2. OUR WORK
Women’s Foundation works to advance all women’s economic and civic leadership.

3. RESEARCH. SOLUTIONS. RESULTS.

4. Research Listening Sessions Paid Family & Medical Leave
Statewide Press Conference
DR. NEELI BENDAPUDI

5. Kansas & Missouri Policy

6. AMBER HACKETT, PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSIONER
Missouri Legislation
2016 HB 2226 – state employees 10 days,
100% wage replacement
SB 1046 – 30 days, 100% wage replacement, employee contributed daily wage contribution
2019 House Resolution
AMBER HACKETT, PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSIONER

7. The Missouri Earned Family Medical Leave Act
Missouri Earned Family and Medical Leave Act would grant eligible employees up to 8 weeks of leave per 12 month period to:
Bond with a new child
Care for a seriously ill family member
Care for their own serious illness, or to
“Assume any familial responsibility because a [family member] is on or called to active duty.”
Employees would contribute 0.25% of their weekly pay beginning in 2019 and would be able to receive the 67% wage replacement leave in 2020.

8. Administrative – Missouri
January 2017: House of Representatives
January - March 2017: Statewide Elected Officials
March 2017: Missouri – Executive Order 17-09
June 2018: Judiciary

9. Administrative – Kansas
November 2018: Kansas – Executive Order 18-19
January 2019: Supreme Court
May 2019: Legislative Branch
June 2019: Kansas Board of Regents

10. What is Next? Polling – Missourians 80% -ballot referendum
Missouri – Senate, Secretary of State
Kansas – all statewide elected officials, legislation
Municipal – strategy

11. Results = Systemic Change

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