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Senate Education Committee backs bill for state to absorb teacher paid maternity leave costs
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to give House Bill 1017 a do-pass recommendation after sponsors said the state can absorb the cost of expanding paid maternity leave for teachers, eliminating the prior 50/50 cost-share with local school districts.
Senator Brianne Davis, State Senate District 25, told the Senate Education Committee that House Bill 1017 would shift more of the cost for paid maternity leave for K–12 teachers from local districts to the state, with the stated goal of increasing uptake and helping retain experienced teachers.
The bill responds to low participation under the LEARNS program, Davis said, and would have the state cover a greater share of paid leave so districts would be less likely to opt out. "We want teachers to stay in the classroom, especially teachers who've been teaching a while, but they also wanna grow their family and spend time with their new babies, and we think that that's really important," Davis said.
The measure…
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