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Senate panel narrows paid parental leave eligibility for state employees; amendment adopted
Summary
The Senate Finance sales and income tax subcommittee adopted an amendment to S.11 that changes the definition of eligible state employees under the Paid Parental Leave Act to include full‑time, time‑limited employees who earn annual leave; the bill was given a favorable report as amended and advanced to the full committee.
At a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee sales and income tax subcommittee, members adopted an amendment to S.11 and voted to give the bill a favorable report as amended, sending it to the full committee. The bill and amendment change who qualifies as an eligible state employee under the state’s Paid Parental Leave Act.
The amendment revises the bill’s original definitional change so the statute covers "a person employed by any department, institution, commission, board, or other unit of government who occupies a position eligible to earn annual leave," according to committee staff. The amendment also sets an effective date to give state human resources time to update payroll and leave systems; the amended text moves…
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