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2015 SESSION
SB 1135 Adoption leave benefit; creates new classification for state employee.
Introduced by: Thomas A. Garrett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Adoption leave benefit. Creates a new classification of paid leave for a state employee who adopts an infant. The amount of leave would be equivalent to the amount of paid leave awarded to an employee pursuant to short-term disability for maternity leave. The Department of Human Resource Management is directed to develop guidelines and policies for implementing the adoption leave benefit. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a 2015 general appropriation act.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Adoption leave benefit. Creates a new classification of paid leave for a state employee who adopts an infant. The amount of leave would be equivalent to the amount of paid leave awarded to an employee pursuant to short-term disability for a birth without medical complications. The Department of Human Resource Management is directed to develop guidelines and policies for implementing the adoption leave benefit.