Catastrophic Leave Policy. Certificated employees may donate eligible sick leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of his/her family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee and/or the family member for an extended period of time. Catastrophic leave shall be granted when the employee has exhausted his/her sick leave and additional leave is needed. Eligible sick leave credits may be donated to another certificated employee for a catastrophic illness or injury if all of the following requirements are met: 1. The employee who is, or whose family member is, suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury, or his/her designated representative, requests the District personnel office that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The employee shall provide verification from a physician that such a catastrophic illness or injury exists and that it will keep the employee out of work for an extended period of time. 2. The Superintendent or his/her designee has determined that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's or his/her family member's catastrophic illness. 3. Any employee using catastrophic leave days pursuant to this policy may not use such leave days for a period to exceed one-hundred and eighty-three (183) days or twelve (12) consecutive months. 4. The employee has exhausted all accrued paid leave credits. If the transfer of eligible leave credits is approved by the District, any certificated employee may, upon written notice to the personnel office, donate eligible sick leave credits in increments of one (1) day subject to the following provisions: a. All transfers of eligible sick leave credit are irrevocable. b. Donations by employees may not exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and eighty-three (183) days for any designated employee suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury. c. Once sick leave days have been transferred, these days then belong to the designated employee; however, such days may not be used for service credit for retirement with STRS, nor may they be used for personal necessity except in the case of death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family. d. The transfer of all such sick leave days will be done in a confidential manner so that the recipient will not know the donor. e. The District and KEA will establish regulations and procedures to allow such donated sick leave days to be used by the designated employee based upon immediate leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Catastrophic Leave Policy. Certificated employees may donate eligible sick leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of his/her family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee and/or the family member for an extended period of time. Catastrophic leave shall be granted when the employee has exhausted his/her sick leave and additional leave is needed. Eligible Xxxxxxxx sick leave credits may be donated to another certificated employee for a catastrophic illness or injury if all of the following requirements are met:
1. The employee who is, or whose family member is, suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury, or his/her designated representative, requests the District personnel office that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The employee shall provide verification from a physician that such a catastrophic illness or injury exists and that it will keep the employee out of work for an extended period of time.
2. The Superintendent or his/her designee has determined that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's or his/her family member's catastrophic illness.
3. Any employee using catastrophic leave days pursuant to this policy may not use such leave days for a period to exceed one-hundred and eighty-three (183) days or twelve (12) consecutive months.
4. The employee has exhausted all accrued paid leave credits. If the transfer of eligible leave credits is approved by the District, any certificated employee may, upon written notice to the personnel office, donate eligible sick leave credits in increments of one (1) day subject to the following provisions:.
a. All transfers of eligible sick leave credit are irrevocable.
b. Donations by employees may not exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and eighty-eighty- three (183) days for any designated employee suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury.
c. Once sick leave days have been transferred, these days then belong to the designated employee; however, such days may not be used for service credit for retirement with STRS, nor may they be used for personal necessity except in the case of death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family.
d. The transfer of all such sick leave days will be done in a confidential manner so that the recipient will not know the donor.
e. The District and KEA will establish regulations and procedures to allow such donated sick leave days to be used by the designated employee based upon immediate leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Catastrophic Leave Policy. Certificated employees may donate eligible sick leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of his/her family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee and/or the family member for an extended period of time. Catastrophic leave shall be granted when the employee has exhausted his/her sick leave and additional leave is needed. Eligible sick leave credits may be donated to another certificated employee for a catastrophic illness or injury if all of the following requirements are met:
1. The employee who is, or whose family member is, suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury, or his/her designated representative, requests the District personnel office that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The employee shall provide verification from a physician that such a catastrophic illness or injury exists and that it will keep the employee out of work for an extended period of time.
2. The Superintendent or his/her designee has determined that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's or his/her family member's catastrophic illness.
3. Any employee using catastrophic leave days pursuant to this policy may not use such leave days for a period to exceed one-hundred and eighty-three (183) days or twelve (12) consecutive months.
4. The employee has exhausted all accrued paid leave credits. If the transfer of eligible leave credits is approved by the District, any certificated employee may, upon written notice to the personnel office, donate eligible sick leave credits in increments of one (1) day subject to the following provisions:
a. All transfers of eligible sick leave credit are irrevocable.
b. Donations by employees may not exceed a cumulative total of one one-hundred and eighty-three (183) days for any designated employee suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury.
c. Once sick leave days have been transferred, these days then belong to the designated employee; however, such days may not be used for service credit for retirement with STRS, nor may they be used for personal necessity except in the case of death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family.
d. The transfer of all such sick leave days will be done in a confidential manner so that the recipient will not know the donor.
e. The District and KEA will establish regulations and procedures to allow such donated sick leave days to be used by the designated employee based upon immediate leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Catastrophic Leave Policy. Certificated employees may donate eligible sick leave credits to an employee when that employee or a member of his/her family suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee and/or the family member for an extended period of time. Catastrophic leave shall be granted when the employee has exhausted his/her sick leave and additional leave is needed. Eligible Xxxxxxxx sick leave credits may be donated to another certificated employee for a catastrophic illness or injury if all of the following requirements are met:
1. The employee who is, or whose family member is, suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury, or his/her designated representative, requests the District personnel office that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The employee shall provide verification from a physician that such a catastrophic illness or injury exists and that it will keep the employee out of work for an extended period of time.
2. The Superintendent or his/her designee has determined that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's or his/her family member's catastrophic illness.
3. Any employee using catastrophic leave days pursuant to this policy may not use such leave days for a period to exceed one-hundred and eighty-three (183) days or twelve (12) consecutive months.
4. The employee has exhausted all accrued paid leave credits. If the transfer of eligible leave credits is approved by the District, any certificated employee may, upon written notice to the personnel office, donate eligible sick leave credits in increments of one (1) day subject to the following provisions:.
a. All transfers of eligible sick leave credit are irrevocable.
b. Donations by employees may not exceed a cumulative total of one hundred and eighty-three (183) days for any designated employee suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury.
c. Once sick leave days have been transferred, these days then belong to the designated employee; however, such days may not be used for service credit for retirement with STRS, nor may they be used for personal necessity except in the case of death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family.
d. The transfer of all such sick leave days will be done in a confidential manner so that the recipient will not know the donor.
e. The District and KEA will establish regulations and procedures to allow such donated sick leave days to be used by the designated employee based upon immediate leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement