Section 44979 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Transfer of total amount of sick leave to which employee entitled(a) A certificated employee of a school district, county office of education, or state special school who has been an employee of that employing entity for a period of one school year or more and who accepts a position requiring certification qualifications with another school district, county office of education, state special school, or community college district shall have the total number of days of leave of absence for illness or injury that the employee has accumulated with the first employing entity pursuant to Section 44978 transferred to the subsequent employing entity. The subsequent employing entity shall honor a transfer request made at any time during the certificated employee's employment with that school district, community college district, county office of education, or state special school.(b) The former employing school district, county office of education, or state special school shall provide all of the following information in responding to a request for the transfer of accumulated leave of absence for illness or injury from the subsequent employing entity: (1) The name and identification number for the employee requesting the transfer.(2) The contact information for that former employing entity.(3) The time period of the service, including start date and end date, for the employee requesting the transfer.(4) The number of days of leave of absence, including any fraction thereof, for illness or injury to be transferred based on the former employing entity's workday.(5) The contact information for the subsequent employing entity.(6) The signature of the person completing and verifying the accuracy of the information provided pursuant to this subdivision, including that person's name, title, and contact information.(c) A school district, community college district, county office of education, or state special school shall not adopt a policy or rule, written or unwritten, that requires a certificated employee transferring to that school district, community college district, county office of education, or state special school to waive any part or all of the leave of absence that the certificated employee may be entitled to have transferred pursuant to this section.Amended by Stats 2024 ch 381 (AB 2134),s 1, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 326, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.