EmR2042 Rule Text

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RULE TEXT

Section 1. ER 18.01 (6m) is created to read:

ER 18.01 (6m)   “Public health emergency” means a public health emergency declared by the Governor under s. 323.10, Stats., a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 247d, or an emergency declared by a governing body of a local unit of government under s. 323.11, Stats.

Section 2. ER 18.03 (4) (cm) is created to read:

ER 18.03 (4) (cm)   During a public health emergency that is related to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic, for temporary care of members of the immediate family, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis as defined under 29 CFR s. 825.122(d)(3), for a limited period of time for a reason that is specifically related to the public health emergency. Such reasons may include when the individual requiring care has been exposed to a contagious disease which requires the individual’s confinement, or when the employee lacks needed child care because schools or other places of care are closed or unavailable as a result of the public health emergency. Use of sick leave for these purposes is limited to the period of time required for confinement, closure, or unavailability. An appointing authority may require documentation to justify the granting of sick leave under this subsection.

Section 3: Effective Date. This emergency rule shall take effect upon publication in the official state newspaper.

Dated this 5th day of November, 2020.

STATE OF WISCONSIN

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

DIVISION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

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Malika S. Evanco