LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
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JUNE 29, 2021 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 731 - L.D. 993
An Act To Retroactively Grant Sick Leave Days to Public School Employees
Affected by COVID-19
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §13605 is enacted to read:
§13605. School administrative units to grant sick leave to public school employees
affected by COVID-19
A school administrative unit shall grant up to 15 sick leave days used by a public school
employee affected by the illness caused by infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2,
referred to in this section as “COVID-19,” in accordance with the following.
1. Requirements. A public school employee who was affected by COVID-19 and
used sick leave prior to the effective date of this section is entitled to have sick leave time
restored for those days used by that employee up to a maximum of 15 days if the employee:
A. Was subject to a federal, state or local quarantine order related to COVID-19;
B. Had been or was advised by a health care provider to self-quarantine for reasons
related to COVID-19;
C. Experienced symptoms of COVID-19 and sought a medical diagnosis;
D. Cared for an individual subject to a federal, state or local quarantine order related
to COVID-19; or
E. Is a parent or guardian who provided care for a child whose school or place of child
care was closed or unavailable due to precautions related to COVID-19.
2. Application. This section applies to any sick leave used by an employee from
January 1, 2021 until the employee has been granted a maximum of 15 days of sick time
for the purposes described in this section.
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