The Florida Senate

231.41  Illness-in-line-of-duty leave.--Any district school board employee shall be entitled to illness-in-line-of-duty leave when he or she has to be absent from his or her duties because of a personal injury received in the discharge of duty or because of illness from any contagious or infectious disease contracted in school work. The following requirements shall be observed:

(1)  DURATION OF LEAVE AND COMPENSATION.--Leave of the district school board employee shall be authorized for a total of not to exceed 10 school days during any school year for illness contracted, or injury incurred, from the causes prescribed above. However, in the case of sickness or injury occurring under such circumstances as in the opinion of the school board warrant it, additional emergency sick leave may be granted out of local funds for such term and under such conditions as the school board deems proper. The school board is authorized, when it deems it desirable to do so, to carry insurance to safeguard the school board against excessive payments during any year.

(2)  CLAIMS.--Any district school board employee who has any claim for compensation while absent because of illness contracted or injury incurred as prescribed herein shall file a claim in the manner prescribed in s. 231.40(3)(b) within 5 working days following the employee's return from such absence. The school board of the district in which such person is employed shall approve such claims and authorize the payment thereof if the board is satisfied that the claim correctly states the facts and that such claim is entitled to payment in accordance with the provisions of this section.

History.--s. 541, ch. 19355, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 892(145); s. 1, ch. 69-300; s. 1, ch. 70-126; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 2, ch. 79-109; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 21, 28, 31, ch. 82-242; s. 3, ch. 84-85; s. 5, ch. 84-94; s. 7, ch. 92-67; s. 1250, ch. 95-147; s. 2, ch. 95-381.