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Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 6: TEACHERS
Chapter 507: LEAVES OF ABSENCE
§13701

§13605. School administrative units to grant sick leave to public school employees affected by COVID-19

A school administrative unit shall grant up to 15 sick leave days used by a public school employee affected by the illness caused by infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, referred to in this section as “COVID-19,” in accordance with the following.   [PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
1.  Requirements.  A public school employee who was affected by COVID-19 and used sick leave prior to the effective date of this section is entitled to have sick leave time restored for those days used by that employee up to a maximum of 15 days if the employee:  
A. Was subject to a federal, state or local quarantine order related to COVID-19;   [PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
B. Had been or was advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine for reasons related to COVID-19;   [PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
C. Experienced symptoms of COVID-19 and sought a medical diagnosis;   [PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
D. Cared for an individual subject to a federal, state or local quarantine order related to COVID-19; or   [PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
E. Is a parent or guardian who provided care for a child whose school or place of child care was closed or unavailable due to precautions related to COVID-19.   [PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Application.  This section applies to any sick leave used by an employee from January 1, 2021 until the employee has been granted a maximum of 15 days of sick time for the purposes described in this section.  
[PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 378, §1 (NEW).
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