55:09:04:04.01Paid family leave.

Each permanent full-time employee who has been employed by the state for a continuous period of six months is entitled to forty hours of paid family leave per week for up to twelve weeks for bonding following the birth of a child of the employee or placement of a child for adoption. Paid family leave must be taken within one year following the birth of a child or the placement of a child for adoption. A permanent part-time employee will receive prorated hours.

Source: 46 SDR 146, effective July 1, 2020; 49 SDR 101, effective May 22, 2023.