280.21A - LEAVE -- EPISODE OF VIOLENCE.
280.21A LEAVE -- EPISODE OF VIOLENCE.
1. A school employee who, in the course of employment, suffers a
personal injury causing temporary total disability, or a permanent
partial or total disability, resulting from an episode of violence
toward that employee, for which workers' compensation under chapter
85 is payable, shall be entitled to receive workers' compensation,
which the district shall supplement in order for the employee to
receive full salary and benefits for the shortest of the following
periods:
a. One year from the date of the disability.
b. The period during which the employee is disabled and
incapable of employment.
During the period described in paragraph "a" or "b", the
school employee shall not be required to use accumulated sick leave
or vacation.
2. The school district may require the employee, as a condition
of receiving benefits under this section, to provide a signed
statement that justifies the use of this leave and, if medical
attention is required, a certificate from a licensed physician that
states the nature and duration of the leave.
3. For purposes of this section, "school employee" means a
person employed by a nonpublic school or school district, or any area
education agency staff member who provides services to a school or
school district. Section History: Recent Form
94 Acts, ch 1131, §6