GA-UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

Amends the General Assembly Compensation Act. Provides that no member of the General Assembly may be absent without leave for more than 5 session days during each calendar year. Provides that a member who is absent without leave for more than 5 session days during each calendar year shall have his or her salary reduced by an amount equal to 1/75th of the total amount of compensation payable for that fiscal year for each session day of absence without leave. Defines "absent without leave" to mean that the member is absent on a session day without providing notification of his or her absence in advance to either the majority caucus chairman or the minority caucus chairman of the member's legislative chamber, whichever the case may be. Effective immediately.