2012 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
Chapter 105 Public Officers and Employees--Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 105.271 Employee leave for adoptive parents and stepparents, when.

105.271. 1. An adoptive parent who is employed by the state of Missouri, its departments, agencies, or political subdivisions, may use his or her accrued sick leave, annual leave, or the same leave without pay granted to biological parents to take time off for purposes of arranging for the adopted child's placement or caring for the child after placement. The employer shall not penalize an employee for requesting or obtaining time off according to this section.

2. A stepparent, as defined in section 453.015, who is employed by the state of Missouri, its departments*, agencies, or political subdivisions, may use his or her accrued sick leave, annual leave or the same leave without pay granted to biological parents to take time off to care for his or her stepchild. The employer shall not penalize an employee for requesting or obtaining time off according to this section.

3. The leave authorized by this section may be requested by the employee only if the employee is the person who is primarily responsible for furnishing the care and nurture of the child.

(L. 1987 H.B. 774 1, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1918)

*Word "department" appears in original rolls.

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