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56. PARENTING LEAVE Under the Minnesota Parental Leave Act, a Minnesota employee who has worked for the Utilities for at least 12 months and who has worked at least one-half (1/2) time during the twelve (12) months preceding a leave is entitled to take up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave as follows: An eligible biological or adoptive parent make take such leave for the birth or adoption of a child; and An eligible female employee may take such leave for prenatal care or incapacity due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related health conditions. An employee requesting parental leave must give the Utilities at least thirty (30) days advance notice of the start and end dates of the requested leave, unless such notice is not possible due to legitimate unanticipated factors in which case as much notice as is possible should be given. For a leave for the birth or adoption of a child, the leave must begin within either 12 months of the birth or adoption or, if the child must remain in the hospital longer than the mother, within 12 months of the child leaving the hospital. Insurance benefits will continue during the leave, but the employee must pay their portion of the premiums during the leave and will be required to reimburse the Company for premiums paid by the Company during the leave if the employee does not return to work following the leave. If any employee is eligible for parental leave under both the FMLA and the MN Parental Leave Act, the parental leave time taken under the Company's FMLA leave policy will run concurrently with time taken under this policy. If you are eligible for both unpaid MN parental leave and any paid vacation or long-term disability insurance, you must use this paid time off or salary continuation benefit during any MN parental leave period up to the amount needed to cover the entire parenting leave. Following leave under this policy, an employee will be reinstated to their same job or one with comparable duties, hours, and pay. 57. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES LEAVE POLICY Employees who have worked at least one-half time during the preceding twelve months are entitled to up to 16 hours leave during any 12-month period to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child, provided the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during non -work hours. If an employee's child receives child care services or attends a pre -kindergarten regular or special education program, the employee may use the leave time to attend a conference, or activity related to the employee's child, or to observe and monitor the services and program, provided the conference, activity or observation cannot be scheduled during non -work hours. 64 July 2024 2313900 129