Utah Code Title 63A. Utah Government Operations Code § 63A-17-806. Definitions--Infant at Work Pilot Program--Administration--Report

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Eligible employee” means an employee who has been employed by the Department of Health and Human Services 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.

(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 division; and

(4) The division shall establish an application process for eligible employees of the Department of Health and Human Services 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

(5) If the division 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 division may not require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate or set aside space for an eligible employee's infant other than the eligible employee's existing work space.

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

(8) On or before June 30, 2025, the division, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, 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.

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