Availability of Leave. In determining the availability of leave the District will consider the leave available to a person (whether paid or unpaid) by virtue of existing employment conditions. The intent of the District is to ensure that each individual covered by the Act shall have the leave benefits available as a result of the law's requirements. It is not the intent of the District of this policy to provide leave benefits that exceed those authorized by rule, policy or existing law as supplemented by the Act. Thus, an eligible employee must use any accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave and sick leave for any part of the twelve (12) week period. It is the policy of the District that all paid non-Act leave will be used first. An employee requesting leave for one of the reasons authorized by the Act will be entitled to the leave available by virtue of existing leave policies. In the event the application of these policies results in less leave than is required by the Act an eligible individual will be entitled to such additional leave as is necessary to result in the minimum leave specified in the Act for covered individuals. Where the employee's spouse is also employed by the District, the total number of work weeks of act leave to which both spouses are entitled are limited to twelve (12) weeks during a year if such leave is for the birth of a child or to care for a child or for placement for adoption care of a child.
Availability of Leave. In determining the availability of leave the District will consider the leave available to a person (whether paid or unpaid) by virtue of existing employment conditions. The intent of the District is to insure that each individual covered by the Act shall have the leave benefits available as a result of the law's requirements. It is not the intent of the District or this policy to provide leave benefits that exceed those authorized by rule, policy or existing law as supplemented by the Act. Thus, an eligible employee, when accessing leave for family and medical purposes must use any accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave and applicably applied sick leave for any part of the twelve (12) week period. It is the policy of the District that all appropriate paid non-Act leave will be used concurrently. An employee requesting leave for one of the reasons authorized by the Act will be entitled to the leave available by virtue of existing leave policies. In the event the application of these policies results in less leave than is required by the Act an eligible individual will be entitled to such additional leave as is necessary to result in the minimum leave specified in the Act for covered individuals. Where the employee's spouse is also employed by the District, the total number of work weeks of Act leave to which both spouses are entitled is limited to twelve (12) work weeks during a year if such leave is for the birth of a child or to care for a child or for placement for adoption or xxxxxx care of a child. APPLICATION FOR LEAVE An employee requesting leave must complete an "Application for Family or Medical Leave." The application must state the reason for the leave, the duration of the leave (if known), and the starting and ending dates of the leave. An application for Family and Medical Leave, as well as assistance with this process, may be obtained from the Human Resources department of the district. The application for leave must be submitted at least thirty (30) days before family or medical leave because of an expected birth or placement of a child, or because a planned medical treatment is to begin. If, for reasons beyond the employee's reasonable control, the leave is to begin in less than thirty (30) days, an employee must give notice to his or her immediate supervisor and to the office of the Superintendent as soon as is practicable, ordinarily within one or two school days of when the employee learns of the need for leave. In the absence of an...
