AB 1606, as introduced, Chávez. Community college employee: leaves of absence.
Existing law authorizes an academic employee of a community college district to use earned leave of absence for illness or injury at his or her discretion in cases of personal necessity or compelling personal importance, as specified, not to exceed 6 days in a school year. Unless an exception applies, existing law authorizes probationary or permanent classified community college employees to use up to 7 earned leave of absence days for illness or injury in a school year in cases of personal necessity.
This bill would authorize academic employees and probationary or permanent classified employees to use, in specified circumstances, up to 30 days of leave in a school year.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 87784.5 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
An academic employee may take up to 30 days of
2leave in a school year, less than any days of leave authorized
3pursuant to Sections 87781.5 and 87784, in either of the following
4circumstances:
5(a) A biological parent may use leave pursuant to this section
6within the first year of his or her infant’s birth.
7(b) A nonbiological parent may use leave pursuant to this section
8within the first year of legally adopting a child.
Section 88207.5 is added to the Education Code, to
10read:
A contract or regular employee may use up to 30 days
12of leave in a school year, less than any days of leave authorized
13pursuant to Section 88207, in either of the following circumstances:
14(a) A biological parent may use leave pursuant to this section
15within the first year of his or her infant’s birth.
16(b) A nonbiological parent may use leave pursuant to this section
17within the first year of legally adopting a child.
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