AN ACT relating to paid family leave for state employees.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to provide an employee of the Commonwealth in the judicial or legislative branch of the state government a paid leave of absence of up to six weeks for the birth, adoption, foster care placement, or serious health condition of a child; establish requirements; create a new section of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 to provide the paid leave benefits to classified employees in the executive branch of state government; amend KRS 18A.025 and 18A.110 to conform.

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: February 27, 2025

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This bill would give Kentucky state employees up to six weeks of paid leave when they have a new child through birth, adoption, or foster care, or when a child has a serious health condition. It would apply to workers in all three branches of state government, including classified employees in the executive branch and workers in the legislative and judicial branches. Who it may affect: Kentucky state government employees, including those in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

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