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H.B. 183

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:13 AM by jeyring. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:48 AM by jeyring. --> This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 12:46 PM by kcallred. -->              1     

SCHOOL DISTRICT LEAVE POLICIES

             2     
2011 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Keith Grover

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions in the State System of Public Education code related to
             10      association leave.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    prohibits a local school board from granting paid association leave for certain
             14      employee association or union duties;
             15          .    requires reimbursement to a school district of the costs for certain employees,
             16      including benefits, for the time S. [ that exceeds 10 business days ] .S that the employee is
             17      on:
             18              .    unpaid association leave; or
             19              .    participating in certain paid association leave activities;
             20          .    defines terms; and
             21          .    makes technical changes.
             22      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          None
             26      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             27      AMENDS:

             28          53A-3-425, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 312
             29     
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 53A-3-425 is amended to read:
             32           53A-3-425. Association leave -- District policy.
             33          (1) As used in this section[, "association leave"]:
             34          (a) "Association leave" means leave from a school district employee's regular school
             35      responsibilities granted for that employee to spend time for association, employee association,
             36      or union duties.
             37          (b) "Employee association" means an association that:
             38          (i) negotiates employee salaries, benefits, contracts, or other conditions of employment;
             39      or
             40          (ii) performs union duties.
             41          (2) S. [ (a) ] .S Except as provided in H. S. [ [ ] Subsection [ ] ] [ Subsections ] .H
             41a      [ (2)(b) H. and (2)(d) .H ] (3) .S , a local school board may not allow
             42      paid association leave for a school district employee to perform an employee association or
             43      union duty.
             44           S. [ (b) ] (3)(a) .S A local school board may allow paid association leave for a school district
             45      employee to perform an employee association duty if:
             46          (i) the duty performed by the employee on paid association leave will directly benefit
             47      the school district, including representing the school district's licensed educators:
             48          (A) on a board or committee, such as the school district's foundation, a curriculum
             49      development board, insurance committee, or catastrophic leave committee;
             50          (B) at a school district leadership meeting; or
             51          (C) at a workshop or meeting conducted by the school district's local school board;
             52          (ii) the duty performed by the employee on paid association leave does not include
             53      political activity, including:
             54          (A) advocating for or against a candidate for public office in a partisan or nonpartisan
             55      election;
             56          (B) soliciting a contribution for a political action committee, a political issues
             57      committee, a political party, or a candidate, as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; or
             58          (C) initiating, drafting, soliciting signatures for, or advocating for or against a ballot

             59      proposition, as defined in Section 20A-1-102 ; and
             60          (iii) the local school board ensures compliance with the requirements of Subsections
             61      S. [ (3) ] (4) .S (a) through (g).
             62           S. [ (c) ] (b) .S Prior to [any] a school district employee's participation in paid or unpaid
             63      association leave, a local school board shall adopt a written policy that governs association
             64      leave.
             65           S. [ (d) ] (c) .S A local school board policy that governs association leave shall require
             66      reimbursement to the school district of the costs for an employee, including benefits, for the
             67      time S. [ that exceeds 10 business days during a fiscal year ] .S that the employee is:
             68          (i) on unpaid association leave; or
             69          (ii) participating in a paid association leave activity described in Subsection S. [ (3) ] (4) .S              69a      (g) that
             70      does not provide a direct benefit to the school district.
             71           S. [ (e) ] (d) .S A reimbursement required under Subsections S. [ (2)(d) ] (3)(c) .S or S.
             71a      [ (3)(g) ] (4)(g) .S may be provided by
             72      an employee, association, or union.
             73           S. [ (3) ] (4) .S If a local school board adopts a policy to allow paid association leave, the
             73a      policy
             74      shall include procedures and controls to:
             75          (a) ensure that the duties performed by employees on paid association leave directly
             76      benefit [education within] the school district;
             77          (b) require the school district to document the use and approval of paid association
             78      leave;
             79          (c) require school district supervision of employees on paid association leave;
             80          (d) require the school district to account for the costs and expenses of paid association
             81      leave;
             82          (e) ensure that during the hours of paid association leave a school district employee
             83      may not engage in political activity, including:
             84          (i) [actively campaigning for candidates] advocating for or against a candidate for
             85      public office in a partisan [and] or nonpartisan [elections] election; [and]
             86          [(ii) fundraising for political organizations, political parties, or candidates;]
             87          (ii) soliciting a contribution for a political action committee, a political issues
             88      committee, a political party, or a candidate, as defined in Section 20A-11-101 ; and
             89          (iii) initiating, drafting, soliciting signatures for, or advocating for or against a ballot

             90      proposition, as defined in Section 20A-1-102 ;
             91          (f) ensure that association leave is only paid out of school district funds when the paid
             92      association leave directly benefits [education within] the district; and
             93          (g) require the reimbursement to the school district of the cost of paid association leave
             94      activities that do not provide a direct benefit to H. [ education within ] .H the school district.
             95           S. [ (4) ] (5) .S If a local school board adopts a policy to allow paid association leave, that
             95a      policy
             96      shall indicate that a willful violation of this section or of a policy adopted in accordance with
             97      Subsection S. [ (2) ] (3) .S or S. [ (3) ] (4) .S may be used for disciplinary action under Section
             97a      53A-8-104 .




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