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Introduced Session

An Act relating to school employees; entitling full- time public school district employees who have worked for a certain amount of time to certain amount of paid maternity leave; directing maternity leave be in addition to certain sick leave; prohibiting employee on maternity leave from being deprived of certain compensation or benefits; directing the Legislature to appropriate adequate funding to provide paid maternity leave to certain school employees; providing for allocation of funds if certain appropriation is not made; providing for promulgation of rules; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.1, which relates to leave without pay for teachers; updating statutory reference; allowing maternity leave in addition to certain sick leave and extended leave; updating statutory language; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.5, which relates to pay deductions for certain leave; adding statutory reference; allowing certain deductions after exhausting certain sick leave and maternity leave; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-104.6, which relates to establishment of leave sharing programs; allowing certain district employees to participate in certain shared leave after exhausting maternity leave; requiring maternity leave and sick leave to be used prior to shared sick leave; making language gender neutral; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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Rhonda Baker (R)*,  Adam Pugh (R)*,  Jessica Garvin (R),  Carri Hicks (D),  Dewayne Pemberton (R),  Brenda Stanley (R),  Cowboy Stephens (R),  Kristen Thompson (R),  Tom Woods (R), 

(on 01/01/1900)

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