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; <del>or
</del> (C) The placement of a minor child for foster care with an eligible employee; <ins>or
(D) The stillbirth, as defined in paragraph (17) of Code Section 31-10-1, of a child of
an eligible employee."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.