Section 19879 Of Article 5. Nonindustrial Disability Leave From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 2.6. >> Chapter 2.5. >> Article 5.
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. (a) When an employee is disabled, whether temporarily or
permanently, the employee shall become entitled, subject to the
provisions of this article, to receive nonindustrial disability
benefits in an amount equal to one-half full pay, but not to exceed
one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per week, payable monthly for
a period not exceeding 26 weeks for any one disability benefit
period, but in no case shall benefits be payable for any day on and
after death or separation or retirement from state service.
(b) For purposes of this section, the "full pay" of a part-time or
intermittent employee only shall be established in accordance with
the following:
(1) Where the part-time employment is regularly scheduled and is a
fixed proportion of the established workweek, the payments shall be
determined on the basis of that proportionate part of the monthly
rate.
(2) Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments
shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a
monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the
18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which
the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time
employee in the same group or class.
(c) If the provisions of this section conflict with the provisions
of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5,
the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further
legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum
of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions
shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the
annual Budget Act.
(d) This section shall also apply to employees who are either
excluded from the definition of a state employee in subdivision (c)
of Section 3513, or are nonelected officers or employees of the
executive branch of government who are not members of the civil
service, except that the maximum weekly payment shall be established
by regulation adopted by the department.