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District staff outline policy updates tied to Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and state rule changes
Summary
Staff summarized a package of policy and procedure revisions ("20 24 c") prompted by federal and state changes, including rewording accommodation language to an interactive process, adding a Title IX coordinator role for pregnant students, and aligning fixed-asset thresholds with state auditor rules.
District staff reviewed a slate of policy and procedural updates labeled "20 24 c" that reflect recent state and federal statutory changes, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Presenters said the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions and establishes an interactive process between employee and employer for reasonable accommodations.
"It requires an interactive process, for reasonable accommodations," the presenter summarized, adding that prior policy language had discussed accommodations but the update now requires a defined interactive process. Staff also described changes such as adding a role for a Title IX coordinator to support pregnant students, revising substitute eligibility rules (prohibiting persons under 20 from teaching in high school), and updating the fixed-asset threshold from $1,000 to $5,000 to match state auditor guidance. Several board members thanked staff and said the board would take action on the policies next month.
