School districts would set up sick leave donations and birth leave policies

A school district would have to establish a program for staff to donate sick leave to coworkers who need an extended absence. The program covers teachers and employees within the same school district. A medical need may affect the recipient or an immediate family member; a property loss must affect the recipient. Donors may give only leave above a 15-day balance. Recipients must use all their own sick, personal, and other district leave and follow district sick-leave policies. Medical needs must be certified by a licensed physician and cause, or likely cause, at least ten days of absence; a disaster or fire must cause catastrophic property loss and at least ten consecutive workdays of absence. Unused donated days that are not needed or expected to be needed must be returned to donors.

Each school district would have to adopt a policy providing up to 30 paid maternity leave days for a teacher or employee who gives birth. The policy covers a teacher or employee who gives birth to a child. The leave must be used before any other leave. Unused days do not carry over or convert to another kind of leave and expire when the employee returns to work. A district may provide additional paid maternity benefits or paid parental leave. Each district must establish its policy on or before July 1, 2030.