2-18-606. Parental leave for state employees. (1) The department of administration shall develop a parental leave policy for permanent state employees. The policy must permit an employee to take a reasonable leave of absence and permit the employee to use sick leave immediately following the birth or placement of a child for a period not to exceed 15 working days if:
(a) the employee is adopting a child; or
(b) the employee is a birth father.
(2) As used in this section, "placement" means placement for adoption as defined in 33-22-130.
(3) A state agency that is not subject to the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2601 through 2654, may extend the provisions of that act to the employees of the agency.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 756, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 158, Ch. 480, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. Government Structure and Administration
Chapter 18. State Employee Classification, Compensation, and Benefits
2-18-603. Holidays -- observance when falling on employee's day off
2-18-604. Administration of rules
2-18-606. Parental leave for state employees
2-18-607. through 2-18-610 reserved
2-18-611. Annual vacation leave
2-18-614. Military leave considered service
2-18-615. Absence because of illness not chargeable against vacation unless employee approves
2-18-616. Determination of vacation dates
2-18-617. Accumulation of leave -- cash for unused -- transfer -- death benefit
2-18-618. Sick leave -- death benefit payout
2-18-619. Jury duty -- service as witness
2-18-621. Unlawful termination -- unlawful payments
2-18-622. Reduction in force -- severance pay and retraining allowance required
2-18-623. Compensatory time death benefit
2-18-624. and 2-18-625 reserved
2-18-627. Paid leave for disaster relief volunteer service
2-18-628. through 2-18-640 reserved
2-18-641. Exemption -- employees of certain county hospitals or rest homes and hospital districts