TN SB0938

Eligible state employees receive 6 workweeks of paid leave for the birth of a child, adoption placement, or becoming a foster parent of a minor child

Employees must provide 30 days' notice to their appointing authority; if learning of the event less than 30 days in advance, notice must be given as soon as reasonably possible

Maximum of 6 workweeks paid leave per 12-month period, regardless of multiple qualifying events; leave does not need to be taken consecutively but must be used within 12 months of the qualifying event

Eligible employees must have been employed full-time with specified state entities for at least 12 consecutive months

Foster parent leave terminates when the minor child is no longer placed in the employee's home or custody