Common use of Catastrophic Illness Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Illness. a. Tenured Teachers who: a) have a catastrophic illness, b) have exhausted all of their current and accumulated sick leave and, c) had at least thirty-one (31) days of unused sick leave at the start of the catastrophic illness shall be granted the greater of thirty (30) additional sick leave days or thirty percent (30%) of the total number of sick days the tenured Teacher had accumulated at the start of the catastrophic illness. Catastrophic illness shall be defined as an extended illness, injury, or surgery which results in an absence that continues for at least thirty-one (31) consecutive workdays.

Catastrophic Illness. a. Tenured Teachers who: a) have a catastrophic illness, b) have exhausted all of their current and accumulated sick leave and, c) had at least thirty-one (31) days of unused sick leave at the start of the catastrophic illness shall be granted the greater of thirty (30) additional sick leave days or thirty percent (30%) of the total number of sick days the tenured Teacher had accumulated at the start of the catastrophic illness. Catastrophic illness shall be defined as an extended illness, injury, or surgery which results in an absence that continues for at least thirty-thirty- one (31) consecutive workdays.