Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 142 — AN ACT relating to paid parental leave.

Last action — to Families & Children (H)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Create a new section of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 to provide an employee of the Commonwealth a paid leave of absence of up to four weeks for the birth, surrogacy, or adoption of a child, or up to two weeks for the placement of a child in foster care or kinship care; establish requirements; amend KRS 18A.025 and 18A.110 to conform.

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 AN ACT relating to paid parental leave.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA AN ACT relating to paid parental leave.
(e) "Paid parental leave" means a paid leave of absence provided to a parent employed by the Commonwealth for time off work for the birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement of a child.
(e) 1.
"Paid parental leave" means a paid leave of absence provided to a parent employed in a full-time classified position in state service for time off work for the birth, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement of a child.
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(f) "Parent" means the mother or father of a child by birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement;
and (f) "Parent" means the mother or father of a child by birth, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement.
and (g) "Surrogacy" means a contract between a birth mother and another person agreeing that the birth mother will relinquish all parental rights to the other person upon the child's birth.
(2) The paid parental leave program is created pursuant to this section to provide parental leave for full-time classified employees upon the birth, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement of a child.
(2) The paid parental leave program is created pursuant to this section to provide parental leave for full-time classified employees upon the birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement of a child.
(3) A full-time classified employee shall be eligible for paid parental leave if he or she has:
(3) To be eligible for paid parental leave, the full-time classified employee shall have Page 1 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 worked at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the beginning of the leave.
(a) Completed twelve (12) months of service;
(4) An eligible employee may take up to four (4) weeks of paid parental leave for the birth, surrogacy, or adoption of a child, or up to two (2) weeks of paid parental leave for foster care placement, or kinship care placement of a child.
and Page 1 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA (b) Worked or has been on paid leave time at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the first day of the paid parental leave.
(4) An eligible employee may take up to four (4) weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child, or up to two (2) weeks of paid parental leave for foster care placement or kinship care placement of a child.
(6) If both parents are classified employees, both parents are eligible for paid parental leave pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.
(6) If both parents are full-time classified employees, both parents are eligible for paid parental leave pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.
(8) Paid parental leave shall be used within six (6) months following the birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement of a child.
(8) Paid parental leave shall be used within twelve (12) months following the birth, adoption, foster care placement, or kinship care placement of a child.
If the leave is not used before the end of the six (6) month period, the paid parental leave shall lapse for that calendar year.
If the leave is not used before the end of the twelve (12) month period, the paid parental leave shall lapse for that calendar year.
If a thirty (30) day notice is not possible, the employee shall submit a completed request to his or her employer for paid parental leave within five (5) working days of the beginning of leave.
If a thirty (30) day notice is not possible, the employee shall submit a completed request to his or her employer for paid parental leave as soon as practicable.
(11) An eligible employee shall submit written verification of the birth, adoption, or Page 2 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 placement of child to his or her employer.
Page 2 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA (11) An eligible employee shall submit written verification of the birth, adoption, or placement of child to his or her employer.
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(b) Department of Human Resources Administration, which shall be composed of the:
(b) Department of Human Resources Administration, which shall be composed of Page 4 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA the:
Page 4 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 1.
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Division of Insurance Administration, which shall be responsible for Page 5 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 enrollment and service functions;
Division of Insurance Administration, which shall be responsible for enrollment and service functions;
(2) The secretary shall promulgate comprehensive administrative regulations for the unclassified service.
(2) The secretary shall promulgate comprehensive administrative regulations for the Page 6 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA unclassified service.
Page 6 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 (3) (a) Except as provided by KRS 18A.355, the secretary shall not promulgate administrative regulations that would reduce an employee's salary;
(3) (a) Except as provided by KRS 18A.355, the secretary shall not promulgate administrative regulations that would reduce an employee's salary;
and (d) After the secretary has completed the review provided for in this section, he or Page 7 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 she may file the proposed administrative regulation with the Legislative Research Commission pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A.
and Page 7 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA (d) After the secretary has completed the review provided for in this section, he or she may file the proposed administrative regulation with the Legislative Research Commission pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A.
Each employee shall be paid at one (1) of the rates set forth in the pay plan for the class of position in which he or she is employed, provided that the full amount of the annual increment provided for by the provisions of KRS 18A.355, and Page 8 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 the full amount of an increment due to a promotion, salary adjustment, reclassification, or reallocation, shall be added to an employee's base salary or wages;
Each employee shall be paid at one (1) of the rates set forth in the pay plan for the class of position in which he or she is employed, provided that the full amount Page 8 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA of the annual increment provided for by the provisions of KRS 18A.355, and the full amount of an increment due to a promotion, salary adjustment, reclassification, or reallocation, shall be added to an employee's base salary or wages;
(i) For a uniform system of annual employee evaluation for classified employees, with status, that shall be considered in determining eligibility for discretionary salary advancements, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
(i) For a uniform system of annual employee evaluation for classified employees, with status, that shall be considered in determining eligibility for discretionary Page 9 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA salary advancements, promotions, and disciplinary actions.
The administrative Page 9 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 regulations shall:
The administrative regulations shall:
(8) For any individual hired or elected to office before January 1, 2015, and paid through the Kentucky Human Resources Information System, the Personnel Cabinet shall not require payroll payments to be made by direct deposit or require Page 10 of 11 XXXX 12/13/2023 4:16 PM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 248 the individual to use a web-based program to access his or her salary statement.
(8) For any individual hired or elected to office before January 1, 2015, and paid through the Kentucky Human Resources Information System, the Personnel Page 10 of 11 SB014210.100 - 248 - XXXX 3/5/2024 3:24 PM GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS SB 142/GA Cabinet shall not require payroll payments to be made by direct deposit or require the individual to use a web-based program to access his or her salary statement.
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Action History

  1. to Families & Children (H)

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. received in House

  4. 3rd reading, passed 28-10 with Committee Substitute (1)

  5. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 05, 2024

  6. 2nd reading, to Rules

  7. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  8. reassigned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  9. to State & Local Government (S)

  10. to Committee on Committees (S)

  11. introduced in Senate

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9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on · 9 voted No

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Not signed on (129)

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Votes

PASS SB 142 W/ scs1

Passed 28 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3000
Republican 19900
Unaffiliated 6100
Total 281000
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Southworth — Yea
Westerfield — Yea
Thayer — Yea
Turner — Yea
Yates — Yea
Schickel — Nay
Harper Angel — Yea
Cassie Chambers Armstrong Democrat Yea
Gerald A. Neal Democrat Yea
Karen Berg Democrat Yea
Amanda Mays Bledsoe Republican Yea
Brandon J. Storm Republican Yea
Christian McDaniel Republican Nay
Danny Carroll Republican Yea
David P. Givens Republican Yea
Donald Douglas Republican Yea
Gary Boswell Republican Nay
Greg Elkins Republican Nay
Jared Carpenter Republican Yea
Jason Howell Republican Yea
Jason Nemes Republican Nay
Jimmy Higdon Republican Nay
Julie Raque Adams Republican Yea
Lindsey Tichenor Republican Nay
Matthew Deneen Republican Yea
Max Wise Republican Yea
Michael Meredith Republican Nay
Nick Wilson Republican Yea
Phillip Wheeler Republican Yea
Rick Girdler Republican Yea
Robby Mills Republican Nay
Robert Stivers Republican Yea
Robin L. Webb Republican Yea
Shelley Funke Frommeyer Republican Yea
Stephen West Republican Yea
Tom Smith Republican Yea
Wade Williams Republican Nay
Walker Thomas Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 142 do?
Create a new section of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 to provide an employee of the Commonwealth a paid leave of absence of up to four weeks for the birth, surrogacy, or adoption of a child, or up to two weeks for the placement of a child in foster care or kinship care; establish requirements; amend KRS 18A.025 and 18A.110 to conform.
Who sponsors SB 142?
SB 142 is sponsored by Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican), Cassie Chambers Armstrong (Democrat), Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Jason Howell (Republican), Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Brandon J. Storm (Republican), W. Westerfield, Phillip Wheeler (Republican), and D. Yates.
What is the current status of SB 142?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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