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AL SB125
Bill
Status
2/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Jones
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AI Summary
SB125 Summary
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Reduces the withdrawal period for parental consent or relinquishment in adoption cases from 5 days to 4 days in all cases, eliminating the extended 14-day period for court-approved withdrawals.
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Requires employers to provide 12 weeks of unpaid family leave to eligible employees for birth and care of a child within the first year after birth, or for adoption placement within one year.
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Mandates employers offering paid maternity leave provide equivalent paid leave to adoptive parents for the first year following child placement.
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Allows state employees and Teachers' Retirement System members to purchase up to one year of service credit for time spent on family leave.
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Expands existing leave donation programs to permit state employees to donate unused annual, sick, or compensatory leave to employees qualifying for family leave, not just maternity leave.
Legislative Description
Family leave and adoption, reduce period for relinquishment of parental rights for child placed for adoption from five days to four days, provisions for family leave time for adoptive parents and biological parents to care for child in certain cases, Secs. 16-25-11.12, 26-10A-13, 36-26-35.2, 36-26-36.2 am'd.
Adoption
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Children, Youth and Human Services
2/4/2020