Bill > HB0957

This bill amends Tennessee law to grant eligible state employees mandatory paid leave when they become a foster parent to a minor child, adding "foster placement" as a qualifying reason for leave alongside existing provisions for adoption and birth. The bill clarifies that this foster care leave is for situations where a child is placed with the employee by the department of children's services for foster care, excluding temporary respite care or adoption placements. It also specifies that this leave will cease once the child is no longer in the employee's foster care. Furthermore, the bill reiterates the existing limit of six workweeks of paid leave per twelve-month period for qualifying events, which can include foster placement, and allows this leave to be taken intermittently or on a reduced schedule, aligning with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Government Affairs, Labor and Employment

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0957&ga=114