Memorandum of Understanding with Unit 12 - Dpa - State of California

10.5 Parental LeaveA. A female permanent employee shall be entitled, upon request, to an unpaid leave ofabsence for purposes of pregnancy, child birth, recovery therefrom or care for the newbornchild for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the birth of the child. The employee shallprovide medical substantiation to support her request for pregnancy leave. The requestmust include the beginning and ending dates of the leave and must be requested no laterthan 30 calendar days after the birth of the child. Any changes to the leave, once approved,are permissive and subject to authorization of the department head or designee.1. If the initial request for parental leave is less than the maximum period allowed,subsequent requests to extend the leave to the maximum one year timeframe arepermissive and may be considered by the department head or designee.2. If the request for parental leave is made more than 30 calendar days after thebirth of the child, a permissive unpaid leave of absence may be considered by thedepartment head or designee in accordance with Article 9, Section 9.8, UnpaidLeave of Absence.B. A male spouse or male parent, who is a permanent employee, shall be entitled, uponrequest, to an unpaid leave of absence for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the birthof the child to care for his newborn child. The employee shall provide medicalsubstantiation to support his request for parental leave. The request must include thebeginning and ending dates of the leave and must be requested no later than 30 calendardays after the birth of the child. Any changes to the leave, once approved, are permissiveand subject to authorization of the department head or designee.1. If the initial request for parental leave is less than the maximum period allowed,subsequent requests to extend the leave to the maximum one year timeframe arepermissive and may be considered by the department head or designee.2. If the request for parental leave is made more than 30 days after the birth of thechild, a permissive unpaid leave of absence may be considered by the departmenthead or designee in accordance with Article 9, Section 9.8, Unpaid Leave ofAbsence.C. During the period of time an employee is on parental leave, he/she shall be allowed tocontinue their health, dental and vision benefits. The cost of these benefits shall be paid bythe employee at the group rate.10.6 Adoption LeaveA. A department head or designee shall grant a permanent employee's request for anunpaid leave of absence for the adoption of a child for a period not to exceed six monthsand may grant a permanent employee's request for an additional six months. The employeeshall provide substantiation to support the employee's request for adoption leave.B. During the period of time an employee is on adoption leave, he/she shall be allowed tocontinue health and dental benefits. The cost of these benefits shall be paid by theemployee and the rate that the employee will pay will be the group rate.63BU 12(99-01)