This bill makes permanent the Infant at Work Program and expands the program to other executive branch agencies. This bill: - defines terms; - makes permanent the Infant at Work Program (program) available for Department of Health and Human Services (department) employees and removes obsolete pilot-related references; - repeals the June 30, 2026 sunset date for the program; - authorizes an executive branch agency to opt-in to the program by submitting written notice from the agency head to the Division of Human Resource Management (division); - makes an agency's participation in the program subject to division approval; - authorizes the division to withdraw or revoke an agency's approval if the agency's participation is detrimental to the program's administration or the agency's work environment; - requires an agency that participates in the program to:adopt a written participation policy; anddetermine whether an employee of the agency may participate in the program based on workplace considerations; - authorizes the division to adopt rules to administer the program; - adds a July 1, 2029 repeal date, subject to review by a legislative interim committee; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 63A-17-806, 63I-2-263
Substitute #1: 63A-17-806, 63I-2-263
Substitute #2: 63A-17-806, 63I-1-263, 63I-2-263