Improve access to paid family leave

Expand paid parental leave for state and university employees, as well as public school teachers

 

In 2024, a bill that expands paid parental leave for state and K-12 public school employees from three to six weeks was enacted into law. There are several opportunities to improve this policy to better support government employees.

 

These include increasing the number of weeks offered and providing funding to support local school districts’ implementation of the policy, as several other states (e.g., Tennessee) have done.

 

Adequate paid parental leave is essential to allow families to welcome a new child into their home—and four in five Georgia voters support paid parental leave.