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AB-1825 Leaves of absences: organ donors.(2001-2002)

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Assembly Bill No. 1825
CHAPTER 869

An act to add Sections 89519.5 and 92611.5 to the Education Code, and to add Section 19991.11 to the Government Code, relating to public employment.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  September 26, 2002. Approved by Governor  September 25, 2002. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1825, Nakano. Leaves of absences: organ donors.
Existing law authorizes, and in certain cases requires, that the appointing power of any state agency, department, board, or commission grant leaves of absences. These provisions also differ as to whether these leaves of absence are to be with or without pay.
This bill would require the appointing power of every state agency, department, board, or commission to grant up to a 30-day leave of absence with pay to employees who have exhausted all available sick leave and who are organ donors and up to a 5-day leave of absence with pay to employees who have exhausted all available sick leave and who are bone marrow donors, subject to specified requirements.
The bill would impose the same employee leave requirements on the Trustees of the California State University, and would allow the Regents of the University of California to adopt, by resolution, the same employee leave requirements.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 89519.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:

89519.5.
 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the trustees shall grant to an employee, who has exhausted all available sick leave, the following leaves of absence with pay:
(1) A leave of absence not exceeding 30 days to any employee who is an organ donor in any one-year period, for the purpose of donating his or her organ to another person.
(2) A leave of absence not exceeding five days to any employee who is a bone marrow donor in any one-year period, for the purpose of donating his or her bone marrow to another person.
(b) To receive a leave of absence pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee shall provide written verification to the trustees that he or she is an organ or bone marrow donor and that there is a medical necessity for the donation of the organ or bone marrow.
(c) Any period of time during which an employee is required to be absent from his or her position by reason of being an organ or bone marrow donor is not a break in his or her continuous service for the purpose of his or her right to salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation, annual leave, or seniority.
(d) If an employee is unable to return to work beyond the time or period that he or she is granted leave pursuant to this section, he or she shall be paid any vacation balance, annual leave balance, or accumulated compensable overtime. The payment shall be computed by projecting the accumulated time on a calendar basis as though the employee was taking time off. If, during the period of projection, the employee is able to return to work, he or she shall be returned to his or her former position.
(e) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that, if those 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.

SEC. 2.

 Section 92611.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:

92611.5.
 (a) If the Regents of the University of California adopt the provisions of this section, by appropriate resolution, and subject to subdivision (b), the regents shall grant to an employee, who has exhausted all available sick leave, the following leaves of absence with pay:
(1) A leave of absence not exceeding 30 days to any employee who is an organ donor in any one-year period, for the purpose of donating his or her organ to another person.
(2) A leave of absence not exceeding five days to any employee who is a bone marrow donor in any one-year period, for the purpose of donating his or her bone marrow to another person.
(b) To receive a leave of absence pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee shall provide written verification to the regents that he or she is an organ or bone marrow donor and that there is a medical necessity for the donation of the organ or bone marrow.
(c) Any period of time during which an employee is required to be absent from his or her position by reason of being an organ or bone marrow donor is not a break in his or her continuous service for the purpose of his or her right to salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation, annual leave, or seniority.
(d) If an employee is unable to return to work beyond the time or period that he or she is granted leave pursuant to this section, he or she shall be paid any vacation balance, annual leave balance, or accumulated compensable overtime. The payment shall be computed by projecting the accumulated time on a calendar basis as though the employee was taking time off. If, during the period of projection, the employee is able to return to work, he or she shall be returned to his or her former position.
(e) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that, if those 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.

SEC. 3.

 Section 19991.11 is added to the Government Code, to read:

19991.11.
 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), an appointing power shall grant to an employee, who has exhausted all available sick leave, the following leaves of absence with pay:
(1) A leave of absence not exceeding 30 days to any employee who is an organ donor in any one-year period, for the purpose of donating his or her organ to another person.
(2) A leave of absence not exceeding five days to any employee who is a bone marrow donor in any one-year period, for the purpose of donating his or her bone marrow to another person.
(b) In order to receive a leave of absence pursuant to subdivision (a), an employee shall provide written verification to the appointing power that he or she is an organ or bone marrow donor and that there is a medical necessity for the donation of the organ or bone marrow.
(c) Any period of time during which an employee is required to be absent from his or her position by reason of being an organ or bone marrow donor is not a break in his or her continuous service for the purpose of his or her right to salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation, annual leave, or seniority.
(d) If an employee is unable to return to work beyond the time or period that he or she is granted leave pursuant to this section, he or she shall be paid any vacation balance, annual leave balance, or accumulated compensable overtime. The payment shall be computed by projecting the accumulated time on a calendar basis as though the employee was taking time off. If, during the period of projection, the employee is able to return to work, he or she shall be returned to his or her former position as defined in Section 18522.
(e) 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 those 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.