HB 1713 Summary

• Establishes paid family leave program for state and county employees effective July 1, 2024, providing up to 12 weeks of paid leave during any 12-month period.

• Qualified employees (those with 1,250+ hours of service over 12+ months) may take paid leave for birth or placement of a child, or to care for a spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, child, grandchild, parent, or sibling with a serious health condition.

• Leave for birth or placement must be taken as a continuous 12-week block unless employer agrees otherwise; leave for family care may be taken intermittently or on reduced schedule when medically necessary.

• Employees must continue paying health insurance contributions while on leave and are entitled to restoration to their same or equivalent position upon return; paid family leave does not accumulate if unused within the 12-month period.

• Employees must provide 30 days' notice before foreseeable leave and may be required to provide medical certification; employers may recover health coverage costs from employees who fail to return without valid health or other extenuating circumstances.