Alternative Employment Leave. Any teacher with professional teacher status who requests a leave of absence without pay for one (1) year for the purpose of exploring an alternative career or field of employment shall be granted a leave of absence for that purpose under the following conditions: 1. Any such leave shall be requested under normal circumstances prior to April 1st of the year preceding the school year in which the leave is to take place. 2. A teacher who is on an alternative employment leave may continue group Health and Life Insurance coverage during the period of said leave, as provided by the employer to members of the bargaining unit by reimbursing the employer for premium cost. 3. All benefits to which a teacher was entitled at the time his/her leave of absence commenced, including unused accumulated sick leave and accrued seniority, will be restored to him/her upon his/her return; and he/she will be assigned to the same position which he/she held at the time said leave commenced, if available, or if not, to a substantially equivalent position. 4. A second year of alternative employment leave may be granted at the discretion of the employer.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
