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 full-time employees at Oklahoma's public colleges and universities. It provides six weeks of paid leave after a birth or adoption, with the employee's full salary maintained during the leave period. The law modifies previous "maternity leave" language to "parental leave" to cover all parents, ensures the leave does not affect seniority or benefits, and is in addition to existing pregnancy-related sick leave. This change directly affects state employees at institutions within the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.