An act CONCERNING MATERNITY LEAVE SCHOOL PERSONNEL, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas          As Engrossed: H4/7/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                  A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                            HOUSE BILL 1719

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5 By: Representative Vaught

6 By: Senator B. Davis

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8                            For An Act To Be Entitled

9            AN ACT CONCERNING MATERNITY LEAVE SCHOOL PERSONNEL;

10           TO AMEND THE DAYS INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF

11           MATERNITY LEAVE DAYS APPROVED BY A SCHOOL THAT OFFERS

12           MATERNITY LEAVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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16                       TO AMEND THE DAYS INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL

17                       NUMBER OF MATERNITY LEAVE DAYS APPROVED

18                       BY A SCHOOL THAT OFFERS MATERNITY LEAVE.

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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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22  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 6-17-122, concerning optional paid

23 maternity leave policies at public school districts and open-enrollment

24 public charter schools, is amended to add an additional subsection to read as

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26  (d)(1)(A) Any holiday or other day during a contract year designated by

27 a school as a day on which academic classes will not be held shall not be

28 counted towards the total number of days the school approves as maternity

29 leave for an individual eligible for paid maternity leave.

30                       (B) If a day approved as maternity leave for an individual

31 eligible for paid maternity leave occurs on an unpaid contract day under the

32 individual's current contract, the day approved as maternity leave shall

33 qualify for paid maternity leave.

34           (2) As used in subdivision (d)(1) of this section, "school"

35 means a public school district, an open-enrollment public charter school, or

36 a private school that offers maternity leave either under this section or

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    As Engrossed: H4/7/25                                                      HB1719
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1 otherwise as provided by school policy.

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