Amends TCA Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

Tennessee HB1253 requires local boards of education and public charter governing bodies to adopt a policy mandating six weeks of paid leave for employees following the birth or stillbirth of a child or the adoption of a newly placed minor child. The leave must be used within 12 months and can be taken either consecutively, with exceptions for extenuating circumstances, or non-consecutively in increments of at least one week. This bill affects educational employees in Tennessee and establishes specific guidelines for the administration of paid leave.