Section 44965 Of Article 3. Resignations, Dismissals, And Leaves Of Absence From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
44965
. The governing board of any school district shall provide for
leave of absence from duty for any certificated employee of the
district who is required to be absent from duties because of
pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery therefrom. The
length of the leave of absence, including the date on which the leave
shall commence and the date on which the employee shall resume
duties, shall be determined by the employee and the employee's
physician.
Disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage,
childbirth, and recovery therefrom are, for all job-related purposes,
temporary disabilities and shall be treated as such under any health
or temporary disability insurance or sick leave plan available in
connection with employment by any school district.
Except as provided herein, written and unwritten employment
policies and practices of any school district shall be applied to
disability due to pregnancy or childbirth on the same terms and
conditions applied to other temporary disabilities.
This section shall be construed as requiring the governing board
of a school district to grant leave with pay only when it is
necessary to do so in order that leaves of absence for disabilities
caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, or childbirth be
treated the same as leaves for illness, injury, or disability.