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Committee advances revision to teacher leave accrual and personal days
Summary
An amendment to House Bill 23,43 changes how sick, personal and professional leave are allocated across 10/11/12‑month contracts—adding personal days while keeping combined totals equal—and the committee moved the bill forward after legal clarified the combined amounts remain the same.
Representative Harris sponsored an amendment to House Bill 23,43 that increases personal and professional leave days for teachers while adjusting sick leave based on contract length (10‑month contracts would receive 8 sick days plus more personal days, etc.). Legal counsel Katie Robertson told the committee the amendment rearranges how leave is categorized but does not increase the combined total of leave days under current law.
Members asked whether the net effect benefits teachers and whether local LEA policy could restrict when personal days are used; legal said LEAs retain authority over local usage rules. After discussion the committee advanced the bill (18–0 reported).
