Senate passes its own paid leave bill, including teachers

State employees – including public school and community college teachers – would get six weeks of paid parental leave under a bill that passed the Senate Thursday. It now advances to the House, which passed its own version of the policy unanimously in January. Sen. Jeremy England, R-Vancleave. Credit: Mississippi State Senate
It’s likely the two chambers will need to go into “conference” later in the legislative session – an opportunity for a smaller gro