansas November 2018: Kansas – Executive Order 18-19 January 2019: Supreme Court May 2019: Legislative Branch June 2019: Kansas Board of Regents
What is Next? Polling – Missourians 80% -ballot referendum Missouri – Senate, Secretary of State Kansas – all statewide elected officials, legislation Municipal – strategy
Results = Systemic Change
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