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AB-2464 California State University: employees: paid parental leave of absence.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 08/25/2022 02:00 PM
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Enrolled  August 25, 2022
Passed  IN  Senate  August 23, 2022
Passed  IN  Assembly  May 23, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2464

Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia

February 17, 2022

An act to add Section 89519.3 to the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2464, Cristina Garcia. California State University: employees: paid parental leave of absence.
Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Board of Trustees of the California State University, as one of the 3 segments of public postsecondary education in California. Existing law requires the trustees to provide by rule for the government of their appointees and employees and grant pregnancy leave without pay to female permanent employees for a period not exceeding one year, as determined by the employee, except that when the employee has notified the trustees as to the period of the leave of absence, any change in the length of the leave is not effective unless approved by the trustees.
This bill would require the California State University to grant an employee a leave of absence with pay for one semester of an academic year, or an equivalent duration, in a one-year period, following the birth of a child of the employee or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with the adoption or foster care of the child by the employee, subject to specified requirements.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 89519.3 is added to the Education Code, to read:

89519.3.
 (a) (1) The trustees shall grant to an employee a leave of absence with pay for one semester of an academic year, or equivalent duration, in a one-year period, following the birth of a child of the employee or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with the adoption or foster care of the child by the employee. For purposes of this section, “employee” has the same meaning as in subdivision (e) of Section 3562 of the Government Code.
(2) The leave of absence shall be taken in consecutive periods unless otherwise agreed to by mutual consent between the employee and an appropriate administrator. Only working days shall be charged against the leave of absence.
(b) If the provisions of this section 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.