Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires schools and colleges to pay teachers during maternity leave in California.

Highlights:

• Requires public school employers to provide for a paid leave of absence from duty to any employee who has experienced pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, or termination of pregnancy (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that part-time employees are subject to a maximum of 14 weeks of paid leave calculated by the employee's average weekly wage (Sec. 2).

• Requires that community colleges must adhere to the same requirements listed above (Sec. 3).

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