2020 Utah Code
Title 67 - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 19 - Utah State Personnel Management Act
Section 45 - Definitions -- Infant at Work Pilot Program -- Administration -- Report.

Affected by 63I-2-267 on 6/30/2023

• (1) As used in this section:
  • (a) "Eligible employee" means an employee who has been employed by the Department of Health for a minimum of:
    • (i) 12 consecutive months; and
    • (ii) 1,250 hours, excluding paid time off during the 12-month period immediately preceding the day on which the employee applies for participation in the program.
  • (b) "Infant" means a baby that is at least six weeks of age and no more than six months of age.
  • (c) "Parent" means:
    • (i) a biological or adoptive parent of an infant; or
    • (ii) an individual who has an infant placed in the individual's foster care by the Division of Child and Family Services.
  • (d) "Program" means the Infant at Work Pilot Program established in this section.

• (2) There is created the Infant at Work Pilot Program for eligible employees.

• (3) The program shall:
  • (a) allow an eligible employee to bring the eligible employee's infant to work subject to the provisions of this section;
  • (b) be administered by the department; and
  • (c) be implemented for a minimum of one year.

• (4) The department shall establish an application process for eligible employees of the Department of Health to apply to the program that includes:
  • (a) a process for evaluating whether an eligible employee's work environment is appropriate for an infant;
  • (b) guidelines for infant health and safety; and
  • (c) guidelines regarding an eligible employee's initial and ongoing participation in the program.

• (5) If the department approves the eligible employee for participation in the program, the eligible employee shall have the sole responsibility for the care and safety of the infant at the workplace.

• (6) The department may not require the Department of Health to designate or set aside space for an eligible employee's infant other than the eligible employee's existing work space.

• (7) The department, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall adopt rules that the department determines necessary to establish the program in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

• (8) By June 30, 2022, the department, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall submit a written report to the Business and Labor Interim Committee that describes the efficacy of the program, including any recommendations for additional legislative action.