Senadora de Tulsa- Anna Dossett dirige studio: “Licencia familiar remunerada”

OKLAHOMA CITY – La senadora Jo Anna Dossett, demócrata de Tulsa, dirigirá un estudio interino en el Comité de Desarrollo Económico, Fuerza Laboral y Turismo del Senado que explorará la viabilidad de la licencia familiar remunerada legal en Oklahoma.

"La licencia familiar remunerada legal está en su infancia en Oklahoma desde que agregamos la licencia de maternidad remunerada para maestros y empleados estatales en el estatuto hace unos años. Es hora de comenzar a estudiar cómo podría verse eso aplicado al sector privado", dijo Dossett. "Algunos de nuestros estados fronterizos, incluidos Texas, Arkansas y Colorado, ya han promulgado alguna forma de licencia familiar remunerada legal en el sector privado, y no queremos que las familias de Oklahoma se queden atrás".

El panel de expertos reunido para el estudio incluye a los expertos estatales Jon Trudgeon de la Asociación de Oklahoma para la Preparación Escolar, Colleen Howe de la Comisión de Niños y Jóvenes de Oklahoma, así como a la Dra. Cynthia Osborne de la Universidad de Vanderbilt. Entre la información presentada estarán los resultados de un estudio actuarial reciente sobre lo que los diferentes modelos legales de licencia familiar remunerada le costarían al estado de Oklahoma. Los modelos explorados incluirán programas de licencia familiar remunerada obligatoria y voluntaria.

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Tulsa Sen. Dossett leads study on paid family leave

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, will lead an interim study in the Senate’s Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Committee exploring the feasibility of statutory paid family leave in Oklahoma.

“Statutory paid family leave is in its infancy in Oklahoma since we added paid maternity leave for teachers and state employees in statute a few years ago. It’s time to start studying what that could look like applied to the private sector,” Dossett said. “Some of our bordering states, including Texas, Arkansas, and Colorado have already enacted some form of statutory paid family leave in the private sector, and we do not want Oklahoma families to be left behind.”

The panel of experts assembled for the study include in-state experts Jon Trudgeon from the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness, Colleen Howe from the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, as well as Dr. Cynthia Osborne from Vanderbilt University. Among the information presented will be the results of a recent actuarial study on what different statutory paid family leave models would cost the state of Oklahoma. Models explored will include both mandatory and voluntary paid family leave programs.

The interim study will take place on Wednesday, October 8 at 9:00 a.m. in room 535 at the state Capitol, and can be viewed online at oksenate.gov/live-chamber under Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism.Tulsa Sen. Dossett leads study on paid family leave.