Delaware House Bill 125 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-06-03 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This legislation requires that all full-time employees of the State, continuously in the employ of the state for at least one year, shall be eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave upon the birth or adoption of a child 6 years of age or younger. Both parents would be eligible for such leave. Employees shall continue to have the right, as they do under current law, to use accrued sick leave for maternity and paternity purposes. This legislation leaves intact the rights of persons adopting a child over 6 years of age to take unpaid leave. Due to lack of adequate paid family leave policies, many parents must return to work sooner than is optimal for the health of mothers (in the case of biological birth) and children. Granting paid leave will contribute to the establishment of parent-child bonds, breastfeeding establishment, and allow infants to receive vaccines and develop stronger immune systems prior to entering daycare. Further, a more generous leave policy will increase the productivity of workers and reduce employee turnover.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Leave For Public Employees And Officers.

Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. Andria Bennett [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]
Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-03	House	Stricken
2015-04-28	House	Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/f8c49f24fc3cffa485257df100500308?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+125/$file/legis.html?open