Bill Text: HI HB1343 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Family Leave.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-24 - Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 10:00AM in conference room 423. [HB1343 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HB1343-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that approximately sixty-one thousand children under age eighteen live in homes where householders are grandparents or other relatives. Approximately forty-seven thousand of these children live with grandparents, according to a May 2017 fact sheet by Grandfamilies.org. The legislature also finds that there is a growing number of grandparents raising grandchildren and who are primary caretakers of their grandchildren. While Hawaii's family leave law allows employees to take family leave upon the birth of the employee's child, the employee's adoption of a child, or to care for the employee's child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, or a parent with a serious condition, family leave does not extend to care for employees' grandchildren.
The purpose of this Act is to extend family leave in the State to include care for grandchildren.
SECTION 2. Section 398-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) An employee shall be entitled to a total of four weeks of family leave during any calendar year:
(1) Upon the birth of a child of the employee or the adoption of a child; or
(2) To care for the employee's child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, grandchild, or parent with a serious health condition."
SECTION 3. Section 398-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) When leave is to care for a child, spouse, reciprocal beneficiary, sibling, grandchild, or parent who has a serious health condition, certification shall be issued by the health care provider of the individual requiring care. Certification shall be considered sufficient if it provides information as required by the director."
SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Family Leave; Grandchildren; Child Care
Description:
Extends Hawaii family leave to include care for grandchildren. (HB1343 HD1)
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