26RS SB 14

Senate Bill 14

Actions

Last Action	01/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to paid maternity leave for state employees.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	182
Sponsor	M. Deneen
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "full-time position" and "qualifying employee"; permit a qualifying employee paid leave of absence of up to 30 days for the birth of a child; require leave of more than 1 child during a singular pregnancy to be taken concurrently; require the employee to use the leave within one year of the child's birth; require the employee to use the leave as a continuous 30-day block or as a 20-day block with the remainder to be used intermittently as full days; require the employee to request advance approval before using the leave; require the employee to use the paid leave before other types of accrued leave; require compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act; specify that any other type of leave not specified does not qualify for paid maternity leave; prohibit an employee from converting the unused balance of paid maternity leave to other types of paid leave, benefits, or compensation; require any administrative regulation in conflict with this Act to be amended, withdrawn, or repealed within 90 days of the effective date of the Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Labor And Industry - State employees, paid maternity leave Legislative Research Commission - Agency employees, paid maternity leave Personnel And Employment - Paid maternity leave, state employees State Agencies - Paid maternity leave, state employees State Employees - Paid maternity leave Women - Paid materniity leave, state employees