SF 480 (LSB 2605XS (1) 91)

SENATE FILE 480

BY  TRONE GARRIOTT

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to state employee paid bereavement leave.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  70A.24  Paid bereavement leave.
   A state employee shall be provided up to three days of paid leave following the death of a parent, child, or spouse of the employee.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires a state employee to be provided up to three days of paid leave following the death of an employee’s parent, child, or spouse. Under current rules of the department of administrative services, a state employee may use accrued sick leave, not to exceed a total of 40 hours per fiscal year, when a death occurs in the immediate family, as defined by rule (11 IAC 63.3(11)).