Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB308 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

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AN ACT relating to bereavement leave following the death of a child. 1 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 
SECTION 1.   A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 337 IS CREATED TO 3 
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4 
(1) As used in this section, "child" means: 5 
(a) A human being under the age of twenty-six (26) years old who is under the 6 
care, custody, control, or guardianship of an employee; or 7 
(b) An adult child twenty-six (26) years old or older with a physical, emotional, 8 
or mental disability. 9 
(2) An employer that provides leave to its employees for illnesses, medical, or other 10 
health reasons shall grant an employee's request to use that leave for 11 
bereavement following a miscarriage or stillbirth, or the death of a child, on the 12 
same basis, hour for hour, as if the employee were requesting leave for use 13 
during the employee's illness, medical, or other health reason. 14 
(3) An employer that provides paid vacation and paid sick leave shall allow an 15 
employee to use those benefits for the purpose of bereavement following a 16 
miscarriage or stillbirth, or the death of a child. 17 
(4) An employer shall allow employees to donate paid vacation or paid sick days to 18 
another employee to use for bereavement leave. 19 
(5) A bereavement leave request by an employee shall be made in writing to the 20 
employer within fourteen (14) days of the employee learning of the death of the 21 
child. 22