WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE proposes the following Amendment No. 1 to H. 3560 (COUNCIL\PH\3560C003.JN.PH21):

Reference is to the bill as introduced.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/ SECTION1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-11-150.( A)Any person employed by this State, its departments, agencies, or institutions in a FTE position is entitled to a total of twelve weeks of leave during any twelve month period for one or more of the following:

(1) the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and in order to care for such son or daughter; or

(2) the placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption.

(B) The entitlement to leave under subsection (A) expires at the end of the twelve-month period beginning on the date of such birth or placement. An employee shall receive no more than twelve work weeks of paid family leave for any twelve-month period, even if more than one qualifying event occurs during that period.

(C) Days of paid family leave to which an employee is entitled must be used consecutively.

(D) If both parents are eligible employees, then each parent receives twelve weeks of paid family leave, which may be taken concurrently, consecutively, or at different times as the other eligible employee. Legal holidays listed in Section 53-5-10 must not be counted against paid family leave.

(E) Paid family leave may not be donated and such leave remaining at the end of the twelve-month period or at separation of employment is forfeited. If leave is not used by the employee before the end of the twelve-month period after the qualifying event, it does not accumulate for subsequent use.

(F) Paid family leave must run concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the Family Medical & Leave Act and any other leave to which the employee may be entitled as a result of the qualifying event. However, leave granted under this section is with pay and is not annual leave or sick leave and does not deduct from an employee's accrued leave balance. An employee does not have to exhaust all other forms of leave before being eligible for leave granted under this section. Employees will accrue annual and sick leave at the normal rate while on paid family leave, if applicable.

(G) The Division of State Human Resources in the Department of Administration shall promulgate regulations, guidance, and procedures to implement this section ."

SECTION2. Section 8-11-155 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /