Bill > HB771

This bill creates a comprehensive paid family leave program for state employees in Kentucky, specifically targeting full-time employees in the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of state government. The program allows eligible employees to take up to six weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption, foster care placement, or serious health condition of their child, with several key provisions: employees become eligible on their first day of work, can use this leave only once every ten years and no more than three times in their career, and receive leave at their base salary. Both parents who are state employees can take leave, either concurrently or consecutively, and employees are not required to use other forms of leave before accessing paid family leave. The leave must be used within six months of the qualifying event and will run concurrently with federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time. Employees must submit a request at least 30 days in advance (or within five working days if advance notice is not possible) and provide written verification of the child-related event. The bill also amends existing personnel regulations to incorporate this new leave type into the state's administrative framework, ensuring that the paid family leave program is integrated into existing human resources policies.

Government Affairs

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb771.html