California Education Code

§ 44043.5

EDC § 44043.5 Effective Jul 30, 2025Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school may establish a catastrophic leave program to permit employees of that school district, county office of education, or charter school to donate eligible leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of the employee’s family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury.

(b)For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Catastrophic illness” or “injury” means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, or that incapacitates a member of the employee’s family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because they have exhausted all of their sick leave and other paid time off.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 83, Sec. 1. (AB 642) Effective July 30, 2025.