CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 334Introduced by Senator DoddFebruary 13, 2017 An act to amend Section 19871.2 of the Government Code, relating to disability leave. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 334, as introduced, Dodd. Enhanced industrial disability leave.Existing law generally grants to state officers and employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement System or the State Teachers Retirement System, among others, a right to industrial disability leave, as defined. Existing law defines an excluded employee to include managerial employees and supervisors, among others. Existing law provides an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit to an excluded employee who is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the Director of the Department of Human Resources as qualifying for these purposes.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to provisions relating to enhanced industrial disability leave, as described above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19871.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:19871.2. When If an excluded employee is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the director as qualifying an employee for the benefits of this section, he or she shall receive an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit. The enhanced benefit shall be equivalent to the injured employees net take home salary on the date of occurrence of injury. Eligibility and benefits may not exceed 52 weeks within a two-year period after the date of occurrence of the injury. For the purposes of this section, net salary means the amount of salary received after federal income tax, state income tax, and the employees retirement contribution has been deducted from the employees gross salary.The final decision as to whether an employee is eligible for, or continues to be eligible for, enhanced benefits shall rest with the appointing authority or his or her designee. The appointing authority may periodically review the employees condition by any means necessary to determine an employees continued eligibility for enhanced benefits.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 334Introduced by Senator DoddFebruary 13, 2017 An act to amend Section 19871.2 of the Government Code, relating to disability leave. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 334, as introduced, Dodd. Enhanced industrial disability leave.Existing law generally grants to state officers and employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement System or the State Teachers Retirement System, among others, a right to industrial disability leave, as defined. Existing law defines an excluded employee to include managerial employees and supervisors, among others. Existing law provides an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit to an excluded employee who is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the Director of the Department of Human Resources as qualifying for these purposes.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to provisions relating to enhanced industrial disability leave, as described above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 334
Introduced by Senator DoddFebruary 13, 2017
Introduced by Senator Dodd
February 13, 2017
An act to amend Section 19871.2 of the Government Code, relating to disability leave.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 334, as introduced, Dodd. Enhanced industrial disability leave.
Existing law generally grants to state officers and employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement System or the State Teachers Retirement System, among others, a right to industrial disability leave, as defined. Existing law defines an excluded employee to include managerial employees and supervisors, among others. Existing law provides an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit to an excluded employee who is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the Director of the Department of Human Resources as qualifying for these purposes.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to provisions relating to enhanced industrial disability leave, as described above.
Existing law generally grants to state officers and employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement System or the State Teachers Retirement System, among others, a right to industrial disability leave, as defined. Existing law defines an excluded employee to include managerial employees and supervisors, among others. Existing law provides an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit to an excluded employee who is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the Director of the Department of Human Resources as qualifying for these purposes.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to provisions relating to enhanced industrial disability leave, as described above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19871.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:19871.2. When If an excluded employee is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the director as qualifying an employee for the benefits of this section, he or she shall receive an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit. The enhanced benefit shall be equivalent to the injured employees net take home salary on the date of occurrence of injury. Eligibility and benefits may not exceed 52 weeks within a two-year period after the date of occurrence of the injury. For the purposes of this section, net salary means the amount of salary received after federal income tax, state income tax, and the employees retirement contribution has been deducted from the employees gross salary.The final decision as to whether an employee is eligible for, or continues to be eligible for, enhanced benefits shall rest with the appointing authority or his or her designee. The appointing authority may periodically review the employees condition by any means necessary to determine an employees continued eligibility for enhanced benefits.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 19871.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:19871.2. When If an excluded employee is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the director as qualifying an employee for the benefits of this section, he or she shall receive an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit. The enhanced benefit shall be equivalent to the injured employees net take home salary on the date of occurrence of injury. Eligibility and benefits may not exceed 52 weeks within a two-year period after the date of occurrence of the injury. For the purposes of this section, net salary means the amount of salary received after federal income tax, state income tax, and the employees retirement contribution has been deducted from the employees gross salary.The final decision as to whether an employee is eligible for, or continues to be eligible for, enhanced benefits shall rest with the appointing authority or his or her designee. The appointing authority may periodically review the employees condition by any means necessary to determine an employees continued eligibility for enhanced benefits.
SECTION 1. Section 19871.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
19871.2. When If an excluded employee is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the director as qualifying an employee for the benefits of this section, he or she shall receive an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit. The enhanced benefit shall be equivalent to the injured employees net take home salary on the date of occurrence of injury. Eligibility and benefits may not exceed 52 weeks within a two-year period after the date of occurrence of the injury. For the purposes of this section, net salary means the amount of salary received after federal income tax, state income tax, and the employees retirement contribution has been deducted from the employees gross salary.The final decision as to whether an employee is eligible for, or continues to be eligible for, enhanced benefits shall rest with the appointing authority or his or her designee. The appointing authority may periodically review the employees condition by any means necessary to determine an employees continued eligibility for enhanced benefits.
19871.2. When If an excluded employee is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the director as qualifying an employee for the benefits of this section, he or she shall receive an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit. The enhanced benefit shall be equivalent to the injured employees net take home salary on the date of occurrence of injury. Eligibility and benefits may not exceed 52 weeks within a two-year period after the date of occurrence of the injury. For the purposes of this section, net salary means the amount of salary received after federal income tax, state income tax, and the employees retirement contribution has been deducted from the employees gross salary.The final decision as to whether an employee is eligible for, or continues to be eligible for, enhanced benefits shall rest with the appointing authority or his or her designee. The appointing authority may periodically review the employees condition by any means necessary to determine an employees continued eligibility for enhanced benefits.
19871.2. When If an excluded employee is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the director as qualifying an employee for the benefits of this section, he or she shall receive an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit. The enhanced benefit shall be equivalent to the injured employees net take home salary on the date of occurrence of injury. Eligibility and benefits may not exceed 52 weeks within a two-year period after the date of occurrence of the injury. For the purposes of this section, net salary means the amount of salary received after federal income tax, state income tax, and the employees retirement contribution has been deducted from the employees gross salary.The final decision as to whether an employee is eligible for, or continues to be eligible for, enhanced benefits shall rest with the appointing authority or his or her designee. The appointing authority may periodically review the employees condition by any means necessary to determine an employees continued eligibility for enhanced benefits.
19871.2. When If an excluded employee is temporarily disabled for more than 22 consecutive working days by an injury or type of injury designated by the director as qualifying an employee for the benefits of this section, he or she shall receive an enhanced industrial disability leave benefit. The enhanced benefit shall be equivalent to the injured employees net take home salary on the date of occurrence of injury. Eligibility and benefits may not exceed 52 weeks within a two-year period after the date of occurrence of the injury. For the purposes of this section, net salary means the amount of salary received after federal income tax, state income tax, and the employees retirement contribution has been deducted from the employees gross salary.
The final decision as to whether an employee is eligible for, or continues to be eligible for, enhanced benefits shall rest with the appointing authority or his or her designee. The appointing authority may periodically review the employees condition by any means necessary to determine an employees continued eligibility for enhanced benefits.