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Committee approves adding foster parents to state paid parental leave policy
Summary
Representative Slatter said House Bill 9-57 would include foster parents in the state's paid parental leave for state employees; the committee unanimously advanced the bill after the amendment was placed on the related measure.
Representative Slatter placed an amendment on the bill before explaining the intent: to add foster parents to the state's existing paid parental leave policy for state government employees while including guardrails to ensure leave is used appropriately. He said foster parents were left out of the 2023 legislation and this change would extend parity without removing protections or controls.
"House Bill 9-57 adds foster parents to the state's existing paid parental leave policy for state government employees and includes guardrails to ensure the leave is used appropriately," Representative Slatter told the committee. Members asked no substantive questions and the clerk reported the committee vote as 6 ayes, 0 nos. The bill will proceed to the full committee for further consideration.
