Government Code section 19878.5

(a)

For purposes of this article relating to Nonindustrial Disability Insurance Family Care Leave, an “eligible employee” is either of the following:

(1)

An employee excluded from the definition of “state employee” in subdivision (c) of Section 3513 or a nonelected officer of the executive branch exempt from civil service and eligible for managerial benefits, who has enrolled in the annual leave program under Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 19858.3).

(2)

An employee enrolled in the annual leave program and represented by a specific bargaining unit that has Nonindustrial Disability Insurance Family Care Leave language in a ratified memorandum of understanding approved by the Legislature pursuant to law.

(b)

An eligible employee shall be entitled to receive up to six weeks of benefits during a 12-month period for Nonindustrial Disability Insurance Family Care Leave in accordance with this article.

Source: Section 19878.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=19878.­5.­ (updated Sep. 13, 2023; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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