Iowa § 70A.24 - 70A.24 Paid parental leave.
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§ 70A.24. 70A.24 Paid parental leave.
1. A state employee entitled to leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall be provided paid leave for such time as specified in this section for the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption with the employee if the leave is taken within twelve months following any such birth or adoption. 2. a. For the birth of a child, a state employee parent who gave birth shall be entitled to up to four weeks of paid leave and a state employee parent who did not give birth shall be entitled to up to one week of paid leave. b. For the placement of a child for adoption, a state employee parent shall be entitled to up to four weeks of paid leave. 3. The department of administrative services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section. 2025 Acts, ch 115, §2 NEW section Wed Dec 10 22:28:23 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 70A.24 (22, 1)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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