S 11 - Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees - South Carolina Key Vote
Thomas Alexander voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- May 13, 2022
- Concurrence Vote
- April 21, 2022
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 31, 2022
- Introduced
- Jan. 12, 2021
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Title: Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees
Signed by Governor Henry McMaster
Title: Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees
Title: Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes paid parental leave for State employees
Highlights:
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Authorizes six weeks of paid parental leave for State employees who give birth, two weeks for those who do not (Page 1)
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Authorizes foster parents to request non-consecutive, one week leave - no such authorization for other parents (Page 1)
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Specifies that leave granted under Section (8-11-150) does not deduct from accrued leave balance (Page 1)
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Authorizes six weeks of paid parental leave for adoptive parents “primarily responspible for furnishing the care and nurture of the [adopted] child”, two weeks for other parent (Page 1)
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Prohibits “donating” of paid parental leave, unused leave forfeited at end of 12-month period (Page 1)
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Establishes effective date of October 1, 2022 (Page 1)
Title: Authorizes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees