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Rep. Beauchmann urges study of expanded paid family medical leave; lawmakers ask for cost details
Summary
Representative Paige Beauchmann proposed replacing an earlier bill with an amendment to study expanding paid family medical leave to at least six months, citing maternal mental-health research and workforce retention; members questioned cost, program design and who would fund expanded benefits.
Representative Paige Beauchmann presented an amendment to create a study committee to evaluate expansion of the state's paid family medical leave program. "Paid leave needs to be at least 6 months long to see those outcomes," Beauchmann said, citing maternal and infant health research and workforce retention…
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