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HB 1422: State employees; add stillbirth as a qualifying event for parental leave

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House Bill 1422

By: Representatives Gisler of the 121st, Clark of the 108th, Au of the 50th, Bazemore of the 69th, Campbell of the 35th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding personnel administration, so as to add stillbirth as a qualifying event for parental leave for eligible state employees; to provide for related maters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding personnel administration, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 45-20-17, relating to parental leave and requirements for implementations, as follows:

"(a) As used in this Code section, the term:

(1) 'Eligible employee' means:

(A) Any individual identified in subparagraph (A), (E), (F), (G), or (L) of paragraph (2) of Code Section 45-18-1 who is classified as full-time by the applicable state employing entity; or

(B) Any individual identified in paragraph (4) of Code Section 20-2-880 or paragraph (3) of Code Section 20-2-910 who is classified as full-time by the applicable local education agency.

(2) 'Employing entity' means:

(A) The executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government; or

(B) A local education agency.

(3) 'Local education agency' shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 20-2-167.1.

(4) 'Qualifying life event' means:

(A) The birth of a child of an eligible employee;

(B) The placement of a minor child for adoption with an eligible employee; or

(D) The stillbirth, as defined in paragraph (17) of Code Section 31-10-1, of a child of an eligible employee."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.