• A bill by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) to help disabled veterans who are transitioning from military service into a second, new career working in California’s public schools passed off the Senate floor April 28 on a bipartisan, 37-0 vote. The bill now heads to the State Assembly.
Senate Bill 1180 will give disabled veterans who are new school employees additional sick leave in their first year of employment so they can attend medical and VA appointments to treat their disability.
The bill would apply to disabled veterans who are teachers as well as other school employees, including groundskeepers, office workers, child care workers, food service workers, janitors, security officers and others. Under the bill, full-time, year-round workers who are disabled veterans would receive 12 days of additional sick leave they could use if they choose in their first year. Disabled veterans who are teachers, who work 10 months of the year, would receive as much as 10 days of additional sick leave.
This article appears in May 5-12, 2016.
