Common use of Catastrophic Illness Leave Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective of this section is to allow donation of accrued time to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status for a longer period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact of the illness, injury or condition. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service shall be eligible for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as the employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before an employee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leave. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not use.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. 11.11.1 Unit members who have exhausted all Sick Leave and all other accrued paid leaves may use Catastrophic Leave under the following provisions: 11.11.1.1 Catastrophic Illness Leave shall begin only after all accumulated Sick Leave (exclusive of differential paid leave) and all paid leaves have been exhausted. 11.11.1.2 The objective maximum amount of Catastrophic Illness Leave shall not exceed twelve (12) months, or the maximum number of hours donated pursuant this section section, whichever is less. 11.11.2 To request Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member or his/her designee, shall submit the appropriate form (Appendix G) to allow donation of accrued time the Association President. 11.11.2.1 To qualify for such leave, the employee will have suffered an illness or injury that is expected to affected employees, so that heincapacitate her/she can remain in a paid status him for a longer an extended period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact or that incapacitates a member of the illnessemployee’s immediate family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, injury or condition. An employee holding and taking extended time off creates a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service shall be eligible financial hardship for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which because he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have has exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime Xxxx Leave and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family paid leaves. 11.11.2.2 A “member for this section is defined as of the employee's ’s family” shall be limited to spouse/, registered domestic partner, minor childrenchild, mother, father or individual over which the employee has legal guardianship. 11.11.3 As soon as practicable, the Association shall meet and determine whether to recommend to the Superintendent or designee approval of the request for Catastrophic Illness Leave. 11.11.3.1 If the request is denied, the Association President shall notify the employee or his/step-children/dependents her designee and the Superintendent or designee. 11.11.3.2 If the request is approved by the Association and the Superintendent or designee, the Association and the District shall solicit unit members, on the appropriate District form authorizing donation of registered domestic partner (18 years Sick Leave hours pursuant to this Article. Completed forms shall be returned to the district Business Office. 11.11.3.3 A unit member may donate a minimum of age or younger), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive 8 hours up to a maximum of 1,000 eighty (80) hours of Sick Leave per school year. (See Appendix G) 11.11.3.4 In order to donate a unit member must maintain minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of Sick Leave. Part time employees working less than 8 hours in one day must maintain a minimum hourly equivalent of 3 work days. 11.11.3.5 Donated Sick Leave hours will be deposited in a Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool and deducted from the donating employee’s accumulated Sick Leave. The parties agree that once the transfer of leave credits has been processed, the donation of sick leave credits to the Catastrophic leave bank are irrevocable and irretrievable. Under no circumstances will the donated leave credits be returned to the donor. 11.11.3.6 Donated sick Leave may be utilized in increments of one-hour periods. 11.11.3.7 If the hours of donated leave benefits Sick Leave are not used, those hours will be retained in the Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool for future use pursuant to this Article. 11.11.4 If a unit member exhausts his/her donated Xxxx Leave from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditionsthe Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool, a one-time the employee or his/her designee may request additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before an employee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leaveCatastrophic Illness Leave pursuant this Article. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following in no event shall the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted eligible to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not usemore than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of Catastrophic Illness Leave.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective 11.11.1 Unit members who have exhausted all Sick Leaves and other time off may use Catastrophic Illness Leave under the following provisions: 11.11.1.1 Catastrophic Illness Leave shall begin only after all other accumulated Sick Leave (exclusive of differential paid leave), vacation, accrued compensatory time off and other paid leaves have been exhausted. 11.11.1.2 Maximum leave is not to exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, or the maximum number of hours donated pursuant to this section section, whichever is less. 11.11.2 To request Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member or his/her designee, shall submit a request in writing to allow donation of accrued time the Association President stating the facts which support a need for such leave. 11.11.2.1 To qualify for such leave, the employee will have suffered an illness or injury that is expected to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status incapacitate the employee for a longer an extended period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact or that incapacitates a member of the illnessemployees' family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, injury or conditionand taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because s/he has exhausted all of her/his Sick Leave and other paid time off. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year as defined in 11.11.1.1) 11.11.2.2 A "member of continuous service the employee's family" in 11.11.2.1 above shall be eligible for limited to spouse, domestic partner as defined in Section 297 of the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from California Family Code, child, mother, father, or an individual over which the department head concerned employee has legal guardianship. 11.11.3 As soon as practicable, the Association Executive Board shall meet and only upon determine whether to recommend to the specific Superintendent approval of the City Manager. To be eligible request for leave under Catastrophic Illness Leave. 11.11.3.1 If the request is denied, the Association President shall notify the employee or her/his designee and the Superintendent. 11.11.3.2 If the request is approved by the Association and the Superintendent, the Association and the District shall solicit classified unit members on an approved District form authorizing donation of Sick Leave hours for use pursuant to this section, such . 11.11.3.3 Donation authorization form shall be returned to the District Office. 11.11.3.4 Donated Sick Leave hours will be deposited in a Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool and deducted from the donating employee's accumulated Sick Leave. 11.11.3.5 Sick Leave hours donated and taken pursuant to this section shall be credited/deducted in full hour increments. 11.11.3.6 The maximum number of hours an employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable can contribute per year pursuant to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as ten (10) times the contributor’s normal work day. 11.11.3.7 The Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool shall be reduced by one full hour for each hour of Catastrophic Leave awarded to the requesting employee's spouse/registered domestic partner. 11.11.3.8 In the event hours donated to are not used, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live those hours will be retained in the household. Eligible employees may receive up Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool for future use pursuant to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by this section. 11.11.4 In the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before event an employee exhausts her/his donated Catastrophic Illness Leave from the Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool, the employee or her/his designee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leaverequest additional Catastrophic Illness Leave pursuant to this section. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following in no event shall the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted eligible to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not usemore than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of donated Catastrophic Illness Leave.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective 11.11.1 Unit members who have exhausted all Sick Leaves and other time off may use Catastrophic Illness Leave under the following provisions: 11.11.1.1 Catastrophic Illness Leave shall begin only after all other accumulated Sick Leave (exclusive of differential paid leave), vacation, accrued compensatory time off and other paid leaves have been exhausted. 11.11.1.2 Maximum leave is not to exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, or the maximum number of hours donated pursuant to this section section, whichever is less. 11.11.2 To request Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member or the employees’ designee, shall submit a request in writing to allow donation of accrued time CSEA President stating the facts which support a need for such leave. 11.11.2.1 To qualify for such leave, the employee will have suffered an illness or injury that is expected to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status incapacitate the employee for a longer an extended period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact or that incapacitates a member of the illnessemployees' family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, injury or condition. An employee holding and taking extended time off work creates a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service shall be eligible financial hardship for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must because they have exhausted all of histheir Sick Leave and other paid time off. (as defined in 11.11.1.1) 11.11.2.2 A "member of the employee's family" in 11.11.2.1 above shall be limited to spouse, domestic partner as defined in Section 297 of the California Family Code, child, mother, father, or an individual over which the employee has legal guardianship. 11.11.3 As soon as practicable, CSEA Executive Board shall meet and determine whether to recommend to the Superintendent approval of the request for Catastrophic Illness Leave. 11.11.3.1 If the request is denied, the CSEA President shall notify the employee or the employees’ designee and the Superintendent. 11.11.3.2 If the request is approved by CSEA and the Superintendent, CSEA and the District shall solicit classified unit members on an approved District form authorizing donation of Sick Leave hours for use pursuant to this section. 11.11.3.3 Donation authorization form shall be returned to the District Office. 11.11.3.4 Donated Sick Leave hours will be deposited in a Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool and deducted from the donating employee's accumulated Sick Leave. 11.11.3.5 Sick Leave hours donated and taken pursuant to this section shall be credited/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for deducted in full hour increments. 11.11.3.6 The maximum number of hours an employee can contribute per year pursuant to this section is defined as ten (10) times the contributor’s normal work day. 11.11.3.7 The Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool shall be reduced by one full hour for each hour of Catastrophic Leave awarded to the requesting employee's spouse/registered domestic partner. 11.11.3.8 In the event hours donated to are not used, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live those hours will be retained in the household. Eligible employees may receive up Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool for future use pursuant to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by this section. 11.11.4 In the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before event an employee exhausts their donated Catastrophic Illness Leave from the Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool, the employee or the employees’ designee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leaverequest additional Catastrophic Illness Leave pursuant to this section. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following in no event shall the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted eligible to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not usemore than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of donated Catastrophic Illness Leave.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective In the event of this section is to allow donation a catastrophic illness of accrued time to affected employeesa certified staff member or a member of his/her immediate family, so that he/she can remain in the eligible staff member may make withdrawals from a paid status for a longer period of timeCatastrophic Illness Leave Bank. Immediate family shall include spouse, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact of the illnessparent, injury or conditionchild. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service A certificated staff member shall be eligible for the catastrophic allowed to use days from their sick leave bank only when their own, their spouse, or that of their children's personal illness leave benefit upon receiving or injury is of such a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned nature that their attendance at school is prohibited and only upon the specific approval of the City Managerafter their ten (10) personal days have been used. To be eligible for leave under this sectioneligible, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family a staff member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her ten (10) yearly personal leave days and accumulated sick leaveleave days. Should the need arise, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated days in the Catastrophic Leave Bank are transferred voluntarily by fellow teachers from their unused personal leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as the employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, bank into the Catastrophic Leave Bank at a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum rate of one (1) year must elapse following "Personal Leave" or "Sick Leave Bank" days (effective 2006-2007) to equal one (1) "Catastrophic Leave" day. A retiring certified staff member with at least 25 years of service for Xxxxxxx Central Public Schools has the termination ability to donate 35 out of their 45 unused sick days to the Catastrophic Leave Bank (effective 2018-2019). Catastrophic leave days, if available from the district Catastrophic Leave Bank, will be limited to thirty (30) days per individual per contract year. Requests from potential qualifying individuals shall be made to the RCEA President for review. The RCEA President will submit request(s) to the Superintendent for final approval determination. A catastrophic illness leave before or injury is defined as one which has totally incapacitated an employee employee’s ability to work. Generally, if medical confirmation indicates that the condition causes the inability to work for an extended period of time, the condition can be considered catastrophic. Chronic conditions such as cancer, major surgeries, and residual effects of a stroke, may be permitted further catastrophic illness leaveconsidered catastrophic, even if the condition results in only intermittent absences. HoweverThe school district will determine each situation on a case by case basis. Conditions which are short-term in nature (i.e. flu, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leavecommon illnesses, an employee may be permitted to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did common injuries, etc.) are not useconsidered catastrophic.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective (a) Upon complete exhaustion of earned paid illness allowance provisions of this section is to allow donation Agreement, a unit member with a minimum of accrued time to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status for a longer period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact of the illness, injury or condition. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service employment from the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Rochester City School District may request from the Superintendent of Schools a Catastrophic Illness Leave. The Superintendent shall convene a joint committee chaired by the Chief of Office of Human Capital to review the request. The remainder of the joint committee shall consist of the Director of Employee Benefits, Director of Support Personnel Services and the RAP President. If the joint committee recommends and the Superintendent approves, a unit member may receive up to ninety-five (95) illness days. (b) Upon exhaustion of such paid Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member may reapply for an additional paid illness leave of up to ninety-five (95) days. The granting of such additional leave is discretionary on the part of the Superintendent and is contingent upon the unit member applying for a retirement (disability or regular service) or resignation at the time of their application for an additional ninety-five (95) paid illness days and resigning from employment with the City School District at the end of such leave. No seniority shall accrue during Catastrophic Illness Leave. (c) Employees diagnosed with an illness or injury or a catastrophic nature while on Extended Sick Leave at One- Half (1/2) Pay may also apply for Catastrophic Illness Leave retroactive to the date of the diagnosis. An employee who has received a prior Extended Sick Leave at One-Half (½) Pay as set forth in Section 3 of this Article shall be eligible for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and Catastrophic Illness Leave as provided for in paragraph B above only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible applying for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained a retirement or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as the employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before an employee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leave. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not useresignation.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective In the event of this section is to allow donation a catastrophic illness of accrued time to affected employeesa certified staff member or a member of their immediate family, so that he/she can remain in the eligible staff member may make withdrawals from a paid status for a longer period of timeCatastrophic Illness Leave Bank. Immediate family shall include spouse, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact of the illnessparent, injury or conditionchild. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service A certificated staff member shall be eligible for the catastrophic allowed to use days from their sick leave bank only when their own, their spouse, or that of their children's personal illness leave benefit upon receiving or injury is of such a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned nature that their attendance at school is prohibited and only upon the specific approval of the City Managerafter their ten (10) personal days have been used. To be eligible for leave under this sectioneligible, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family a staff member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her their ten (10) yearly personal leave days and accumulated sick leaveleave days. Should the need arise, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated days in the Catastrophic Leave Bank are transferred voluntarily by fellow teachers from their unused personal leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as the employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, bank into the Catastrophic Leave Bank at a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum rate of one (1) year must elapse following "Personal Leave" or "Sick Leave Bank" days (effective 2006-2007) to equal one (1) "Catastrophic Leave" day. A retiring certified staff member with at least 25 years of service for Xxxxxxx Central Public Schools has the termination ability to donate 35 out of their 45 unused sick days to the Catastrophic Leave Bank (effective 2018-2019). Catastrophic leave days, if available from the district Catastrophic Leave Bank, will be limited to thirty (30) days per individual per contract year. Requests from potential qualifying individuals shall be made to the RCEA President for review. The RCEA President will submit request(s) to the Superintendent for final approval determination. A catastrophic illness leave before or injury is defined as one which has totally incapacitated an employee employee’s ability to work. Generally, if medical confirmation indicates that the condition causes the inability to work for an extended period of time, the condition can be considered catastrophic. Chronic conditions such as cancer, major surgeries, and residual effects of a stroke, may be permitted further catastrophic illness leaveconsidered catastrophic, even if the condition results in only intermittent absences. HoweverThe school district will determine each situation on a case by case basis. Conditions which are short-term in nature (i.e. flu, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leavecommon illnesses, an employee may be permitted to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did common injuries, etc.) are not useconsidered catastrophic.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective 11.11.1 Unit members who have exhausted all Sick Leaves and other time off may use Catastrophic Illness Leave under the following provisions: 11.11.1.1 Catastrophic Illness Leave shall begin only after all other accumulated Sick Leave (exclusive of differential paid leave), vacation, accrued compensatory time off and other paid leaves have been exhausted. 11.11.1.2 Maximum leave is not to exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, or the maximum number of hours donated pursuant to this section section, whichever is less. 11.11.2 To request Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member or his/her designee, shall submit a request in writing to allow donation of accrued time the Association President stating the facts which support a need for such leave. 11.11.2.1 To qualify for such leave, the employee will have suffered an illness or injury that is expected to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status incapacitate the employee for a longer an extended period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact or that incapacitates a member of the illnessemployees' family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, injury or conditionand taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because s/he has exhausted all of her/his Sick Leave and other paid time off. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year as defined in 11.11.1.1) 11.11.2.2 A "member of continuous service the employee's family" in 11.11.2.1 above shall be eligible for limited to spouse, domestic partner as defined in Section 297 of the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from California Family Code, child, mother, father, or an individual over which the department head concerned employee has legal guardianship. 11.11.3 As soon as practicable, the Association Executive Board shall meet and only upon determine whether to recommend to the specific Superintendent approval of the City Manager. To be eligible request for leave under Catastrophic Illness Leave. 11.11.3.1 If the request is denied, the Association President shall notify the employee or her/his designee and the Superintendent. 11.11.3.2 If the request is approved by the Association and the Superintendent, the Association and the District shall solicit classified unit members on an approved District form authorizing donation of Sick Leave hours for use pursuant to this section, such . District Office. 11.11.3.3 Donation authorization form shall be returned to the 11.11.3.4 Donated Sick Leave hours will be deposited in a Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool and deducted from the donating employee's accumulated Sick Leave. 11.11.3.5 Sick Leave hours donated and taken pursuant to this section shall be credited/deducted in full hour increments. 11.11.3.6 The maximum number of hours an employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable can contribute per year pursuant to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as ten (10) times the contributor’s normal work day. 11.11.3.7 The Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool shall be reduced by one full hour for each hour of Catastrophic Leave awarded to the requesting employee's spouse/registered domestic partner. 11.11.3.8 In the event hours donated to are not used, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live those hours will be retained in the household. Eligible employees may receive up Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool for future use pursuant to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by this section. 11.11.4 In the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before event an employee exhausts her/his donated Catastrophic Illness Leave from the Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool, the employee or her/his designee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leaverequest additional Catastrophic Illness Leave pursuant to this section. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following in no event shall the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted eligible to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not usemore than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of donated Catastrophic Illness Leave.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective 9.1 Certificated Employees may use Catastrophic Leave pursuant to the following provisions: 9.1.1 Catastrophic Leave shall begin only after all accumulated Sick Leave and other paid leaves have been exhausted. 9.1.2 Maximum Catastrophic Leave shall not exceed twelve (12) consecutive months or the maximum number of days donated pursuant to this section Section, whichever is less. 9.2 To request Catastrophic Leave, the Certificated Employee or designee shall submit the appropriate form to allow donation the Superintendent, along with verification of accrued time a physician if applicable that supports the request. 9.2.1 To qualify for such leave, the unit member will have suffered an illness or injury that is expected to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status incapacitate the Certificated Employee for a longer an extended period of time, thus partially ameliorating or that the financial impact incapacitates a member of the illnessunit member’s family which incapacity requires the unit member to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, injury or condition. An employee holding and taking extended time off work creates a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service shall be eligible financial hardship for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family unit member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as the employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before an employee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leave. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted to use whatever accumulated paid leave because he/she has exhausted all Sick Leave and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible other paid leaves. 9.2.2 A “member of the employee’s family” shall be limited to the spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or an individual over which the unit member has legal guardianship. 9.3 As soon as practicable, the Superintendent shall meet with the Association and consider the request for but did Catastrophic Leave. 9.3.1 If the request is denied, the Superintendent shall notify in writing the unit member or designee. 9.3.2 If the request is approved by the Superintendent, the Association shall solicit Certificated Employees on the appropriate District form to authorize donation of Sick Leave days pursuant to this Article. Completed forms shall be returned to the Superintendent. 9.3.3 In order to donate a Certificated Employees must maintain minimum of twenty (20) days of Sick Leave per school year. 9.3.4 Donated Sick Leave days may be utilized in increments of one- half work day. 9.3.5 If the days of donated Sick Leave are not useused, those days will be retained by the donor. 9.4 The Association agrees that it will not file, on its own behalf or on behalf of any Certificated Employee, any grievance, claim or lawsuit of any kind related to any attempt by a Certificated Employee to retrieve donated Sick Leave used by another unit member pursuant to this Article. The Association also agrees that it will not file, on its own behalf or on behalf of any Certificated Employee, any grievance, claim or lawsuit of any kind which attempts to challenge in any way the legality or enforcement of this Article. 9.4.1 The Association agrees to indemnify and hold the District harmless from any loss or damage arising from the implementation of this Article. 9.4.2 In the event of any grievance, claim or lawsuit challenging the legality or enforcement of this Article, the District may terminate this Article upon written notice to the Association.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective 10.1 Unit members who have exhausted all sick leave and other time off may use Catastrophic Illness Leave under the following provisions: 10.1.1 Catastrophic Illness Leave shall begin no sooner than the eleventh (11th) work day of absence, and only after all other personal accumulated sick leave and other paid time off has been exhausted. 10.1.2 Maximum leave is not to exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, or the maximum number of days donated pursuant to this section section, whichever is less. 10.2 To request Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member or his/her designee, shall submit a request in writing to allow donation of accrued time the Association President stating the facts which support a need for such leave. 10.2.1 To qualify for such leave, the employee will have suffered an illness or injury that is expected to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status incapacitate the employee for a longer an extended period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact or that incapacitates a member of the illnessemployees’ family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, injury or condition. An employee holding and taking extended time off work creates a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service shall be eligible financial hardship for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which because he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have has exhausted all of his/her sick leave and other paid time off. 10.2.2 A “member of the employees’ family” in 10.2.1 above shall be limited to spouse, children, mother, father, or an individual over which the employee has legal guardianship. 10.3 As soon as practicable, the Association shall meet and determine whether to recommend to the Superintendent approval of the request for Catastrophic Illness Leave. 10.3.1 If the request is denied, the Association President shall notify the employee or his/her designee and the Superintendent. 10.3.2 If the request is approved by the Association and the Superintendent, the Association and the District shall solicit classified unit members on an approved District form authorizing donation of sick leave days for use pursuant to this section. 10.3.3 Donation authorization form shall be returned to the District Office. 10.3.4 Donated sick leave days will be deposited in a separate sick leave pool for each request and deducted from the donating employee’s accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime . 10.3.5 Sick leave days donated and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for taken pursuant to this section shall be credited/deducted in hourly increments. 10.3.6 The maximum number of days an employee can contribute per year pursuant to this section is defined as the employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner ten (18 years of age or younger10), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated . 10.3.7 The sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditionspool shall be reduced by one full day for each day of catastrophic leave awarded to the requesting employee. 10.3.8 In the event that days donated to the sick leave pool are not used, a one-time additional increment of up then those days will be returned to 500 hours of the donating employees and credited to their accrued vacation leave may be approved by sick leave. 10.4 In the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the event an employee exhausts his/her donated catastrophic illness leave before an from the sick leave pool, the employee or his/her designee may request additional catastrophic leave pursuant to this section. However, in no event shall the employee be permitted further eligible to use more than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of donated catastrophic illness leave. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted . 10.5 Employees using Catastrophic Illness Leave pursuant to use whatever accumulated paid this section shall not accrue any other leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible credits provided for but did not usein this Agreement or by law.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective (a) Upon complete exhaustion of earned paid illness allowance provisions of this section is to allow donation Agreement, a unit member with a minimum of accrued time to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status for a longer period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact of the illness, injury or condition. An employee holding a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service employment from the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Rochester City School District may request from the Superintendent of Schools a Catastrophic Illness Leave. The Superintendent shall convene a joint committee chaired by the Chief of Human Capital to review the request. The remainder of the joint committee shall consist of the Director of Employee Benefits, Director of Support Personnel Services and the RAP President. If the joint committee recommends and the Superintendent approves, a unit member may receive up to ninety-five (95) illness days. (b) Upon exhaustion of such paid Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member may reapply for an additional paid illness leave of up to ninety-five (95) days. The granting of such additional leave is discretionary on the part of the Superintendent and is contingent upon the unit member applying for a retirement (disability or regular service) or resignation at the time of their application for an additional ninety-five (95) paid illness days and resigning from employment with the City School District at the end of such leave. No seniority shall accrue during Catastrophic Illness Leave. (c) Employees diagnosed with an illness or injury or a catastrophic nature while on Extended Sick Leave at One- Half (1/2) Pay may also apply for Catastrophic Illness Leave retroactive to the date of the diagnosis. An employee who has received a prior Extended Sick Leave at One-Half (½) Pay as set forth in Section 3 of this Article shall be eligible for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and Catastrophic Illness Leave as provided for in paragraph B above only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible applying for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained a retirement or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must have exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for this section is defined as the employee's spouse/registered domestic partner, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live in the household. Eligible employees may receive up to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before an employee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leave. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not useresignation.

Catastrophic Illness Leave. The objective 11.11.1 Unit members who have exhausted all Sick Leaves and other time off may use Catastrophic Illness Leave under the following provisions: 11.11.1.1 Catastrophic Illness Leave shall begin only after all other accumulated Sick Leave (exclusive of differential paid leave), vacation, accrued compensatory time off and other paid leaves have been exhausted. 11.11.1.2 Maximum leave is not to exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, or the maximum number of hours donated pursuant to this section section, whichever is less. 11.11.2 To request Catastrophic Illness Leave, the unit member or the employees designee, shall submit a request in writing to allow donation of accrued time the Association President stating the facts which support a need for such leave. 11.11.2.1 To qualify for such leave, the employee will have suffered an illness or injury that is expected to affected employees, so that he/she can remain in a paid status incapacitate the employee for a longer an extended period of time, thus partially ameliorating the financial impact or that incapacitates a member of the illnessemployees' family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, injury or condition. An employee holding and taking extended time off work creates a full-time position with permanent status who has completed one (1) year of continuous service shall be eligible financial hardship for the catastrophic illness leave benefit upon receiving a prior favorable recommendation therefore from the department head concerned and only upon the specific approval of the City Manager. To be eligible for leave under this section, such employee must have sustained or have an immediate family member who has sustained a life threatening or debilitating illness, injury or condition which may require confirmation by a physician, be unable to work at his/her position or any less demanding position to which he/she may be assigned by the department head concerned, and must because they have exhausted all of histheir Sick Leave and other paid time off. (as defined in 11.11.1.1) 11.11.2.2 A "member of the employee's family" in 11.11.2.1 above shall be limited to spouse, domestic partner as defined in Section 297 of the California Family Code, child, mother, father, or an individual over which the employee has legal guardianship. 11.11.3 As soon as practicable, the Association Executive Board shall meet and determine whether to recommend to the Superintendent approval of the request for Catastrophic Illness Leave. 11.11.3.1 If the request is denied, the Association President shall notify the employee or the employees designee and the Superintendent. 11.11.3.2 If the request is approved by the Association and the Superintendent, the Association and the District shall solicit classified unit members on an approved District form authorizing donation of Sick Leave hours for use pursuant to this section. 11.11.3.3 Donation authorization form shall be returned to the District Office. 11.11.3.4 Donated Sick Leave hours will be deposited in a Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool and deducted from the donating employee's accumulated Sick Leave. 11.11.3.5 Sick Leave hours donated and taken pursuant to this section shall be credited/her accumulated sick leave, vacation, holiday, overtime and all other accumulated leave or pay benefits. Immediate family member for deducted in full hour increments. 11.11.3.6 The maximum number of hours an employee can contribute per year pursuant to this section is defined as ten (10) times the contributor’s normal work day. 11.11.3.7 The Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool shall be reduced by one full hour for each hour of Catastrophic Leave awarded to the requesting employee's spouse/registered domestic partner. 11.11.3.8 In the event hours donated to are not used, minor children/step-children/dependents of registered domestic partner (18 years of age or younger), who live those hours will be retained in the household. Eligible employees may receive up Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool for future use pursuant to a maximum of 1,000 hours of donated leave benefits from full-time employees due to a catastrophic illness. Employee can utilize up to 500 hours of donated sick leave initially. Under extraordinarily desperate conditions, a one-time additional increment of up to 500 hours of accrued vacation leave may be approved by this section. 11.11.4 In the City Manager. The combination of all such donations would result in time away from work not to exceed twelve months in duration per incident (whether such leave is taken continuously or intermittently). A minimum of one (1) year must elapse following the termination of the catastrophic illness leave before event an employee exhausts their donated Catastrophic Illness Leave from the Catastrophic Illness Leave Pool, the employee or the employees designee may be permitted further catastrophic illness leaverequest additional Catastrophic Illness Leave pursuant to this section. However, if subsequent catastrophic illness occurs within a year following in no event shall the termination of the previous catastrophic illness leave, an employee may be permitted eligible to use whatever accumulated paid leave he/she has and then whatever catastrophic illness leave he/she was eligible for but did not usemore than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of donated Catastrophic Illness Leave.