1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA |
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2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) |
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3|HOUSE BILL 1427 By: Vancuren |
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6| AS INTRODUCED |
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7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, |
| Section 6-149.8, which relates to employee injury by |
8| assault or battery; requiring paid leave of absence |
| for employee who is a victim of assault or battery |
9| while working; prescribing minimum amount of days for |
| paid leave; mandating paid leave until medical |
10| clearance if injury occurs; and providing an |
| effective date. |
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14|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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15| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-149.8, is |
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16|amended to read as follows: |
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17| Section 6-149.8 An education employee who is injured as a |
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18|result the victim of an assault or battery upon the person of the |
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19|employee while the employee is in the performance of any duties as |
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20|an education employee shall be entitled to a paid leave of absence |
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21|from employment with the school without a loss of leave benefits for |
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22|a minimum of seven (7) days. If the employee is injured as a result |
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23|of the assault or battery, the paid leave of absence without a loss |
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1|of leave benefits shall continue until the employee is medically |
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2|cleared to return to employment. |
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3| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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