2-18-606. Parental leave for state employees. (1) The department of administration shall develop a parental leave policy for permanent state employees. The policy must permit an employee to take a reasonable leave of absence and permit the employee to use sick leave, immediately following the birth or placement of a child, for a period not to exceed 15 working days if:
     (a) the employee is adopting a child; or
     (b) the employee is a birth father.
     (2) As used in this section, "placement" means placement for adoption as defined in 40-8-103.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 756, L. 1991.