Virginia House Bill 2286

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Department of Education; paid parental and family leave program for certain school board employees. Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer a paid parental and family leave program in which school boards may opt to participate and by which any individual employed full time for at least the immediately preceding three months by such a participating school board shall, after submitting to the school board an application form approved by the Department and with such supporting documentation as may be required by the Department, receive six weeks of paid leave at 50 percent of the employee's regular salary to care for a family member facing a serious health condition or emergency or six weeks of paid leave at 100 percent of the employee's regular salary following the birth, adoption, or foster placement of such employee's child, with certain terms and conditions set forth in the bill. The bill provides that the program shall be funded with such funds as may be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act and that the Department shall reimburse participating school boards for paid parental leave and paid family leave provided pursuant to the program.

Department of Education; paid parental and family leave program for certain school board employees.

Del. Carrie Coyner [R]

Del. Baxter Ennis [R]

Del. Chad Green [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2025-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102877D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2286
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2286/text/HB2286