SF 375 (LSB 2216SV (3) 86)

SENATE FILE 375

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO SF 225)

(As Amended and Passed by the Senate 2015-03-19)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  91A.5B  Treatment of adoptive parent employees.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “adoption” means the permanent placement in this state of a child by the department of human services, by a licensed agency under chapter 238, by an agency that meets the provisions of the interstate compact in section 232.158, or by a person making an independent placement according to the provisions of chapter 600.
   2.  An employer shall treat an employee who chooses to adopt in the same manner as an employee who is the biological parent of a newborn child for purposes of employment policies, benefits, and protections for the first year of the adoption.