Sec. 42. (a) This section applies to the following:

(1) A public school, including a charter school.

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(2) Physical injuries that occur after June 30, 2023.

     (b) Each public school shall provide to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, information concerning an employee of the public school who was physically injured while on the job by a student of the public school if the injury:

(1) is required to be reported to the public school’s worker’s compensation carrier;

(2) causes the employee to miss all or part of one (1) or more work days; or

(3) is required to be reported to the public school pursuant to the public school’s reporting policy.

     (c) A public school may not provide information under subsection (b) that identifies the employee or the student.

     (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a public school from providing identifying information otherwise required by law or rule.

As added by P.L.246-2023, SEC.33.