Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Present law requires an eligible employee to be granted absence from work with pay for a period of time equal to 6 work weeks after the birth or stillbirth of the employee's child or the 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 granted pursuant to these provisions. Present law prohibits an eligible employee who is granted leave from being required to use the employee's sick, annual, or other leave for the leave taken. The leave granted counts toward the employee's use of leave required to be given by this state as an employer under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. An eligible employee may receive no more than six work weeks of paid leave within a 12-month period.<br /> <br /> Present law requires each LEA to establish policies for implementing the family leave for birth or placement of child. Additionally, the state must reimburse an LEA that provides such paid leave in an amount equal to the leave paid by the LEA.<br /> <br /> This bill adds to the present law by providing that the above provisions relevant to LEAs also apply to a public charter school.<br /> <br /> As used in the present law, "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 adds similar personnel in a public charter school to this definition.<br />