HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The HutchCC Board of Trustees will update the school's policy for nursing mothers as part of its agenda Thursday.
The policy was last amended in 2016 and was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act.
The policy includes reasonable time to express milk at work. According to the policy, employees should use usual break and meal periods for expressing milk, when possible. If additional time is needed beyond the provided breaks, employees may use personal leave or may make up the time as negotiated with their supervisors.
Employees and students will also be provided with a private place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from co-workers and the public, to express breast milk.
No employee shall be discriminated against for breastfeeding or expressing milk during the work period, and reasonable efforts will be made to assist employees in meeting their infant feeding goals while at work.
Any act found to be intentional that invades a nursing mother’s privacy shall be treated as a disciplinary offense and reported to the appropriate supervisor.
Hutchinson Community College will Maintain the cleanliness of the room or location set aside for the use of employees and students expressing breast milk while on campus.
Notify employees returning to work following the birth of a child of their rights under the national worksite lactation accommodation law in the U.S. Patient Affordable Care Act. This notice may either be provided individually to affected employees or to all employees through college communications.
Breastfeeding persons utilizing lactation support services will give supervisors advance notice of the need for lactation accommodations, preferably prior to their return to work or school following the birth of the child. This will allow supervisors the opportunity to establish a location and work out scheduling issues.
Maintain the designated area by wiping all used surfaces with microbial wipes so the area is clean for the next user.
Students may inquire at the Information Counter, main floor of the Parker Student Union, about locations and contact persons.
Proposed lactation locations:
McPherson Center - Room #123 - Contact Secretary at 620-245-0202
Rimmer - Room 101
Sports Arena - Located near the SE ramp - The room does not have a number
Pioneer - Contact Secretary at 620=728-4401
Building 12 - Contact number is 620-665-3408
Davis Hall - Room 12
Cosmetology Building - In the process of designating an area
Stringer Fine Arts – Dressing Room # 148 or #147 – Contact Secretary – 620.665.3503
Shears Technology Center – Conference Room # 107 – Contact Secretary – 620.728.8104
Lockman Hall/Parker Student Union – Human Resource Conference Room – Contact HR Administrative Assistant – 620.665.3495
Newton Axtell Center – Conference Room - Contact Secretary at 316.283.7000
Science Hall - Conference Rm A – Contact Secretary – 620.665.3533
Fire Science – Contact Administrative Assistant – 620.728.4460
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