An expansion of paid parental leave for Georgia state employees passed the state’s House of Representatives Thursday, setting it up for review in the Georgia Senate.
According to a release from House Speaker Jon Burns, the passage of the bill moves the legislature one step closer to help the state employees who “work tirelessly to serve our communities,” and show them that they are valued and supported as working families across Georgia.
“The House first passed this initiative in 2021 to create paid parental leave for our state workers, and, now, we are taking another step so that these employees can spend even more time with their families after having or adopting a child,” according to Burns.
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