Missouri legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Missouri HB639: Establishes parental leave for school employees
Status: In committee, May 15, 2025
What the bill says
To amend chapter 168, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to parental leave for school employees. Section A. Chapter 168, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 168.042, to read as follows: 168.042. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Cost sharing", joint, equal responsibility for the cost shared between the state of Missouri and a school district or a charter school that employs an individual deemed education personnel; (2) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education; (3) "Education personnel", an i.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 168, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to parental leave for school employees. Section A. Chapter 168, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 168.042, to read as follows: 168.042. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Cost sharing", joint, equal responsibility for the cost shared between the state of Missouri and a school district or a charter school that employs an individual deemed education personnel; (2) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education; (3) "Education personnel", an individual employed full time by a school district or charter school in Missouri for more than one year; (4) "Parentalleave",partiallyorfullycompensatedtimeawayfromworkwithin the first twelve weeks following or (b) Placement of an adoptive child in the home of an individual deemed education personnel. 2. The department shall establish a standard cost-sharing agreement for parental leave expenses between the department and a school district or charter school that elects to participate under this section. EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 639 3. At a minimum, such cost-sharing agreement shall obligate the state and the school district or charter …