supervisors, i am janie white as i said. i'm the medical leave program manager with the city's department of human resources. the civil services commission and the department of human resources have worked on these amendments. we are here to request your approval on the amendments to the series 20 civil service rules for governing and employees. it alliance with the new california healthy workplace healthy family act that came effective july 21, 2015. the city will stream line it's leave management processes and reduce the burden of complying with multiple rules. it will grant sick leave to employees who have been exempt from an accruing sick leave at the regular rate. that will be a new accrual rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked for employees who are currently casual and seasonal laborers who do not accrue sick leave. it provides access to sick leave from six 6 months to the 90th day of employment and this is consistent with state law. the proposal expands the covered reasons for using sick leave to now include employ

white as millions watched on live tv. fanning saying he could not imagine getting back in that water. well, tonight, it seems he got his fears in check. here's abc's linzie janiseporter: that terrifying scene playing out on live tv. world champion surfer mick fanning coming face to face with a giant shark during a competition in south africa. now, nearly a week after the close encounter, the pro surfer making an emotional return to the water. today, sharing this instagram photo, writing, "first surf back. feels so good." within days of the attack, fanning back at home in australia, opening up about the fright of his life. >> just sort of just came up and went for the tail of my board but then, i don't know -- i don't know why it didn't bite. >> reporter: optimistic about getting back on his board after initially wondering if he'd ever want to compete again. >> just sort of more of a -- an emotional, mental sort of trauma right now. >> reporter: fatal shark attacks are still relatively rare in south africa. the scene of that heartstopping incident. it's third behind fanning's native australia and the u.s. fanning says he's not ready to go back there just yet. >