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AB-642 • 2026

Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.

Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Muratsuchi
Last action
2025-07-30
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 83, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how much leave can be donated or who decides eligibility, leaving these points uncertain.

Governor's Emergency Leave for School Employees

AB-642 allows school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to create programs where employees can donate their leave time to help colleagues affected by a state of emergency declared by the Governor.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows governing boards of school districts and county offices of education to let employees share their leave credits with others during emergencies.
  • Extends this permission to charter schools, so they too can have such programs.
  • Authorizes donation of eligible leave credits to an employee impacted by a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts
  • County offices of education
  • Charter schools

Terms To Know

State of emergency
A situation declared by the Governor where there are extraordinary threats to public safety, such as natural disasters.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much leave can be donated or who decides when an employee is eligible.
  • It only applies during a state of emergency and does not cover regular catastrophic illnesses or injuries outside emergencies.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-30 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 83, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-07-30 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-07-25 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. 2025-07-17 California Legislative Information

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2590.).

  5. 2025-07-10 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. 2025-07-10 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2042.).

  7. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. 2025-07-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  9. 2025-06-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

  10. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ED.

  11. 2025-06-05 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. 2025-06-04 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2066.).

  13. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  15. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  16. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  17. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  18. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  20. 2025-03-27 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 26).

  21. 2025-03-06 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  22. 2025-03-05 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

  23. 2025-03-03 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ED.

  24. 2025-02-14 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  25. 2025-02-13 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 642, Muratsuchi.
Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or county office of education to establish a catastrophic leave program to permit employees of that school district or county office of education, if specified conditions are met, to donate eligible leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of their family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury, as provided.
This bill would extend the above-described authorization to the governing body of a charter school and would authorize the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to also permit employees to donate eligible leave credits to an employee impacted by a state of emergency that has been proclaimed by the Governor, as provided.
This bill would
declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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