Common use of Catastrophic Leave Bank Committee Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Leave Bank Committee. 24.5.1. The Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank shall be administered by a three (3) member Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank Committee appointed by UTSC. The terms of the committee shall be staggered three (3) year terms. Initial appointments shall be for one (1) year, two (2) years, and three (3) years. 24.5.2. The Committee shall designate one of its members as Chairperson. 24.5.3. The Committee shall be responsible for administering the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank in accordance with this Agreement and applicable state law. The Committee’s duties are as follows: 24.5.3.1. Develop an application procedure; 24.5.3.2. Receive leave requests; 24.5.3.3. Verify the validity of requests; 24.5.3.4. Approve or deny requests within ten (10) duty days of receipt of the application; 24.5.3.5. Communicate the Committee’s decision to affected unit members, to the Human Resources Department and the District; 24.5.3.6. Solicit donations of additional day or days of sick leave, depending upon need, when the bank of days drops to or below seventy-five (75) days; 24.5.3.7. Approve and designate appropriate forms for donating and requesting catastrophic sick leave credits; 24.5.3.8. Require a medical review by a qualified physician if a participant has drawn thirty (30) days from the Bank and requests an extension in order to grant additional days. 24.5.3.9. Request, if appropriate, that an applicant for Catastrophic Sick Leave apply for STRS disability allowance in lieu of using the leave provided in this section; 24.5.3.10. Maintain appropriate record-keeping procedures, including the total number of accumulated days in the Bank, the names of donors and participating members, and the number of days used by each recipient; 24.5.3.11. Keep all records confidential and not disclose the nature of any illness except as is necessary to process the request for leave and appeals of denials; 24.5.3.12. Approve, only by a majority vote of the Committee, requests to the Bank, 24.5.3.13. Determine the method of prorating the number of sick leave days; and 24.5.3.14. Provide, upon request by Human Resources, the documentation identified in 24.5.3.11. 24.5.4. The decision of the Committee to approve or deny a request shall be final and not subject to Article 11, Grievance, or appeal.