Connecticut § 10-156 - Sick leave.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 10-156 — Sick leave., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-156. Sick leave.
Sec. 10-156. Sick leave. Each professional employee certified by the State Board of Education and employed by a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a minimum of sick leave with full pay of fifteen school days in each school year. Unused sick leave shall be accumulated from year to year, as long as the employee remains continuously in the service of the same board of education, and as authorized by such board, but such authorized accumulation of sick leave shall not be less than one hundred fifty school days.
(1955, S. 940d; 1963, P.A. 353; February, 1965, P.A. 130; 1967, P.A. 247; 1969, P.A. 213; P.A. 78-218, S. 108; P.A. 06-196, S. 63; P.A. 07-217, S. 43.)
History: 1963 act added regional school districts, increased annual sick leave from 10 to 15 days and minimum cumulative leave from 60 to 75 days; 1965 act increased minimum cumulative sick leave to 90 school days; 1967 act increased minimum cumulative sick leave to 120 days; 1969 act increased minimum cumulative sick leave to 150 days; P.A. 78-218 substituted “local” for “town” boards of education and dropped reference to school districts; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change, effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change, effective July 12, 2007.
Cited. 152 C. 151; 216 C. 253.
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Section 10-156 ("Sick leave.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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