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Committee advances bill to provide paid pregnancy leave for California educators
Summary
AB 65, which would create paid pregnancy leave for K–12 educators, passed the Education Committee and will go to Higher Education; supporters framed it as key to recruitment and retention, opponents raised fiscal concerns and urged identification of funding sources.
Majority Leader Ayaire Curry authored AB 65 to create paid pregnancy leave for California educators, arguing current rules force teachers to exhaust sick leave, accept differential pay, or schedule pregnancies around the academic calendar. The measure would give educators paid pregnancy leave without forcing them to use all sick leave first and aimed at addressing staffing shortages and disparities in retirement outcomes that disproportionately affect women.
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