Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.
Under the present law regarding family leave for state employees following the birth or custodial placement of a child, an "eligible employee" means a teacher, principal, supervisor, or other individual required by law to hold a valid license of qualification for employment in a local education agency and who has been employed full time with a local education agency for at least 12 consecutive months. This bill revises this definition to include such personnel at any public school in this state and those who have worked that amount of time with either a local education agency or a public charter school.<br /> <br /> LEAVE UPON NOTICE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYER<br /> <br /> Present law generally requires an eligible employee to be granted absence from work with pay for a period of time equal to six work weeks after the birth or stillbirth of the employee's child or employee's adoption of a newly placed minor child upon the employee giving 30 days' notice to the employee's LEA. However, if an employee learns of the birth, stillbirth, or adoption of the employee's child less than 30 days in advance of the birth, stillbirth, or adoption, then the employee must give notice of the birth, stillbirth, or adoption to the employee's LEA as soon as reasonably possible to be eligible to receive pay under present law. This bill adds that an eligible employee must be granted the absence from work with pay, as stated above, upon the employee giving 30 days' notice to the employee's LEA or public charter school.<br /> <br /> ESTABLISHING POLICIES<br /> <br /> Present law requires each LEA to establish policies for implementing the present law described in the headings above. This bill adds that public charter schools must also establish such policies.<br /> <br /> REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAID LEAVE<br /> <br /> Present law requires the state to reimburse an LEA that provides paid leave in an amount equal to the leave paid by the LEA. This bill adds that the state must also reimburse a public charter school in the same manner.<br />
Under the present law regarding family leave for state employees following the birth or custodial placement of a child, an "eligible employee" means a teacher, principal, supervisor, or other individual required by law to hold a valid license of qualification for employment in a local education agency and who has been employed full time with a local education agency for at least 12 consecutive months. This bill revises this definition to include such personnel at any public school in this state and those who have worked that amount of time with either a local education agency or a public charter school.<br /> <br /> LEAVE UPON NOTICE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYER<br /> <br /> Present law generally requires an eligible employee to be granted absence from work with pay for a period of time equal to six work weeks after the birth or stillbirth of the employee's child or employee's adoption of a newly placed minor child upon the employee giving 30 days' notice to the employee's LEA. However, if an employee learns of the birth, stillbirth, or adoption of the employee's child less than 30 days in advance of the birth, stillbirth, or adoption, then the employee must give notice of the birth, stillbirth, or adoption to the employee's LEA as soon as reasonably possible to be eligible to receive pay under present law. This bill adds that an eligible employee must be granted the absence from work with pay, as stated above, upon the employee giving 30 days' notice to the employee's LEA or public charter school.<br /> <br /> ESTABLISHING POLICIES<br /> <br /> Present law requires each LEA to establish policies for implementing the present law described in the headings above. This bill adds that public charter schools must also establish such policies.<br /> <br /> REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAID LEAVE<br /> <br /> Present law requires the state to reimburse an LEA that provides paid leave in an amount equal to the leave paid by the LEA. This bill adds that the state must also reimburse a public charter school in the same manner.<br />
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