HLS 21RS-243 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 580
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: Provides for paid leave for public employees who are required to
take time off work due to COVID-19
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 42:422, relative to sick leave for certain public employees; to provide for
3 additional paid sick leave for certain public employees who contract or are
4 quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19; to provide for application to public
5 school teachers and certain emergency service providers; to provide for certification
6 from physicians; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 42:422 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง422. Sick leave; COVID-19
10 A. If a public school teacher or emergency service provider employed by the
11 state or a political subdivision of the state contracts COVID-19 or is required to be
12 quarantined because of exposure to COVID-19, the employee shall receive extra sick
13 leave for a period of up to fourteen days, without reduction in pay and without
14 reduction in accrued sick leave or reduction in any other accrued leave, while the
15 employee is sick or quarantined. If requested by the employer, the teacher or
16 emergency service provider shall present a certificate from a physician selected by
17 the employee certifying such illness or required period of quarantine.
18 B. For purposes of this Section, emergency service provider means any of
19 the following:
20 (1) Peace Officer Standards and Training certified law enforcement officer.
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HB NO. 580
1 (2) A Firefighter.
2 (3) A medical services provider.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 580 Original 2021 Regular Session Cox
Abstract: Provides for additional paid sick leave for certain public employees who have
contracted or are quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19.
Proposed law provides that if a public school teacher or emergency service provider
employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state contracts COVID-19 or is
required to be quarantined because of exposure to COVID-19, he shall receive extra sick
leave for up to 14 days without reduction in pay and without reduction in accrued sick leave
or reduction in any other accrued leave while sick or quarantined. Requires the employee,
if requested by the employer, to present a physician's certification. Defines emergency
service provider as a POST-certified law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or a medical
services provider.
(Adds R.S. 42:422)
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