Governor Reynolds is committed to pursuing a family-first agenda. When a family brings home a child for the first time, it is a crucial bonding period. The Governor proposes that an employee who works for the state of Iowa have paid leave during this time. At least 24 other states and the Federal Government provide state employees with some form of paid parental leave.
Also, to provide further flexibility for new state employees to meet the demands of children and family, the Governor proposes creating a pathway for employees to convert sick leave to vacation time earlier in their state careers. Currently, employees must accrue 240 hours of sick time before they can begin to convert it to vacation time. Governor Reynolds proposes shortening that to 80 hrs.
GOV. REYNOLDS PROPOSES:
- Four weeks of paid leave for state employees who give birth
- One week of paid leave for state employees who did not give birth
- Four weeks of paid leave for state employees who adopt a child