This bill provides that a school district is exempt from the paid family and medical leave benefits program if the school district:
1. Provided family leave and medical leave benefits substantially equivalent to those provided in the paid family and medical leave benefits program pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement in effect on January 1, 2025; and
2. Continually maintains substantially equivalent paid family leave and medical leave benefits for employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or other contractual agreement, including benefits for sick leave and family sick leave, that accrue annually to at least 12 weeks of leave. It also requires the Department of Labor to refund contributions made to the department by a school district before the school district was exempt from the paid family and medical leave benefits program. It requires a school district employer that deducted a portion of the premium to the employee as part of the employee's wage to remit that portion of the premium to the employee as part of the employee's wage.