(a) On and after July 1, 2014, an individual shall be deemed eligible for family temporary disability insurance benefits equal to one-seventh of his or her weekly benefit amount on any day in which he or she is unable to perform his or her regular or customary work because he or she is bonding with a minor child during the first year after the birth or placement of the child in connection with foster care or adoption, or caring for a seriously ill child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner, only if the director finds both of the following:
(1) The individual has made a claim for temporary disability benefits as required by authorized regulations.
(2) The individual has filed a certificate, as required by Sections 2708 and 2709.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.