Education employees; clarifying that certain employees of institutions of higher education receive certain paid parental leave. Effective date.

SB 314 expands paid parental leave to include employees at Oklahoma's public universities. It changes the law from "maternity leave" to "parental leave," granting full-time employees at institutions like the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University six weeks of paid leave after a child's birth or adoption. Employees receive their full salary during this leave, and their seniority, benefits, and performance evaluations remain unaffected. The bill specifically adds higher education staff to the existing state paid leave program for covered employees.