Legislation that would double the amount of paid parental leave for state employees has cleared the Georgia House of Representatives. House Bill 1010, which the House passed overwhelmingly 153-11 on Thursday, would allow state workers 240 hours, or six weeks, of paid parental leave following the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child in their home.
A bill the General Assembly enacted three years ago authorized 120 hours of paid parental leave for state employees. Parents could take the leave within 12 months of the birth or adoption, and they could split the time up if, for example, a parent needed to take time off if the baby needed a minor medical procedure sometime in the first year.
