Bills › 88th General Assembly
Providing for paid family leave for state employees
Topics:Jobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill provides that a permanent, full-time state employee, after completing six months of employment with the employee’s state employer, shall be eligible for weeks of paid family leave per calendar year. Permanent, part-time state employees shall be eligible for paid sick leave on a prorated basis. Family leave shall not accrue and shall expire upon the conclusion of a calendar year or the employee’s separation from state employment. The bill includes provisions governing reemployment by the state.
Read the full explanation
An employee is eligible to take family leave for the birth of a child of the employee; the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; or the provision of care for the spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or sibling of the employee for a serious health condition. The bill permits a state employer to require documentation of the reason for the employee’s family leave and the probable duration of the leave. If the bill conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, the collective bargaining agreement shall prevail. The department of administrative services shall adopt rules pursuant to administer the bill.