S-3151

   Amend Senate File 577 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 
   <Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  91A.5B  Treatment of parent named on certificate of nonviable birth.
   1.  For the purposes of this section, “certificate of nonviable birth” and “nonviable birth” mean the same as defined in section 144.31B.
   2.  An employer shall treat an employee who is named as a parent on a certificate of nonviable birth in the same manner as an employee who is a parent of a newborn child for purposes of employment policies, benefits, and protections for the first year following the date of the nonviable birth as documented on the copy of the certificate of nonviable birth issued to the employer by the department of public health pursuant to section 144.31B.
   3.  Notwithstanding subsection 2, an employee shall not be entitled to disability leave without a qualifying disability under an employer’s disability policies.>
   2.  Page 1, line 24, after <4.> by inserting <a.>
   3.  Page 1, after line 25 by inserting: 
   <b.  Upon the request of a patient, the department shall issue a copy of the certificate of nonviable birth to the employer of any parent named on the certificate of nonviable birth for purposes of section 91A.5B.>
   4.  By renumbering as necessary.

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JANET PETERSEN

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CLAIRE CELSI