Section 2-309 - Child care leave(a) This section applies to all units in the Executive Branch of State government, including units with independent personnel systems.(b) A unit subject to this section may not limit, to less than 60 days, the aggregate number of days of accrued sick leave that two employees who are responsible for the care and nurturing of a child may use, without certification of illness or disability, to care for the child during the period immediately following: (1) the birth of the employees' child; or(2) the placement of the child with the employees for adoption.(c) In implementing the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, a unit subject to this section may not limit, to less than 24 weeks, the aggregate number of weeks of family and medical leave that two employees who are married to one another may use during a 12-month period for:(1) the birth of the employees' child;(2) the placement of a child with the employees for adoption or foster care;(3) the serious health condition of the employees' child, if the child is a minor; or(4) the care of the employees' adult child, if the adult child is incapable of self-care.Added by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 435, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.