Floor Packet Page No. 95
      Amend CSSB 4 by inserting an appropriately numbered section
to read as follows and by renumbering subsequent sections of the
bill accordingly:
      SECTION ____.  Section 22.003(b), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
      (b)  In addition to all other days of leave provided by this
section or by the school district, an employee of a school district
who, <is physically assaulted> during the performance of the
employee's regular duties, is physically injured as a result of
physical contact or the threat of physical contact the employee
regards as offensive or provocative is entitled  to the number of
days of leave necessary to recuperate from all physical injuries
sustained as a result of the physical contact or threat  <assault>.
At the request of an employee, the school district must immediately
assign an employee to assault leave and, on investigation of the
claim, may change the assault leave status and charge the leave
against the employee's accrued personal leave or against an
employee's pay if insufficient accrued personal leave is available.
Days of leave taken under this subsection may not be deducted from
accrued personal leave.  The period provided by this subsection may
not extend more than two years beyond the date of the physical
contact or threat <assault>.  Notwithstanding any other law,
assault leave policy benefits due to an employee shall be
coordinated with temporary income benefits due from workers'
compensation so that the employee's total compensation from
temporary income benefits and assault leave policy benefits equals
100 percent of the employee's weekly rate of pay.