Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that amends provisions in the State System of Public Education code related to association leave.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a local school board from granting paid association leave for a school district employee to perform an employee association or union duty unless (Sec. 1):
• The duty performed by the employee will directly benefit the school district, including representing the school districts' licensed educators; and 
• The duty performed by the employee does not include political activity.

• Requires reimbursement to a school district of the costs for an employee, including benefits, for the time that the employee is (Sec. 1):
• On unpaid association leave; or 
• Participating in a paid association leave activity that does not provide a direct benefit to the school district.

• Provides that the school district may allow up to 10 days of association leave before requiring reimbursement (Sec. 1).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that amends provisions in the State System of Public Education code related to association leave.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a local school board from granting paid association leave for a school district employee to perform an employee association or union duty unless (Sec. 1):
• The duty performed by the employee will directly benefit the school district, including representing the school districts' licensed educators; and 
• The duty performed by the employee does not include political activity.

• Requires reimbursement to a school district of the costs for an employee, including benefits, for the time that the employee is (Sec. 1):
• On unpaid association leave; or 
• Participating in a paid association leave activity that does not provide a direct benefit to the school district.

• Provides that the school district may allow up to 10 days of association leave before requiring reimbursement (Sec. 1).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits a local school board from granting paid association leave for certain employee association or union duties.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits a local school board from granting paid association leave for certain employee association or union duties.

Highlights:

• Specifies that a school board may allow paid association leave for, but not limited to, the following reasons (Sec. 1):
• If the duty performed by the employee on the paid association leave will directly benefit the school district; or
• If the duty performed does not include political activity.

• Defines "association leave" as a leave from a school district employee's regular school responsibilities granted for that employee to spend time for association, employee association, or union duties (Sec. 1). 

• Defines "employee association" as an association that "negotiates employee salaries, benefits, contracts, or other conditions of employment…[and] performs union duties" (Sec. 1). 

• Requires reimbursement to a school district of the costs for certain employees, including benefits, for the time that exceeds 10 business days that the employee is on unpaid association leave; or participating in certain paid association leave activities (Sec. 1).

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