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House committee advances bill to extend paid maternity leave for state employees to 12 weeks
Summary
The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee voted 6–2 to recommend HB 329, which would expand paid leave for state employees from six to 12 weeks, create a $3 million pilot reimbursement pool for local education agencies, and clarify protections for pumping breast milk in public.
Representative DeFe introduced HB 329 on Feb. 4, proposing to expand paid leave for state employees from six to 12 weeks, add adoptive and foster placement leave for children under age six, create a $3,000,000 district reimbursement pool for local education agencies (LEAs) and explicitly protect pumping breast milk in public. She told the committee the change for state employees requires no new appropriation and that agencies expect to absorb the cost.
The bill would extend current statutory distinctions (three weeks parental plus three weeks postpartum) by adding nine weeks to reach 12 weeks total for eligible state employees. For teachers and charter employees, the bill creates a…
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