Granting full time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave following the birth of a child
HB 5271 would require county boards of education in West Virginia to provide full-time employees with three months of paid leave following the birth of a child, or the placement of a child through adoption or foster care. This leave would be in addition to any other leave benefits employees currently receive. The bill amends existing law to explicitly guarantee this paid leave for all full-time employees (both male and female) working for county school districts. It does not change existing personal leave policies but adds this specific benefit for parental and adoption/foster care situations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 5, 2026
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2
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
To House Education
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
To Education then Finance
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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