Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8.
Tennessee SB0938 amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8 to extend paid leave benefits to employees who become foster parents, allowing them to take up to six workweeks of paid leave under similar conditions as those for childbirth or adoption. This bill affects state employees eligible for paid leave and introduces provisions requiring foster parents to give 30 days' notice and to cease leave once the child is no longer in their custody. Additionally, it clarifies that foster parents do not include those who are adopting a child.
Tennessee SB0938 amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8 to extend paid leave benefits to employees who become foster parents, allowing them to take up to six workweeks of paid leave under similar conditions as those for childbirth or adoption. This bill affects state employees eligible for paid leave and introduces provisions requiring foster parents to give 30 days' notice and to cease leave once the child is no longer in their custody. Additionally, it clarifies that foster parents do not include those who are adopting a child.
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