TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; AND TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO PAY FOR INCURRED COSTS FOR APPROVED PAID MATERNITY LEAVE.
House Bill 1017 amends the law regarding paid maternity leave for public school employees. It requires the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education to pay for the incurred costs of approved paid maternity leave. The bill specifies that an employee is not eligible for an additional twelve weeks of paid maternity leave for a child's adoption if they previously received twelve weeks of leave for the initial foster placement of the same child. This ensures a consistent leave benefit for a child joining a family, regardless of a change in legal status from foster care to adoption.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Nov 20, 2024
Signed Apr 21, 2025
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The approval date line (APPROVED: 4/21/25) was removed from the document.
Minor formatting changes were made to the header section, including adding blank lines and updating the document title format.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1017 is now Act 904
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Nov 20, 2024
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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