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This bill establishes the Texas Family Fund Program, a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) that will provide financial support to eligible employees for parental leave. The program applies to employers with 50 or more employees, who will be required to contribute 0.15% of wages to the fund, with up to half of that contribution potentially deductible from employee wages. Eligible employees who have worked at least 1,540 hours in the past 12 months can receive 40 days of paid leave for giving birth, or 20 days of paid leave for scenarios such as spouse's childbirth, adoption, foster care, or kinship care placement for children under one year old. The weekly paid leave amount will be the lesser of the employee's average weekly wage or the state average weekly wage. Employees cannot take leave beyond the first year after a child's birth or adoption and can only take such leave once in a 12-month period. The bill prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions against employees who use this leave. The Texas Family Fund will be a special fund composed of employer contributions, and benefits will only be paid to the extent money is available. The program is set to begin implementation on January 1, 2026, with employee benefits becoming available on January 1, 2027, and the act taking effect on September 1, 2025.

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