| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to family support personnel policies; |
| 3 | amending s. 110.1522, F.S.; requiring the model rule |
| 4 | establishing family support personnel policies to |
| 5 | provide for a specified amount of leave for an |
| 6 | employee who has a family member with a serious health |
| 7 | condition; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 110.1522, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 110.1522 Model rule establishing family support personnel |
| 14 | policies.-The Department of Management Services shall develop a |
| 15 | model rule establishing family support personnel policies for |
| 16 | all executive branch agencies, excluding the State University |
| 17 | System. "Family support personnel policies," for purposes of ss. |
| 18 | 110.1521-110.1523, means personnel policies affecting employees' |
| 19 | ability to both work and devote care and attention to their |
| 20 | families and includes policies on flexible hour work schedules, |
| 21 | compressed time, job sharing, part-time employment, maternity or |
| 22 | paternity leave for employees with a newborn or newly adopted |
| 23 | child, and paid and unpaid family or administrative leave for |
| 24 | family responsibilities. The model rule must provide for the |
| 25 | granting of leave for up to 12 months for an employee who has a |
| 26 | family member with a serious health condition as defined by the |
| 27 | Family and Medical Leave Act and its implementing regulations. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |