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Jefferson County Board adopts Paid Parental Leave policy, revises related leave rules
Summary
The board approved Policy 5.10.13 to align with the Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Act of 2025 and revised multiple leave and absence policies; vote recorded with one board member not present.
The Jefferson County Board of Education on Aug. 28, 2025 voted to adopt a Paid Parental Leave policy and revise several leave-related policies to reflect recent state law and statutory programs.
Policy 5.10.13, Paid Parental Leave, was presented to the board as required to comply with the Alabama Public Employee Paid Parental Leave Act of 2025 (ALA Code § 36-6A-1, et seq.). The motion to adopt the policy was made by Board Member Walter Curry and seconded by Vice President Stephanie Floyd; the meeting record shows the motion carried with Ronnie Dixon, Stephanie Floyd, Carita Venable and Walter Curry voting yes and Glenn Durough not present.
Board members also approved revisions to Policy 5.11.7 (renamed Concurrent Paid Leave) to incorporate use of Paid Parental Leave and clarify concurrent leave usage; Policy 5.10.2 (Absences) to list Paid Parental Leave as a Board-approved absence; and Policy 5.10.4 (On-the-Job Injury Leave) to comply with the Public Education Employee Injury Compensation Program Act No. 2025-223 and the Maryann Leonard Educators' On-the-Job Injury Act. Each of those recommendations was moved by Walter Curry, seconded by Stephanie Floyd and recorded as approved during the meeting.
During the budget presentation earlier in the meeting, CSFO Laura Nance told the board the State Department intends to reimburse local systems for employees who utilize the Parental Leave Act, but she said the district is not yet certain of the fiscal impact for FY2026 because implementation is new.
The board did not discuss specific implementation timelines for individual employee eligibility at the meeting; those operational details will be addressed by district human resources and policy staff.
