IA SSB1040

State employees who do not use sick leave during a full month may elect to convert up to one-half day of sick leave to vacation time, with eligibility now requiring only 10 days of accumulated sick leave during the first four years of employment, increasing to 30 days after the fourth year

State employees entitled to leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 must be provided paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child if taken within 12 months of the birth or adoption

Birth parents who are state employees are entitled to up to four weeks of paid leave, while non-birth parents are entitled to up to one week of paid leave

Adoptive parents who are state employees are entitled to up to four weeks of paid parental leave

Department of Administrative Services is required to adopt rules to implement the paid parental leave provisions