PA HB1919

Public school employees injured by a student or a student's parent/guardian during employment must be granted student-related injury leave with full salary and benefits for up to one year

Employees on this leave continue to accrue sick leave and other paid leave without being required to use accumulated leave time, and are treated as in daily attendance for length of service, increments, and retirement credit purposes

Employees must provide medical documentation within 15 days of beginning leave stating the reason for inability to work and expected duration of the condition

Any workers' compensation payments received during the leave period (excluding medical expense payments) must be turned over to the public school or will be deducted from the employee's salary

Applies to employees of school districts, charter schools, cyber charter schools, intermediate units, and area career and technical schools, and takes effect 60 days after enactment