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Exhibit "A" <br />.B. NO. <br />A BILL FOR AN ACT <br />RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE. <br />BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br />l SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Hawaii's state and <br />2 county employed workforce are not adequately supported during <br />3 times of birth, adoption, or fostering a new child and <br />4 caregiving a family member during illness. While the Federal <br />5 Employee Paid Leave Act of 2019 allows twelve weeks of paid <br />6 leave to federal employees, Hawaii's state and county employees <br />7 are not given the same opportunity and can struggle to afford to <br />8 take unpaid leave to care for a child or an elderly family <br />9 member with a serious health condition. Hawaii state and county <br />10 employees are currently covered by the Federal Medical Leave Act <br />11 and the Hawaii Family Leave Law, which allows for a leave time <br />12 period of twelve weeks and four weeks, respectively; however, <br />13 the leave is unpaid. State and county employees have the option <br />14 to use up accrued vacation or sick pay, the amount of which will <br />15 depend on time of service or prior use. <br />16 Seven in ten keiki have both married parents or a single <br />17 parent in the workforce, leaving no full-time caregiver. Women, <br />18 as primary caregivers of infants, children, and elderly parents, <br />23-183d <br />