BILL NUMBER: SB 221	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 20, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Jackson

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2015

   An act to amend Section 19859 of the Government Code, relating to
public employment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 221, as amended, Jackson. State public employees: sick leave:
veterans with service-related disabilities.
   Existing law prescribes the general  work week 
 workweek  policy for state employees, subject to specified
exceptions, and the terms and conditions for accrual of vacation and
sick leave. Existing law generally provides that a state officer or
employee who is employed full time accrues one day of credit for sick
leave for each calendar month of service. Existing law requires that
if these provisions conflict with an adopted memorandum of
understanding, the memorandum of understanding controls, as
specified.
   This bill would grant a state officer or employee who is a
military veteran  hired on or after January 1, 2016,  with a
 military  service-connected disability rated at 30% or
more by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs an
additional credit for sick leave with pay of up to 96 hours for the
purpose of undergoing medical treatment for his or her  military
 service-related disability. The bill would require that the
sick leave be credited to a qualifying officer or employee on the
first day of employment and remain available for use for the
following 12 months of employment. The bill would prohibit this sick
leave from being carried over after 12 months and would permit
submission of satisfactory proof that the sick leave is being used
for treatment of a  military  service-connected disability
to be required, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 19859 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   19859.  (a) Following completion of one month of continuous
service, except as otherwise provided in Section 19863.1, each state
officer and employee who is employed full time shall be allowed one
day of credit for sick leave with pay. Thereafter, for each
additional calendar month of service, except as provided in Section
19861, one day of credit for sick leave with pay shall be allowed.
Each state officer or employee is entitled to this leave with pay, on
the submission of satisfactory proof of the necessity for sick leave
as provided by rule of the department. For purposes of computing
sick leave, each employee shall be considered to work not more than
five days each week. The department shall provide by rule for the
regulation and method of accumulation of sick leave for civil service
employees, and may provide sick leave for those who work less than
full time. Subject to department  rule   rule,
 sick leave may be granted to employees for the purpose of
physical examinations.
   (b) In addition to any other entitlement for sick leave with pay,
a state officer or employee  hired on or after January 1, 2016,
 who is a military veteran with a  military 
service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall be entitled to
additional credit for sick leave with pay of up to 96 hours for the
purpose of undergoing medical treatment for his or her  military
 service-connected disability. Credit for sick leave granted
under this subdivision shall be credited to a qualifying officer or
employee on the first day of employment and shall remain available
for use for the following 12 months of employment. Sick leave
credited pursuant to this subdivision that is not used during the
12-month period shall not be carried over and shall be forfeited.
Submission of satisfactory proof that sick leave granted under this
subdivision is used for treatment of a  military 
service-connected disability may be required pursuant to rules
adopted by the  employing department or agency. 
 department. 
   (c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to
Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling
without further legislative action, except that if the provisions of
a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the
provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the
Legislature in the annual Budget Act.