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1. a. A school employee who, in the course of employment, suffers a personal injury
causing temporary total disability, or a permanent partial or total disability, resulting from an
episode of violence toward that employee, for which workers’ compensation under chapter
85 is payable, shall be entitled to receive workers’ compensation, which the district shall
supplement in order for the employee to receive full salary and benefits for the shortest of
the following periods:
(1)One year from the date of the disability.
(2)The period during which the employee is disabled and incapable of employment.
b. During the period described in paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1) or (2), the school
employee shall not be required to use accumulated sick leave or vacation.
2. Theschooldistrictmayrequiretheem
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1. a. A school employee who, in the course of employment, suffers a personal injury
causing temporary total disability, or a permanent partial or total disability, resulting from an
episode of violence toward that employee, for which workers’ compensation under chapter
85 is payable, shall be entitled to receive workers’ compensation, which the district shall
supplement in order for the employee to receive full salary and benefits for the shortest of
the following periods:
(1) One year from the date of the disability.
(2) The period during which the employee is disabled and incapable of employment.
b. During the period described in paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1) or (2), the school
employee shall not be required to use accumulated sick leave or vacation.
2. Theschooldistrictmayrequiretheemployee, asaconditionofreceivingbenefitsunder
this section, to provide a signed statement that justifies the use of this leave and, if medical
attentionisrequired,acertificatefromalicensedphysicianthatstatesthenatureandduration
of the leave.
3. For purposes of this section, “school employee” means a person employed by a
nonpublic school or school district, or any area education agency staff member who provides
services to a school or school district.