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Senate passes bill extending paid leave to adoptive parents at placement
Summary
The Senate approved HB 2-62 to allow school-district employees to access paid parental leave at the time an adoptive child is placed, closing a gap that previously restricted leave to adoption finalization; sponsor used a constituent story to illustrate the problem.
The Senate voted to pass House Bill 2-62 on May 6, which adjusts Delaware's paid leave law to recognize adoptive placement (not only finalization) as a qualifying event for leave when employees work for school districts.
Senator Cruz (speaker 6) framed the bill through a constituent story of an adoptive family whose…
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