Committee advances bill to add foster parents to state paid parental leave The committee advanced House Bill 957 to extend existing state paid parental leave eligibility to foster parents and adoptive parents for state employees; sponsor and members debated whether the change expands leave time and how guardrails will work.

Tennessee is one step closer to recognizing foster parents as equals in the workplace by advancing a bill that extends paid parental leave to them!

Click to read more!

#TN #CitizenPortal #TennesseeFosterParents #ChildWelfare #WorkplaceEquity #FamilySupport