Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 264 Third Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Pitcher, S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/28/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• establishes definitions for the Infant at Work Pilot Program;
• creates the Infant at Work Pilot Program for eligible employees to bring their infants to work;
• establishes an application process through the Department of Human Resource Management (department) for eligible employees of the Department of Health to apply;
• creates an evaluation process for the department to determine if an eligible employee may participate in the program;
• grants rulemaking authority to the department;
• requires the department to submit a report to the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and
• establishes a repeal date for the program.

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Bill text

INFANT AT WORK PILOT PROGRAM
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher
Senate Sponsor: 
Deidre M. Henderson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill establishes the Infant at Work Pilot Program for eligible employees of the
Department of Health.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ establishes definitions for the Infant at Work Pilot Program;
▸ creates the Infant at Work Pilot Program for eligible employees to bring their infants
to work;
▸ establishes an application process through the Department of Human Resource
Management (department) for eligible employees of the Department of Health to
apply;
▸ creates an evaluation process for the department to determine if an eligible
employee may participate in the program;
▸ grants rulemaking authority to the department;
▸ requires the department to submit a report to the Business and Labor Interim
Committee; and
▸ establishes a repeal date for the program.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-2-267
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 278
ENACTS:
67-19-45
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63I-2-267
 is amended to read:
63I-2-267.
Repeal dates -- Title 67.
Section 
67-19-45
 is repealed June 30, 2023.
Section 2. Section 
67-19-45
 is enacted to read:
 67-19-45.
Definitions -- Infant at Work Pilot Program -- Administration -- Report.
(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.
Section 3. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on November 2, 2020.