Senate Bill 12-13-11
| Bill ID: | 12-13-11 |
| Name: | Proposal to Establish a Policy of Mandatory Parental Leave for Graduate Assistants |
| Proposed: | 08/31/2012 |
| Sponsor: | David Colon-Cabrera |
| Proposal: | The University of Maryland, College Park should establish a Parental Leave Policy that goes beyond 'best practices' and establish a minimum of six weeks of guaranteed paid leave to full time GAs that become parents, through birth or adoption. In addition, it should be established that GAs shall not be required to continue working in those six weeks of leave. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 02/20/2013 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Graduate Council |
| Received: | 2012-10-25 |
| Decision Date: | 2013-02-20 |
| Actions: | The Graduate Council approved recommendations to revise the Graduate Assistant Parental Accommodation Guidelines to guarantee students access to leave and have the deans cover the cost of the parental accommodation program, possibly with cost-sharing from departments. The recommendations were effective immediately. |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2012-10-10 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-10-17 |
| Actions: | The proposer responded to the SEC with additional information about Graduate Assistant parental leave. The SEC voted to forward the proposal to the Graduate Council for review. |
| Next Step: | Graduate Council Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2012-09-21 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-09-28 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to delay consideration of the proposal pending further development of the "Meet & Confer" process. |
| Actions: | The SEC considered the proposal at its 09/28/2012 meeting and voted to postpone consideration of the legislation pending further development of "Meet & Confer." The SEC sent a letter to the proposer with this decision. |
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