DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HR 104 Original 2023 Regular Session Jenkins Requests the adoption and implementation of paid parental leave policies for state employees to take care of a newborn child, recently adopted child, or recently placed foster child in addition to sick and annual leave. Requires the submission of either a copy of the paid parental leave implemented by the State Civil Service Commission and other agencies and officials for the state employees within their purview or, if no policy has been implemented, a report regarding barriers or impediments preventing the implementation of paid parental leave to the House and Governmental Affairs Committee and to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library no later than Dec. 1, 2023.