STATE @lF INDHANA

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT


EXECUTIVE ORDER 1 7~3 I

 

FOR- PARENTAL LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES
TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME, GREETINGS:

WHEREAS, Indiana is committed to ensuring that Hoosiers are provided
opportunities to succeed both in the workplace and with their families and further
seeks to ensure that pursuing a career and caring for one?s family is
complementary, not contradictory;

WHEREAS, Indiana also recognizes that children benefit from involved parents
and that both mothers and fathers need time to care for their families;

WHEREAS, authorizing policies to support parents in raising the next generation
is an important and sound investment for the thriving future of our state;

WHEREAS, the birth or adoption of a child is an important and pivotal event
where the family bene?ts from time spent together;

WHEREAS, the time to nurture and bond with the new family member
contributes to better health and development of the child;

WHEREAS, the time to bond is most beneficial when it is available without
concern over the loss of employment or wages;

WHEREAS, leave time for parents will strengthen families, their communities,
and will improve the quality of life in Indiana;

WHEREAS, the availability of parental leave will also assist state government in
recruiting the best individuals to serve Hoosiers and will help build and sustain a
?ourishing workforce;

WHEREAS, a parental leave policy will assist in retaining a talented workforce
by lowering employee turnover and increasing morale and engagement, and will
work to foster a diverse, highly skilled, and professional workforce; and

WHEREAS, it is an objective of the State of Indiana, as an employer, to facilitate
opportunities to enrich both the workplace and families;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eric J. Holcomb, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Governor of the State of Indiana do hereby order that:

1; A full~time state employee who has been employed by the state for six (6)
consecutive months may request and receive up to one hundred fifty (150)
hours of paid leave, and a part~time employee who has been employed by the



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state for six (6) consecutive months may request up to seventy-five (75) hours
of paid leave, upon one of the following events:

a. the birth of the employee?s child;

b. the birth of a child to the employee?s spouse; or

c. the placement of a child for adoption with the employee.

. Requests for parental leave shall be granted.

. Parental leave runs concurrently with Family and Medical Leave Act for those

employees who are eligible for such leave.

. Any parental leave not taken:

a. within the six (6) months after the birth or the placement for adoption;
or
b. prior to separation from employment;
is forfeited at the earlier of those two events.

. This Order applies to Executive Branch employees as defined in Ind. Code

4~2~6~ 1 (2) and becomes effective January 1, 2018.

IN TESTIMONY WI-IEREOF, I, Eric J.
Holcomb, have hereunto set my hand
and caused to be affixed the Great
Seal of the State of Indiana on this
11th day of December, 201 7. .



Eric J. Holcomb
Governor of Indiana

 

 

ATTEST: Connie Lawson