HB 1919 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for student-related injury leave.

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1919WILLIAMS, OCTOBER 29, 2025 INTRODUCEDREFERRED BYTO MEHAFFIE,COMMITTEE FRIEL,ON CIRESI,EDUCATION, CURRY,OCTOBER DOUGHERTY,29, PROBST,2025 PROKOPIAK,AN RIVERA,ACT SANCHEZ,Amending D.the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial laws relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, providing for student-related injury leave.

WILLIAMS, TOMLINSON, HOGAN, MADSEN, DEASY, POWELL, VENKAT, BURGOS, WEBSTER, HOWARD AND SAMUELSON, OCTOBER 29, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 2, 2026 AN ACT Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;

amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in preliminary provisions, providing for student-related injury leave.

Student-related Injury Leave.--(a) When a public school employe is rendered unable to perform his or her duties of employment by reason of injury inflicted by a student, or by a student's parent or guardian, in the course of public <-- school employmentemployment, IF THE INJURY OCCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF <-- THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYE'S DUTIES AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL POLICY, the governing body of the public school shall grant the public school employe student-related injury leave, under which the following shall apply:

(3) An employe to which this section applies shall continue 20250HB1919PN3483 - 2 - to accrue sick leave and other paid leave that the employe may be entitled to accrue under the agreement or employment contract applicable to the employe and shall not be required to apply any 20250HB1919PN2547 - 2 - accumulated sick leave or other paid leave to the period of student-related injury leave.

(6) For any public school employe receiving salary or benefits pursuant to this section, the statutes of limitations 20250HB1919PN3483 - 3 - specified in sections 306.1, 315, 413 and 434 of the "Workers' Compensation Act," shall not begin to run until the expiration of the receipt of salary and or benefits under this section.

20250HB1919PN2547 - 3 - (b) Nothing in this section shall supersede or preempt any provision of:

(C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION, INCLUDING A DETERMINATION <-- RELATED TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYE'S ELIGIBILITY FOR INJURY LEAVE OR ANY RELATED PAY OR BENEFITS UNDER THIS SECTION, SHALL BE BINDING UPON THE ADJUDICATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYE'S ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS UNDER THE "WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT." (c) (D) As used in this section, the following words and <-- phrases shall have the following meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Injury inflicted by a student, or by a student's parent or 20250HB1919PN3483 - 4 - guardian" or "student-related injury." Shall mean:

"Public Employe Relations Act." The act of July 23, 1970 20250HB1919PN2547 - 4 - (P.L.563, No.195), known as the "Public Employe Relations Act." "Public school." As follows:

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