IA HF889

State employees who accumulate 10 days of sick leave during their first four years of employment and do not use sick leave during a full month may elect to receive up to one-half day of additional vacation instead of accruing sick leave for that month

After four years of employment, state employees must accumulate 30 days of sick leave (increased from 10 days) before becoming eligible for the same sick-leave-to-vacation conversion benefit

State employees entitled to leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act receive paid parental leave for birth or adoption if taken within 12 months of the event

Birth parents receive up to four weeks of paid parental leave, while non-birth parents receive up to one week of paid leave; adoptive parents receive up to four weeks of paid leave

Department of Administrative Services must adopt rules to implement the paid parental leave program; exclusions apply to Board of Regents faculty with nine-month appointments and certain public safety bargaining unit employees