An education employee who is injured as a result of an assault or battery upon the person of the employee while the employee is in the performance of any duties as an education employee shall be entitled to a leave of absence from employment with the school without a loss of leave benefits.

Laws 2013, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 7, § 9, emerg. eff. September 10, 2013.