State Employees - As enacted, grants eligible state employees mandatory paid leave for fostering a minor child. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8.

HB 957 would require eligible Tennessee state employees to receive six workweeks of paid leave when they become foster parents to a minor child. This applies to full-time state employees who have worked continuously for at least 12 months with qualifying state entities (such as agencies or boards). The leave ends when the foster placement concludes, and employees cannot exceed six workweeks of paid leave for foster placements within any 12-month period. The bill expands existing state employee leave policies to include foster parenting, aligning with definitions in Tennessee law.