Common use of Catastrophic Leave Clause in Contracts

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible to receive leave credits must meet all of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits A. Catastrophic Leave shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means defined as an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any existstime. B. Unit members To be eligible for Catastrophic Leave, the employee shall have exhausted all accrued plus advanced sick leave. C. To utilize Catastrophic Leave, the employee shall apply through the Human Resources Department by providing a written letter and medical verification of their catastrophic, long-term illness, or disability. If the employee is unable to provide the letter, a family member or an STA representative may serve as an alternate. D. An employee may utilize Catastrophic Leave to coordinate with partial paid leave in order to receive leave credits must meet all full pay. E. An employee shall not be eligible for Catastrophic Leave during the period of time the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who employee is suffering from a catastrophic illness receiving full pay under Industrial Accident or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available Illness Leave or any other fully paid leave. 2F. Only employees with fifteen (15) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification or more days of accumulated (not advanced) sick leave shall be permitted to donate days toward Catastrophic Leave. However, the Office donor shall maintain a sick leave balance of at least fifteen (15) days after making a donation. G. Each eligible employee may donate a maximum of five (5) days of accumulated sick leave for each request by an employee approved for Catastrophic Leave. H. Requests for Catastrophic Leave shall be filed with the Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period Department. I. Within three (3) work days of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verificationrequest for Catastrophic Sick Leave, the Office of Human Resources Department shall notify distribute a communication to all certificated staff, including the Unit Member that he or she is eligible name of the individual requesting, their classification and worksite. J. Certificated employees seeking to participate donate sick leave shall advise the Human Resources Department in writing within two (2) weeks of the distribution of the Catastrophic Leave Programrequest. 3K. The Human Resources Department shall confirm eligibility for all individuals who wish to donate sick leave. The sick leave transfer shall be effective within five (5) A Unit Member who receives paid work days of the deadline for filing donations. L. Donated sick leave pursuant to this section days shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue be utilized on a monthly one (1) day basis prior to (regardless of the number of hours per day or whether or not the recipient is receiving eligible credits under partial paid leave, e.g. substitute differential pay) per employee donating. If one day has been utilized from all donors, then a second day shall be utilized. The employee with the terms of this programmost accumulated sick leave days shall be the first donor, the second most accumulated days shall be the second donor, etc. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program M. Unused donated days shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver be credited back to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Memberdonor. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have 10.10.1 In the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to event of a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation District shall provide for the transfer of eligible available sick leave credits shall be irrevocablefrom one bargaining unit member to another under the provisions of this Section. A. 10.10.2 Catastrophic illness or injury means an any illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time and taking extended time, or that incapacitates a member of the employee’s family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work creates a financial hardship for an extended period of time to care for that family member. 10.10.3 A bargaining unit member may contact the employee because he or Association to request donations of sick leave from other bargaining unit members when he/she has exhausted all of his or his/her sick leave and other paid time offleave, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible to receive leave credits must meet all of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid including personal necessity leave. 210.10.4 The Association, on behalf of the bargaining unit member, will request donations of sick days from unit members. 10.10.5 All sick leave donated must be for a minimum of one (1) day. The employee’s personal physician provides written verification donated day is calculated hour for hour to the Office recipient. A bargaining unit member must maintain at least their annual allotment of Human Resources sick leave in order to contribute sick leave as catastrophic leave. 10.10.6 The District will provide a form to each donor listed. The form will be signed by each bargaining unit member prior to any sick leave being deducted from that employee. The form shall state the Unit Member is unable to perform services bargaining unit member’s understanding that once sick leave has been transferred, those days are irrevocable. All unused donations shall be set aside for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of future utilization for catastrophic leave. 10.10.7 Following notice by the physician’s written verificationDistrict, the Office Association will request on behalf of Human Resources an administrator sick leave days from bargaining unit members. Bargaining unit members may voluntarily contribute sick leave to administrators in an amount equivalent to Step 2, Custodian Range. This daily amount shall notify be equivalent to an eight-hour day. This amount shall change with any change to Step 2, Custodian Range on the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the classified salary schedule. All contributions must be for a minimum of one (1) day. Any unused donations for administrators shall be set aside for future utilization by administrators for Catastrophic Leave ProgramLeave. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant 10.10.8 Administrators may contribute to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue classified bargaining unit members on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programday-for-day basis. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. 10.17.1 Unit Members shall have who suffer a catastrophic injury/illness which results in the right to voluntarily donate Unit Member exhausting all available paid leaves, including regular sick leave, extended sick leave (differential), and industrial accident leave, if applicable, shall become eligible to a use this catastrophic sick leave pool established plan, subject to the restrictions and conditions outlined in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for these rules. 10.17.2 A catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except injury is defined as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. The District must be able to determine that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's catastrophic illness or injury. B. 10.17.3 The use of this Sick Leave Bank shall be available to those Unit members eligible Members who have made a donation of at least five days to receive leave credits must meet all the bank prior to each request. The exception to this restriction shall be any employee who was absent due to an approved catastrophic injury/illness allowed under this rule at the time of the following requirements:implementation of the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 1) 10.17.4 Unit Members may donate accumulated sick leave days to the Sick Leave Bank at a minimum of eight hours and in one hour increments thereafter. This donation shall be irrevocable. Xxxx leave donated will not count for retirement credit purposes for the donor, but will benefit the recipient. The Unit Member who shall file an irrevocable "Sick Leave Bank Deposit Form" with Human Resource Services. A donation to the Sick Leave Bank shall be a general donation and from prior years' accumulation, and shall not be donated to a specific Unit Member for his/her exclusive use. 10.17.5 There is suffering from no limit to the number of sick leave days a catastrophic illness or injury requests on Unit Member may donate to the appropriate form that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The Office bank, so long as the minimum number of Human Resources verifies that accumulated sick leave days available to the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leavedoes not fall below 10. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification 10.17.5.1 Unit Members may not contribute to the Office sick leave bank at the time of Human Resources that retirement or other separation from the District. Should the Unit Member donate within 90 days of retirement or separation, such sick leave donation shall be withdrawn from the sick leave bank. 10.17.6 Any mental stress related illness may be excluded from the benefits of this rule, unless the employee is unable hospitalized. 10.17.7 Bargaining Unit Members may donate earned sick leave at any time during their work year. 10.17.8 All Unit Members wishing to perform services use this Sick Leave Bank shall submit a "Sick Leave Bank Request for an extended period Withdrawal Form." This form shall be submitted to Human Resource Services. The request shall state the number of timedays being requested by the Unit Member. Upon receipt A Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consider the request of the physician’s written verificationUnit Member. The Committee shall consist of two members selected by the District, three members selected by the Office Association, and one from Human Resource Services to provide information. Approval of Human Resources a request shall notify require a majority vote of the Committee members. Any rejection of a request may be appealed to the Superintendent or designee for final action and decision. The time lines for filing an appeal shall be within 10 days of notice of rejection. 10.17.9 The maximum number of days allowed to be utilized by one Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall not exceed 90 days. A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue may request a specific number of days on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programone "Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal Form. C. " The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, may request additional days up to the quantity necessary to complete 90 days by filing an additional request for consideration by the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to Committee. 10.17.10 Any days approved that are unused by the District employee shall be returned to the tendering Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 10.17.11 If a Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to Member uses a day from the District. These records Sick Leave Bank, pay for that day shall be the same rate the Unit Member would have received had the Unit Member worked that day. 10.17.12 Unit Members who are granted use of Sick Leave Bank Days shall be considered in regular paid status during such use for all purposes. However, only hours donated and used by the employee will count toward seniority. 10.17.13 During September of each year, Human Resource Services shall provide the Association a statement specifying the number of days available to the District in the event Bank as of September 1 of that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged year and the number of days used in writing by a Unit Memberthe previous fiscal year. D. Either the 10.17.14 Unit Member’s return Members shall be entitled to work utilize contributions from other bargaining units or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Membermanagement if they wish.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members (As per the provisions of Ed. Code Section 44043.5) 10.12.1 The District shall have the right establish a catastrophic illness/injury leave bank to which eligible unit members may voluntarily donate earned sick leave leave. This donation shall be irrevocable and shall be accomplished by the unit member completing a written form entitled “Catastrophic Leave Bank Donation Form”. A donation to the bank shall be a general donation, and shall not be donated to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocableemployee. A. Catastrophic illness or 10.12.2 A catastrophic illness/injury means is defined to mean an illness or illness/injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time and time. The catastrophic leave must be necessary because “taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for on the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible 10.12.3 Qualifications to receive make donations are as follows: (a) The unit member must have an accumulated sick leave credits must meet all balance of at least fifteen (15) days at the conclusion of the following requirements:preceding school year. (b) The eligible unit member must donate a minimum of one (1) The Unit Member who is working day of sick leave hours to the bank and not more than five (5) working days of sick leave hours in any one (1) school year. 10.12.4 Any permanent unit member suffering from a catastrophic illness or illness/injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in apply for use of sick leave days from the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives bank. To be eligible for use of bank days, the unit member must have exhausted all accrued paid leave pursuant to this section shall credits, including vacation and other forms of paid leave. The unit member must use any all paid leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to before receiving eligible credits under the terms bank hours. Hours of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program donations or utilization are based upon full-time employment and utilization for part-time employees shall operate be credited or used on a casepro-by-case rata basis. Once The maximum number of hours to be utilized by any one eligible unit member for a single catastrophic illness/injury or the affected Unit Member receives maximum amount per school year shall be the equivalent of sixty (60) working days or the amount available in the bank. A unit member requesting use of bank hours must provide the District approval, with written verification of the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Membersillness/injury prepared by a licensed physician of the state of California or the state where the illness/injury occurred. The Union physician’s verification shall deliver address itself to whether the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to employee’s medical condition meets the quantity necessary to complete the extended period requirements of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit MemberSection 10.12.2. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate ‌ An employee who has more than 200 hours of sick leave accrued may donate accumulated sick leave beyond that minimum to a catastrophic an employee or employees who are on sick leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits Catastrophic illness or injury is one from which recovery is prolonged or unlikely. Prolonged recovery would include periods of six months or longer but not necessarily consecutive, involving illness or injury related to the same incident. Such a donation may only be given pursuant to the following restrictions: 1. The donation must be donated at a minimum totally voluntary by the donor. 2. The employee receiving the sick leave must have exhausted all of his/her available paid leave including all sick leave, annual leave, and compensatory time off. 3. The employee giving the sick leave must do so in writing and in blocks of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafterhours each on a form provided by the County. 4. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation The grant of eligible sick leave credits shall must be irrevocable. A. 5. The employee receiving sick leave may not be on leave for an on-the- job injury covered by Workers’ Compensation Insurance. 6. Employees may withdraw leave from the Catastrophic Leave Bank under the following circumstances: The individual has successfully completed probation with the County after initial appointment. (a) The employee presents a doctor’s certification that s/he cannot perform the regular duties of his/her job or a set of modified duties offered by the County. (b) The medical condition necessitating the leave is life threatening, chronic but rehabilitative, or requires a lengthy convalescent period. (c) The maximum amount of time an employee may draw from the leave pool is six (6) months (1040 hours) per event. For these purposes an “event” shall be defined to mean any separate instance of illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected from the point of incapacitation to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any existsrecovery sufficient to return to work. B. Unit members eligible to receive leave credits must meet all of the following requirements: 1(d) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office denial of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification access to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave ProgramBank for any of the foregoing reasons may be appealed to the County’s personnel officer and the Association’s professional representative who shall jointly make the final decision. 3) A Unit Member who receives 7. If a donation is made by an employee at a different pay rate than the receiving employee, pursuant to N.R.S. 245.210.4, the donated time shall be converted into money at the hourly rate of the donor and the money shall then be converted into sick leave using the hourly rate of the recipient. 8. The total hours donated to an employee shall not exceed the number of hours necessary to avoid a loss in pay between the time the employee exhausts his/her paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under subsection 2 and either the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Memberemployee’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Memberwork.

Catastrophic Leave. 10.17.1 Unit Members shall have members who suffer a catastrophic injury/illness which results in the right to voluntarily donate unit member exhausting all available paid leaves, including regular sick leave, extended sick leave (differential), and industrial accident leave, if applicable, shall become eligible to a use this catastrophic sick leave pool established plan, subject to the restrictions and conditions outlined in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for these rules. 10.17.2 A catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except injury is defined as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible . The District must be able to receive leave credits must meet all of determine that the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who employee is suffering from a unable to work due to the employee's catastrophic illness or injury requests on injury. 10.17.3 The use of this Sick Leave Bank shall be available to those unit members who have made a donation of at least five days to the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donatedbank prior to each request. The Office exception to this restriction shall be any employee who was absent due to an approved catastrophic injury/illness allowed under this rule at the time of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leaveimplementation of the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification 10.17.4 Unit members may donate accumulated sick leave days to the Office Sick Leave Bank at a minimum of eight hours and in one hour increments thereafter. This donation shall be irrevocable. Sick leave donated will not count for retirement credit purposes for the donor, but will benefit the recipient. The unit member shall file an irrevocable "Sick Leave Bank Deposit Form" with Human Resources that Resource Services. A donation to the Sick Leave Bank shall be a general donation and from prior years' accumulation, and shall not be donated to a specific unit member for his/her exclusive use. 10.17.5 There is no limit to the number of sick leave days a unit member may donate to the sick leave bank, so long as the minimum number of accumulated sick leave days available to the unit member does not fall below 10. 10.17.5.1 Unit Member members may not contribute to the sick leave bank at the time of retirement or other separation from the District. Should the unit member donate within 90 days of retirement or separation, such sick leave donation shall be withdrawn from the sick leave bank. 10.17.6 Any mental stress related illness may be excluded from the benefits of this rule, unless the employee is unable hospitalized. 10.17.7 Bargaining unit members may donate earned sick leave at any time during their work year. 10.17.8 All unit members wishing to perform services use this Sick Leave Bank shall submit a "Sick Leave Bank Request for an extended period Withdrawal Form." This form shall be submitted to Human Resource Services. The request shall state the number of timedays being requested by the unit member. Upon receipt A Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consider the request of the physician’s written verificationunit member. The Committee shall consist of two members selected by the District, three members selected by the Office Association, and one from Human Resource Services to provide information. Approval of Human Resources a request shall notify require a majority vote of the Unit Member that he Committee members. Any rejection of a request may be appealed to the Superintendent or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Programdesignee for final action and decision. The time lines for filing an appeal shall be within 10 days of notice of rejection. 3) 10.17.9 The maximum number of days allowed to be utilized by one unit member for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall not exceed 90 days. A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue unit member may request a specific number of days on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programone "Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal Form. C. " The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, unit member may request additional days up to the quantity necessary to complete 90 days by filing an additional request for consideration by the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to Committee. 10.17.10 Any days approved that are unused by the District employee shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 10.17.11 If a unit member uses a day from the District. These records Sick Leave Bank, pay for that day shall be the same rate the unit member would have received had the unit member worked that day. 10.17.12 Unit members who are granted use of Sick Leave Bank Days shall be considered in regular paid status during such use for all purposes. However, only hours donated and used by the employee will count toward seniority. 10.17.13 During September of each year, Human Resource Services shall provide the Association a statement specifying the number of days available to the District in the event Bank as of September 1 of that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged year and the number of days used in writing by a Unit Memberthe previous fiscal year. D. Either the 10.17.14 Unit Member’s return members shall be entitled to work utilize contributions from other bargaining units or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Membermanagement if they wish.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits Catastrophic Leave shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means defined as an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee, or their immediate family member, for an extended period of time. Such incapacity must require that the employee take time off from work for an extended period of time or take off time to care for a family member, and taking extended such time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or he/she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave accumulated Sick Leave and all other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible to receive leave credits must meet all leaves. A “member of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who employee’s immediate family” is suffering from a catastrophic illness limited to spouse, child, mother, father, or injury requests on individual over which the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donatedemployee has legal guardianship. The Office of To utilize Catastrophic Leave, the employee shall apply to the Human Resources verifies that Department by providing a written letter and medical verification of their (or their immediate family member’s) catastrophic, long-term illness, or disability. If the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member employee is unable to perform services provide a letter, a family member or an RCTA representative may serve as an alternate. The employee shall also submit a copy of the request to the Reeds Creek Teachers Association (RCTA). The maximum amount of Catastrophic Illness Leave shall not exceed twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, or the maximum number of days donated pursuant to this section, whichever is less. To be eligible for Catastrophic Leave, the employee shall have exhausted all accrued plus advanced sick leave, including differential paid leave under Xxx. Ed. Code 44977. Only employees with fifteen (15) or more days of accumulated (not advanced) sick leave shall be permitted to donate days toward Catastrophic leave. The donor must also maintain a sick leave balance of at least fifteen (15) days after making the donation. Each eligible employee may donate a maximum of ten (10) days of accumulated sick leave for each request by an extended period employee approved for Catastrophic Leave. Within three (3) work days of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verificationrequest for Catastrophic Leave, the Office of Human Resources Department shall notify distribute a communication to all certified staff, including the Unit Member that he or she is eligible name of the individual requesting leave. Certificated employees seeking to participate donate sick leave shall advise the Human Resources Department in writing within two (2) weeks of the distribution of the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3request. The Human Resources Department shall confirm eligibility for all individuals who wish to donate sick leave. The sick leave transfer shall be effective within five (5) A Unit Member who receives paid work days of the deadline for filing donation. Donated sick leave pursuant days shall be utilized on a one (1) day basis per employee donating. If one day has been utilized from all donors, then a second day shall be utilized. The employee with the most accumulated sick leave days shall be the first donor, the employee with second most accumulated days shall be the second donor, etc. Unused donated days shall be credited back to the donor. Catastrophic leave under this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver not be subject to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Membergrievance procedure. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have The intent of this Article is to provide support for any classified, confidential/supervisory or management employee of the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to District when that employee or a catastrophic leave pool established in member of his or her family suffers from a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate an employee or a member of the employee employee’s family for an extended period of time and taking which requires the employee to take extended time off work creates after exhaustion of all accumulated leave. Under this agreement, all active classified, confidential/supervisory or management employees of the Xxxxxxxx Unified School District may become members of the Catastrophic Leave Bank by voluntarily contributing, on a financial hardship one time basis, one (1) sick leave day for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave establishment and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible to receive leave credits must meet all operation of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering bank. Only contributors will be permitted to withdraw from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that bank. All donations of eligible leave credits be donatedto the bank are irrevocable. The Office annual enrollment period is during the month of Human Resources verifies that February. Employees who elect not to join the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended Catastrophic Leave Bank upon first becoming eligible, have a waiting period of timeninety (90) days after joining before they can withdraw from the bank. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall Eligible employees must notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible Personnel Office, using the appropriate form, of their desire to participate in the bank. New employees with more than ten (10) days of transferable sick leave days from another district may donate one (1) day of sick leave within the first thirty (30) calendar days of employment if they wish to participate. The maximum anyone can contribute to the bank is two (2) sick leave days. The cumulative number of days that any one person can be granted from the bank shall be in units of no more than thirty (30) days. Employees may submit requests for extensions of withdrawals as their prior grants expire. An employee’s withdrawal from the bank may not exceed a period of twelve (12) consecutive months. Members of the bank may request to withdraw from the bank after all available leave has been exhausted and ten (10) days of differential pay have been received. A member who withdraws credits from the bank will be paid at his/her regular daily rate of pay. Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) will not be granted for periods of disability when monies are being paid to the unit member under Workers’ Compensation. A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program Bank Committee will be established to review and either approve or deny all requests. The Committee will consist of two (2) members of the Xxxxxxxx Association of School Administrators, two (2) members of California School Employees Association, and one (1) confidential/supervisory employee. Catastrophic Leave applicants must make application through the Catastrophic Leave Bank Committee by completing the appropriate form. Employees applying to withdraw credits or extend Catastrophic Leave will be required to submit a doctor’s statement indicating the nature of the illness or injury and the probable length of absence from work. Members of the committee shall operate keep information regarding the nature of the illness confidential. If an employee has drawn thirty (30) Catastrophic Leave Bank days and requests an extension, the committee may require a medical review by a physician of the committee’s choice at the employee’s expense. When the Catastrophic Leave has ended, employees shall donate one (1) day to the bank when it becomes available to the employee. By October 15 of each school year, the District shall notify the committee of the following: * The total number of accumulated days in the bank on a case-by-case basisJune 30 of the previous year. * The number of days contributed by employees for the current year. * The names of participating employees. * The total number of days available in the bank. Once membership in the affected Unit Member receives District approvalbank is established, membership continues from year-to-year unless the member notifies the Personnel Office, in writing, of their intent to withdraw from the bank. Such withdrawal from the bank must occur during the February enrollment period or when additional days are solicited to replenish the bank and will not result in reinstatement of the time contributed to the bank. All unused days contributed to the bank will be carried over from year-to-year. When the total number of days in the bank is reduced to thirty (30) days or less, the Union shall solicit committee will inform the Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit MembersBank membership that a special assessment of one (1) sick leave day per member will be made to replenish the bank. The Union shall deliver A statement of participation in the bank will be included in the annual sick leave accounting update provided by the district to each employee. If the District all tendered donationsCatastrophic Leave Bank is terminated for any reason, the days remaining in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District bank shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end current members of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Memberbank proportionately.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury1. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time or that incapacitates a member of the employee’s family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member or self and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or he/she has exhausted all of his or his/her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible 2. Eligible leave credit means sick leave donated to receive leave credits must meet all of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a employee requesting catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 23. Eligible employee means an employee with 25 days (converted on an hourly basis) The employeeor more of accrued sick time on the employer’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services accumulative sick leave record and who has been actively employed for five years. 4. When an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible employee wishes to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Programcatastrophic leave program, the employee shall contact the CSEA President or designee and request sick leave donations be made in the employee’s name for catastrophic leave. 3) A Unit Member 5. The eligible employee shall provide verification of the catastrophic injury or illness to the CSEA President or designee. 6. Employees wishing to donate eligible leave to an employee who receives has requested donated leave under this provision may donate up to a maximum of forty hours of eligible leave per school year. 7. Employees wishing to donate eligible leave must maintain a minimum of three- fourths of their current balance for themselves on the employer’s accumulative sick leave record, after subtracting any donated sick leave. 8. Donated eligible leave shall be converted for utilization on an hour for hour basis, meaning the recipient shall be paid his or her regular rate of pay. 9. The recipient shall utilize donated sick leave pursuant in the order donations are received, exhausting all days donated by one bargaining unit member before beginning to this section shall use any utilize days donated by another bargaining unit member. a. The District will deduct sick leave credits that he from the donor’s balance monthly as received by CSEA President or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis designee. 10. Donated sick leave not utilized by the recipient prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver return to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District service shall be returned to the tendering Unit Memberdonor. 11. The Union shall keep complete maximum amount of eligible leave credits received by a recipient may not exceed twelve consecutive months for each catastrophic illness or injury. 12. Such forms as may be necessary to properly document and accurate records administer the provisions of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records this section shall be available to as mutually agreed upon by the Merced City School District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Memberand CSEA. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members The Memorandum of Understanding reached between the parties in November, 2018 on “Catastrophic Leave” shall have be replace in its entirety as follows: Teamsters Catastrophic Leave Bank Program and Committee All provisions of this article are governed by Education Code 44043.5 and BUSD Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 4161.9. Criteria to Participate in the right to voluntarily Teamsters Catastrophic Leave Bank Program Participation in the program is voluntary, but the bargaining unit member must donate sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established the program as set forth in a specific Unit Member’s name this article to be used eligible to receive Catastrophic Sick Leave. Any unit member that is out on a medical leave of absence as of the date of the ratification of this agreement shall be granted eligibility to join the Teamsters Catastrophic Leave Bank Program for the 2022-2023 school year. The benefits of this program may not be utilized until all other eligible leave balances have been exhausted by that Unit Member for the unit member. The-benefit of this program are limited to a maximum of forty-five (45) working days per catastrophic illness or or-injury. Eligible Such leave credits must will be donated at the bargaining unit member's regular salary. Employee's benefits and employment status shall remain in full effect during this forty-five (45) day period. Upon review of the committee, allocations may be approved for maximum of a minimum of eight twenty (8) hours20) workday increments monthly. Employee will be required to provide an updated physician statement certifying continued need, and in hour increments thereaftermonthly, to remain under the program. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible Donated leave credits shall not be used for a period to exceed twelve (12) months. Eligibility to Participate, Enrollment, and Donations Newly hired bargaining unit members shall not be eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program until the completion of their probationary period. The unit member participant must be a permanent BUSD classified employee. Unit members may only enroll in, or withdraw from, the program, in writing, during the month of June each year. To initially enroll in the program, an employee must donate the equivalent of one day's sick leave, in increments of one hour/day. The donation is irrevocable. A. . Annually, on the first day of July, thereafter, participants shall have the equivalent of one day's sick leave deducted from their annual sick leave balance and donated to the bank. The donation is irrevocable. In the event that the leave bank falls below 25 day, unit members shall be solicited for additional donated days. The District shall provide the Association chapter president with a yearly balance of the Teamsters leave bank. The Human Resources department shall notify all unit members by e- mail and USPS mail about their option to enroll in the Teamsters Catastrophic illness or injury Leave Bank Program upon ratification of this agreement. Withdrawal from the Program A unit member participant may withdraw from the program in writing. A unit member withdrawing from the program shall not have their donated time restored, and will not be eligible to receive an allotment of catastrophic leave. Catastrophic Leave Requests Qualifications of Recipient: "Catastrophic illness/injury" means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, or that incapacitates a member of the employee's family which requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or he/she has exhausted all of his or his/her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible to receive leave credits . An employee must meet all present written verification of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or illness/injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records Such verification shall be available prepared by a licensed physician. The District shall then convene the committee within five business days of receipt. Any unused leave shall be return to the bank. Joint Association-District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end Teamsters Catastrophic Leave Committee The purpose of the current assignment shall terminate the use of Catastrophic Leave Committee is to ensure a fair, equitable and non- discriminatory process for allocating catastrophic leave for that Unit Membercredits to unit members based on need and guided by available credits.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have 9.2.1 To be an eligible participant of the right to voluntarily Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank (“Bank”), a bargaining unit employee must donate one (1) day of sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established during the open enrollment period. If the total number of days in a specific Unit Member’s name to the Bank exceeds 350 on the first day of September of any year, members who have previously donated will be used by exempted from donations that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injuryyear. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hoursTotal withdrawal from the Bank in any one year will not exceed 200 days, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C belowhowever, the Committee may vote to exceed the 200 days if the need arises. 9.2.1.1 New members wishing to enter the Bank will be required to donate one (1) day during the open enrollment period in the year they join regardless of the total number of days in the Bank. 9.2.2 The sick leave day contribution will be authorized on the appropriate form and continue from year to year under the provisions addressed below until canceled by the employee. 9.2.3 Following the initial enrollment, an employee may only join the Bank during the annual open enrollment period during the month of September. Employees hired after September 1 will have an open enrollment period of thirty (30) days following the date of hire. 9.2.4 Bargaining unit employees otherwise eligible for Catastrophic Sick Leave during the initial open enrollment period may apply for a donation from the Bank without making a prior donation. 9.2.5 Donations of eligible sick leave credits days to the Bank shall be irrevocable. Sick leave which is donated under this section shall be deducted from accrued sick leave authorized. A. Catastrophic 9.2.6 A catastrophic injury or illness shall be defined as: a serious injury or injury means illness as determined by the Committee (see 9.2.8 below) which shall incapacitate an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time (in excess of sixty (60) consecutive calendar days) based upon competent medical opinion. 9.2.7 The first fifteen (15) days of illness or disability must be covered by the employee's own sick leave, differential pay or leave without pay. After fifteen (15) days, employees who have exhausted their sick leave but still have differential leave available are eligible for a withdrawal from the Bank. The District shall pay the employee's full pay and taking extended time off the Bank shall be charged one sick leave day. Differential leave runs concurrently with Catastrophic Leave. The employee may use the remaining differential leave after exhausting the Catastrophic Sick Leave. 9.2.7.1 Leave from this Bank may not be used for illness or disability for which the employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits. 9.2.7.2 The maximum number of days allowed for a member of the Bank for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall not exceed forty (40) work creates days. If there are insufficient days in the Bank, there is no obligation to grant leave hereunder, in whole or in part. Neither the District, the Union and/or the Committee shall be legally responsible if there are insufficient days in the Bank to provide a financial hardship Catastrophic Sick Leave donation. 9.2.7.3 The Committee may vote to exceed the forty (40) work day limitation, but in no event will the Committee approve more than eighty (80) days for any one employee. 9.2.8 The employee who receives leave from the Bank shall furnish all requested medical information deemed necessary by the Joint Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank Committee (to be referred to as the Committee, as defined in section 9.2.11). The Committee determines whether the injury or illness is catastrophic as well as the employee's eligibility to receive donated leave under this section. Upon request by the Committee, the employee shall submit a “Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal” form for the employee because he or she has exhausted all release of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible medical information to determine the right to receive leave credits must meet all from the Bank. 9.2.9 An employee who wishes to donate sick leave shall submit a “Certified Sick Leave Bank Deposit” form to the Personnel Office. This form authorizes the donation to the Bank. No surrender shall go into effect until approved by the Joint Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank Committee. The decision of the following requirements:Committee shall not be subject to the grievance procedure, but may be reviewed upon appeal to the Committee. 1) The Unit Member 9.2.10 An employee who is suffering has submitted a request to donate sick leave, and an employee who receives leave from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donatedBank, shall each execute an agreement satisfactory to the Committee. The Office agreement will confirm understanding of Human Resources verifies each that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) donation of sick leave is voluntary. The employee’s personal physician provides written verification agreement will also provide that each employee agrees to indemnity and hold the Committee, the District and the Union harmless from any claims, demands, or causes of action related to the Office donation or to the granting or denial of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid any leave pursuant to this Article. 9.2.11 No action taken by the Committee under this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues be subject to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms grievance procedure of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit MembersAgreement. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District Committee shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records composed of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.four

Catastrophic Leave. 10.17.1 Unit Members shall have who suffer a catastrophic injury/illness which results in the right to voluntarily donate Unit Member exhausting all available paid leaves, including regular sick leave, extended sick leave (differential), and industrial accident leave, if applicable, shall become eligible to a use this catastrophic sick leave pool established plan, subject to the restrictions and conditions outlined in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for these rules. 10.17.2 A catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except injury is defined as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended periodof time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. The District must be able to determine that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's catastrophic illness or injury. B. 10.17.3 The use of this Sick Leave Bank shall be available to those Unit members eligible Members who have made a donation of at least five days to receive leave credits must meet all the bank prior to each request. The exception to this restriction shall be any employee who was absent due to an approved catastrophic injury/illness allowed under this rule at the time of the following requirements:implementation of the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 1) 10.17.4 Unit Members may donate accumulated sick leave days to the Sick Leave Bank at a minimum of eight hours and in one hour increments thereafter. This donation shall be irrevocable. Sick leave donated will not count for retirement credit purposes for the donor, but will benefit the recipient. The Unit Member who shall file an irrevocable "Sick Leave Bank Deposit Form" with Human Resource Services. A donation to the Sick Leave Bank shall be a general donation and from prior years' accumulation, and shall not be donated to a specific Unit Member for his/her exclusive use. 10.17.5 There is suffering from no limit to the number of sick leave days a catastrophic illness or injury requests on Unit Member may donate to the appropriate form that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The Office bank, so long as the minimum number of Human Resources verifies that accumulated sick leave days available to the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leavedoes not fall below 10. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification 10.17.5.1 Unit Members may not contribute to the Office sick leave bank at the time of Human Resources that retirement or other separation from the District. Should the Unit Member donate within 90 days of retirement or separation, such sick leave donation shall be withdrawn from the sick leave bank. 10.17.6 Any mental stress related illness may be excluded from the benefits of this rule, unless the employee is unable hospitalized. 10.17.7 Bargaining Unit Members may donate earned sick leave at any time during their work year. 10.17.8 All Unit Members wishing to perform services use this Sick Leave Bank shall submit a "Sick Leave Bank Request for an extended period Withdrawal Form." This form shall be submitted to Human Resource Services. The request shall state the number of timedays being requested by the Unit Member. Upon receipt A Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consider the request of the physician’s written verificationUnit Member. The Committee shall consist of two members selected by the District, three members selected by the Office Association, and one from Human Resource Services to provide information. Approval of Human Resources a request shall notify require a majority vote of the Committee members. Any rejection of a request may be appealed to the Superintendent or designee for final action and decision. The time lines for filing an appeal shall be within 10 days of notice of rejection. 10.17.9 The maximum number of days allowed to be utilized by one Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall not exceed 90 days. A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue may request a specific number of days on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programone "Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal Form. C. " The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, may request additional days up to the quantity necessary to complete 90 days by filing an additional request for consideration by the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to Committee. 10.17.10 Any days approved that are unused by the District employee shall be returned to the tendering Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 10.17.11 If a Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to Member uses a day from the District. These records Sick Leave Bank, pay for that day shall be the same rate the Unit Member would have received had the Unit Member worked that day. 10.17.12 Unit Members who are granted use of Sick Leave Bank Days shall be considered in regular paid status during such use for all purposes. However, only hours donated and used by the employee will count toward seniority. 10.17.13 During September of each year, Human Resource Services shall provide the Association a statement specifying the number of days available to the District in the event Bank as of September 1 of that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged year and the number of days used in writing by a Unit Memberthe previous fiscal year. D. Either the 10.17.14 Unit Member’s return Members shall be entitled to work utilize contributions from other bargaining units or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Membermanagement if theywish.

Catastrophic Leave. 10.17.1 Unit Members shall have who suffer a catastrophic injury/illness which results in the right to voluntarily donate Unit Member exhausting all available paid leaves, including regular sick leave, extended sick leave (differential), and industrial accident leave, if applicable, shall become eligible to a use this catastrophic sick leave pool established plan, subject to the restrictions and conditions outlined in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for these rules. 10.17.2 A catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except injury is defined as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. The District must be able to determine that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's catastrophic illness or injury. B. 10.17.3 The use of this Sick Leave Bank shall be available to those Unit members eligible Members who have made a donation of at least five days to receive leave credits must meet all the bank prior to each request. The exception to this restriction shall be any employee who was absent due to an approved catastrophic injury/illness allowed under this rule at the time of the following requirements:implementation of the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 1) 10.17.4 Unit Members may donate accumulated sick leave days to the Sick Leave Bank at a minimum of eight hours and in one hour increments thereafter. This donation shall be irrevocable. Xxxx leave donated will not count for retirement credit purposes for the donor, but will benefit the recipient. The Unit Member who shall file an irrevocable "Sick Leave Bank Deposit Form" with Human Resource Services. A donation to the Sick Leave Bank shall be a general donation and from prior years' accumulation, and shall not be donated to a specific Unit Member for his/her exclusive use. 10.17.5 There is suffering from no limit to the number of sick leave days a catastrophic illness or injury requests on Unit Member may donate to the appropriate form that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The Office bank, so long as the minimum number of Human Resources verifies that accumulated sick leave days available to the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leavedoes not fall below 10. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification 10.17.5.1 Unit Members may not contribute to the Office sick leave bank at the time of Human Resources that retirement or other separation from the District. Should the Unit Member donate within 90 days of retirement or separation, such sick leave donation shall be withdrawn from the sick leave bank. 10.17.6 Any mental stress related illness may be excluded from the benefits of this rule, unless the employee is unable hospitalized. 10.17.7 Bargaining Unit Members may donate earned sick leave at any timeduring their work year. 10.17.8 All Unit Members wishing to perform services use this Sick Leave Bank shall submit a "Sick Leave Bank Request for an extended period Withdrawal Form." This form shall be submitted to Human Resource Services. The request shall state the number of timedays being requested by the Unit Member. Upon receipt A Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consider the request of the physician’s written verificationUnit Member. The Committee shall consist of two members selected by the District, three members selected by the Office Association, and one from Human Resource Services to provide information. Approval of Human Resources a request shall notify require a majority vote of the Committee members. Any rejection of a request may be appealed to the Superintendent or designee for final action and decision. The time lines for filing an appeal shall be within 10 days of notice of rejection. 10.17.9 The maximum number of days allowed to be utilized by one Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall not exceed 90 days. A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue may request a specific number of days on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programone "Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal Form. C. " The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, may request additional days up to the quantity necessary to complete 90 days by filing an additional request for consideration by the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to Committee. 10.17.10 Any days approved that are unused by the District employee shall be returned to the tendering Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 10.17.11 If a Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to Member uses a day from the District. These records Sick Leave Bank, pay for that day shall be the same rate the Unit Member would have received had the Unit Member worked that day. 10.17.12 Unit Members who are granted use of Sick Leave Bank Days shall be considered in regular paid status during such use for all purposes. However, only hours donated and used by the employee will count toward seniority. 10.17.13 During September of each year, Human Resource Services shall provide the Association a statement specifying the number of days available to the District in the event Bank as of September 1 of that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged year and the number of days used in writing by a Unit Memberthe previous fiscal year. D. Either the 10.17.14 Unit Member’s return Members shall be entitled to work utilize contributions from other bargaining units or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Membermanagement if theywish.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick 15.11.1 Catastrophic Leave is a paid leave of absence due to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum injury of eight (8) hoursthe Classified employee or the Classified employee's spouse, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C belowparent, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocableor child. A. 15.11.2 Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is defined as one which is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time Classified employee, spouse, 15.11.3 Classified employees who have successfully completed two thousand, eighty (2,080) hours or one (1) year in paid status and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has have exhausted all of his or her accrued sick leave leave, vacation leave, and other paid compensatory time off, if any existsshall be eligible for Catastrophic Leave. B. Unit members 15.11.4 Requests for catastrophic leave may be made by or on behalf of the Classified employee to the Director of Human Resources who will approve all requests pursuant to the terms of this Article. (in addition to the maintenance of 15.11.12) 15.11.5 Requests for catastrophic donations shall be made by the 15.11.6 Classified employees may donate accrued vacation or compensatory leave, in increments of whole hours, to a specific eligible Classified employee or to receive the bank defined in 15.11.12. 15.11.7 Classified employees must have a vacation leave credits must meet balance of at least forty (40) hours after donating vacation leave. Classified employees may donate all of their accrued compensatory time. 15.11.8 Catastrophic Leave may initially be approved up to a maximum of 175 donated hours, or equal to one month of Classified employee's current assignment; whichever is less. If the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on continues, an additional 175 hours, or equal to one month of the appropriate form that eligible leave credits Classified employee's current assignment, whichever is less, may be donated. The Office of approved. 15.11.9 Human Resources verifies that shall adjust all Classified employee leave balances for the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid donation and use of Catastrophic Leave. All 15.11.10 Catastrophic leave shall not be used in conjunction with Workers' Compensation Leave. 15.11.11 While a Classified employee is on Catastrophic Leave, using donated hours, the Classified employee shall not accrue any vacation or sick leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of 15.11.12 Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible maintain a bank of donated, non- specific catastrophic leave donations; should a Classified Employee elect to participate donate in the Catastrophic Leave Programabsence of a current or direct need. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. 10.17.1 Unit Members shall have who suffer a catastrophic injury/illness which results in the right to voluntarily donate Unit Member exhausting all available paid leaves, including regular sick leave, extended sick leave (differential), and industrial accident leave, if applicable, shall become eligible to a use this catastrophic sick leave pool established plan, subject to the restrictions and conditions outlined in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for these rules. 10.17.2 A catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except injury is defined as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. The District must be able to determine that the employee is unable to work due to the employee's catastrophic illness or injury. B. 10.17.3 The use of this Sick Leave Bank shall be available to those Unit members eligible Members who have made a donation of at least five days to receive leave credits must meet all the bank prior to each request. The exception to this restriction shall be any employee who was absent due to an approved catastrophic injury/illness allowed under this rule at the time of the following requirements:implementation of the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 1) 10.17.4 Unit Members may donate accumulated sick leave days to the Sick Leave Bank at a minimum of eight hours and in one hour increments thereafter. This donation shall be irrevocable. Xxxx leave donated will not count for retirement credit purposes for the donor, but will benefit the recipient. The Unit Member who shall file an irrevocable "Sick Leave Bank Deposit Form" with Human Resource Services. A donation to the Sick Leave Bank shall be a general donation and from prior years' accumulation, and shall not be donated to a specific Unit Member for their exclusive use. 10.17.5 There is suffering from no limit to the number of sick leave days a catastrophic illness or injury requests on Unit Member may donate to the appropriate form that eligible sick leave credits be donated. The Office bank, so long as the minimum number of Human Resources verifies that accumulated sick leave days available to the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leavedoes not fall below 10. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification 10.17.5.1 Unit Members may not contribute to the Office sick leave bank at the time of Human Resources that retirement or other separation from the District. Should the Unit Member donate within 90 days of retirement or separation, such sick leave donation shall be withdrawn from the sick leave bank. 10.17.6 Any mental stress related illness may be excluded from the benefits of this rule, unless the employee is unable hospitalized. 10.17.7 Bargaining Unit Members may donate earned sick leave at any timeduring their work year. 10.17.8 All Unit Members wishing to perform services use this Sick Leave Bank shall submit a "Sick Leave Bank Request for an extended period Withdrawal Form." This form shall be submitted to Human Resource Services. The request shall state the number of timedays being requested by the Unit Member. Upon receipt A Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consider the request of the physician’s written verificationUnit Member. The Committee shall consist of two members selected by the District, three members selected by the Office Association, and one from Human Resource Services to provide information. Approval of Human Resources a request shall notify require a majority vote of the Committee members. Any rejection of a request may be appealed to the Superintendent or designee for final action and decision. The time lines for filing an appeal shall be within 10 days of notice of rejection. 10.17.9 The maximum number of days allowed to be utilized by one Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall not exceed 90 days. A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue may request a specific number of days on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programone "Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal Form. C. " The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, may request additional days up to the quantity necessary to complete 90 days by filing an additional request for consideration by the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to Committee. 10.17.10 Any days approved that are unused by the District employee shall be returned to the tendering Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 10.17.11 If a Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to Member uses a day from the District. These records Sick Leave Bank, pay for that day shall be the same rate the Unit Member would have received had the Unit Member worked that day. 10.17.12 Unit Members who are granted use of Sick Leave Bank Days shall be considered in regular paid status during such use for all purposes. However, only hours donated and used by the employee will count toward seniority. 10.17.13 During September of each year, Human Resource Services shall provide the Association a statement specifying the number of days available to the District in the event Bank as of September 1 of that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged year and the number of days used in writing by a Unit Memberthe previous fiscal year. D. Either the 10.17.14 Unit Member’s return Members shall be entitled to work utilize contributions from other bargaining units or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Membermanagement if they wish.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily 12.10.1 Qualified certificated employees may donate unused sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by another employee when that Unit Member for employee is suffering from catastrophic illness or injury, subject to the terms and conditions specified below. Eligible leave credits must be donated at For purposes of the Article, "catastrophic illness or injury" means a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic physical illness or injury means an illness or injury (excluding mental illness) that is expected to incapacitate the receiving employee for an extended period of time in excess of twenty-five (25) work days beyond the employee's own accumulated sick leave entitlement and taking extended time off work creates will create a financial hardship for the receiving employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible 12.10.2 Upon written request to receive the Superintendent or his designee on a form provided by the District, a certificated employee who has at least a minimum of twenty- five (25) days of accumulated sick leave credits must meet all may authorize the final, unconditional and irrevocable donation of one day per year of the donor employee's accumulated sick leave to the designated employee. 12.10.3 Transferred sick leave shall be deducted from the donor's account. Donated sick leave shall be deducted and credited in whole days. 12.10.4 Donated sick leave will be compensated at the equivalent rate between donor and donee. 12.10.5 Sick leave may be donated only to another employee who has exhausted his or her sick leave and all other accrued paid leave, and is unable to return to work at the time of the donation. For purposes of this Article only, the five-month differential leave period specified in Education Code section 44977 shall be exhausted concurrently with the donated leave, commencing with the first day following requirements:exhaustion of the donee's own accumulated sick leave. 1) 12.10.6 The Unit Member employee who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on must provide the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donatedDistrict with a written medical verification from a licensed medical provider regarding the catastrophic injury or illness before other employees may donate their accumulated sick leave. The Office district reserves the right to send the employee to its medical provider to obtain an independent judgment of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leavemedical information provided. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to 12.10.7 An employee receiving donated sick leave may only use the Office of Human Resources sick leave while the employee suffers from the catastrophic illness or injury that precipitated the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt transfer of the physician’s written verificationsick leave. If the employee dies or recovers with unused donated sick leave outstanding, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid sick leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall will be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District donating employee in the event that they are required a percentage/hourly proportion. 12.10.8 An employee may not receive donated sick leave credits for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Memberperiod exceeding five (5) school months. For purposes of this Article, "five school months" means one hundred (100) working days. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury1. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee Unit member for an extended period of time or that incapacitates a member of the Unit 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 or self and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee Unit member because he or he/she has exhausted all of his or his/her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible 2. Eligible leave credit means sick leave donated to receive leave credits must meet all of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid member requesting catastrophic leave. 23. Eligible Unit member means an employee with twenty-five (25) The employeedays (converted on an hourly basis) or more of accrued sick time on the District’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the accumulative sick leave record and who has been actively employed for five (5) years. 4. When an eligible Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible member wishes to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Programcatastrophic leave program, the Unit member shall contact the MCTA President or designee and request sick leave donations be made in the Unit member’s name for catastrophic leave. 35. The eligible Unit member shall provide verification of the catastrophic injury or illness to the MCTA President or designee. 6. Unit members wishing to donate eligible leave to a Unit member who has requested donated leave under this provision may donate up to a maximum of forty (40) A hours of eligible leave per school year. 7. Unit Member who receives members wishing to donate eligible leave must maintain a minimum of three- fourths of their current balance for themselves on the District’s accumulative sick leave record, after subtracting any donated sick leave. 8. Donated eligible leave shall be converted for utilization on an hour for hour basis, meaning the recipient shall be paid his or her regular rate of pay. 9. The recipient shall utilize donated sick leave pursuant in the order donations are received, exhausting all days donated by one (1) bargaining unit member before beginning to this section shall use any utilize days donated by another bargaining unit member. The District will deduct sick leave credits that he from the donor’s balance monthly as received by MCTA President or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis designee. 10. Donated sick leave not utilized by the recipient prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver return to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District service shall be returned to the tendering Unit Memberdonor. 11. The Union shall keep complete maximum amount of eligible leave credits received by a recipient may not exceed twelve (12) consecutive months for each catastrophic illness or injury. 12. Such forms as may be necessary to properly document and accurate records administer the provisions of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records this section shall be available to as mutually agreed upon by the District in and the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit MemberAssociation. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick 7.9.1 Catastrophic Leave is a paid leave of absence due to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum injury of eight (8) hoursthe employee or the employee's spouse, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C belowparent, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocableor child. A. 7.9.2 Catastrophic illness or injury means is defined as an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, or that incapacitates a member of the employee’s family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off. (Ed Code 87045) 7.9.3 Employees who have successfully completed one (1) year in paid status and have exhausted all accrued sick leave, if any existsvacation leave, and compensatory time shall be eligible for Catastrophic Leave. B. Unit members 7.9.4 Requests for catastrophic leave must be made by or on behalf of the employee in writing to the Human Resources Office. The appropriate senior administrator will approve or deny the request. 7.9.5 Requests for catastrophic leave donations shall be made by the Director of Human Resources through a district-wide notice. 7.9.6 Employees may donate accrued vacation, compensatory leave, or sick leave in increments of whole hours, to a specific eligible to receive employee. Donations of leave credits are irrevocable and will remain confidential. 7.9.7 Employees must meet have a vacation leave balance of at least 1 week's accumulated vacation leave, prorated for less than full-time employees, after donating vacation leave. Employees must have a sick leave balance of at least 1 year's accumulated sick leave, prorated for less than full-time employees, after donating sick leave. Employees may donate all of their accrued compensatory time. 7.9.8 Catastrophic Leave may initially be approved up to a maximum of one hundred seventy-five donated hours, or equal to one month of employee's current assignment; whichever is less. If the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests continues, an additional one hundred seventy-five hours, or equal to one month of the employee's current assignment, whichever is less, may be approved. 7.9.9 All employee leave balances for the donation and use of Catastrophic Leave will be adjusted. All time donated shall be credited on an hour-for-hour basis regardless of pay differentials between donating employee and recipient. 7.9.10 Catastrophic Leave shall not be used in conjunction with Workers' Compensation Leave. 7.9.11 While an employee is on Catastrophic Leave, using donated hours, the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid employee shall not accrue any vacation or sick leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have 11.6.1 To be an eligible participant of the right to voluntarily Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank (“Bank”), a bargaining unit employee or certificated management employee must donate one (1) day of sick leave during the open enrollment period. If the total number of days in the Bank exceeds 500 on the first day of September of any year, members who have previously donated will be exempted from donations that year. Total withdrawal from the Bank in any one-year will not exceed 200 days, however, the Committee may vote to exceed the 200 days if the need arises. 11.6.1.1 New members wishing to enter the Bank will be required to donate one (1) day during the open enrollment period in the year they join regardless of the total number of days in the Bank. 11.6.2 The sick leave day contribution will be authorized on the appropriate form and continue from year to year under the provisions addressed below until canceled by the certificated employee. No sick leave may be surrendered or drawn for the purposes of summer school. 11.6.3 Following the initial enrollment, a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member certificated employee may only join the Bank during the annual open enrollment period during the month of September. Employees hired after September 1 will have an open enrollment period of thirty (30) days following the date of hire. 11.6.4 Certificated employees otherwise eligible for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible sick leave credits must be donated at during the initial open enrollment period may apply for a minimum donation from the Bank without making a prior donation. 11.6.5 Donations of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, sick leave days to the donation of eligible leave credits Bank shall be irrevocable. Sick leave that is donated under this section shall be deducted from accrued sick leave authorized under section 11.5.2 above. A. Catastrophic 11.6.6 A catastrophic injury or illness shall be defined as: Any injury or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to which may incapacitate the a certificated employee for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship (in excess of sixty (60) consecutive calendar days) based upon competent medical opinion. Request for catastrophic leave should be made within the employee because he first twenty (20) workdays of leave. This may be waived by the Committee under extenuating circumstances. 11.6.7 The first fifteen (15) days of illness or she has disability must be covered by the employee's own sick leave, differential pay or leave without pay. After fifteen (15) days, employees who have exhausted all of his or her their sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members but still have differential leave available are eligible to receive leave credits must meet all of for a withdrawal from the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donatedBank. The Office of Human Resources verifies that District shall pay the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid employee's full pay and the Bank shall be charged one sick leave day. Differential leave runs consecutively with catastrophic leave. The employee may use the remaining differential leave after exhausting the catastrophic sick leave. 2) 11.6.7.1 Leave from this Bank may not be used for illness or disability for which the certificated employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits. 11.6.7.2 The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office maximum number of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services days allowed for an extended period of time. Upon receipt a member of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources Bank for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate not exceed forty (40) workdays. If there are insufficient days in the Catastrophic Leave ProgramBank, there is no obligation to grant leave hereunder, in whole or in part. Neither the District, Association and/or Committee shall be legally responsible if there are insufficient days in the Bank to provide a catastrophic sick leave donation. 3) A Unit Member 11.6.8 The certificated employee who receives paid leave pursuant from the Bank shall furnish all requested medical information deemed necessary by the Joint Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank Committee (to this be referred to as the Committee, as defined in section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program11.6. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members The District shall have establish a Catastrophic Illness/Injury Leave Bank ("Leave Bank") for the right to voluntarily donate sick leave to a benefit of the bargaining unit members. A catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or illness/injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee unit member for an extended period of time and taking extended time off from work creates would create a financial hardship for the employee because he unit member. This Article shall not apply to industrial accidents or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any existsillnesses. B. Unit 1. Eligible bargaining unit members eligible may voluntarily donate earned sick leave. This donation shall be irrevocable and shall be accomplished by the unit member completing a written form entitled "Catastrophic Leave Bank Donation Form." Bargaining unit members shall be permitted to receive leave credits must meet all of make donations to the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on Leave Bank at any time during the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leaveschool year. 2. Qualifications to make donations are as follows: a. The eligible unit member must donate a minimum of one (1) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification working day of sick leave hours to the Office bank. The member shall not donate more than five (5) working days of Human Resources sick leave hours in any one (1) school year. b. The unit member must have an accrued sick leave balance of at least ten (10) days at the time of donation. 3. The Association may solicit Leave Bank days from its unit members; however, the program shall be administered by the District. The District shall provide all forms to unit members that are to be used for this purpose by the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt end of the physician’s written verificationfirst full staff meeting of the school year. All forms shall be forwarded to the Business Services Department for processing. 4. To be eligible for use of bank days, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible a unit member must have donated at least one day to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives Bank and have exhausted all accrued paid leave pursuant to this section shall credits. The unit member must use any all paid leave credits that he or he/she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to before receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programLeave Bank days. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basisa. Unit members new to the profession in their first two years will automatically be eligible without having to donate days. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approvalIn order to remain eligible, the Union employee must donate at least one (1) day within sixty (60) calendar days of the start of their third year of employment. 5. Upon requesting use of bank hours, the bargaining unit member, member of the unit member's family, or designee must provide the District with written verification of the illness/injury prepared by a licensed physician and shall solicit submit a "Certificated Catastrophic Event/Illness Leave donations from Unit MembersBank Request For Withdrawal Form" to the Human Resources Office. The Union request shall deliver state the maximum number of days being requested by the unit member. The Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources shall verify eligibility for bank hours. 6. The Leave Bank shall have no limit for accumulating leave days and shall carry-over from year to year. However, once a unit member has received 70 days of Catastrophic Leave, the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the Association and District shall be returned meet to the tendering Unit Memberdiscuss further action. 7. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in In the event that they are required a request for a state audit and/or when needed bank hours is denied due to resolve a formal complaint lodged ineligibility as defined above, the unit member making the request and the Association President shall be notified in writing by a Unit Memberof the denial. D. Either 8. The Association shall hold harmless and indemnify the Unit Member’s return to work District from any and all claims, attorneys' fees, judgments, costs or settlements arising from the end administration of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Memberthese provisions.

Catastrophic Leave. 10.17.1 Unit Members shall have members who suffer a catastrophic injury/illness which results in the right to voluntarily donate unit member exhausting all available paid leaves, including regular sick leave, extended sick leave (differential), and industrial accident leave, if applicable, shall become eligible to a use this catastrophic sick leave pool established plan, subject to the restrictions and conditions outlined in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for these rules. 10.17.2 A catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except injury is defined as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible . The District must be able to receive leave credits must meet all of determine that the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who employee is suffering from a unable to work due to the employee's catastrophic illness or injury requests on injury. 10.17.3 The use of this Sick Leave Bank shall be available to those unit members who have made a donation of at least five (5) days to the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donatedbank prior to each request. The Office exception to this restriction shall be any employee who was absent due to an approved catastrophic injury/illness allowed under this rule at the time of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leaveimplementation of the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification 10.17.4 Unit members may donate accumulated sick leave days to the Office Sick Leave Bank at a minimum of Human Resources that eight (8) hours and in one hour increments thereafter. This donation shall be irrevocable. Xxxx leave donated will not count for retirement credit purposes for the donor, but will benefit the recipient. The unit member shall file an irrevocable "Sick Leave Bank Deposit Form" with the Personnel Services Unit. A donation to the Sick Leave Bank shall be a general donation and from prior years' accumulation, and shall not be donated to a specific unit member for his/her exclusive use. 10.17.5 There is no limit to the number of sick leave days a unit member may donate to the sick leave bank, so long as the minimum number of accumulated sick leave days available to the unit member does not fall below ten (10). 10.17.5.1 Unit Member members may not contribute to the sick leave bank at the time of retirement or other separation from the District. Should the unit member donate within 90 days of retirement or separation, such sick leave donation shall be withdrawn from the sick leave bank. 10.17.6 Any mental stress related illness may be excluded from the benefits of this rule, unless the employee is unable hospitalized. 10.17.7 Bargaining unit members may donate earned sick leave at any time during their work year. 10.17.8 All unit members wishing to perform services use this Sick Leave Bank shall submit a "Sick Leave Bank Request for an extended period Withdrawal Form." This form shall be submitted to the Personnel Services Unit. The request shall state the number of timedays being requested by the unit member. Upon receipt A Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consider the request of the physician’s written verificationunit member. The Committee shall consist of two members selected by the District, three members selected by the Office Association, and one from the Personnel Services Unit to provide information. Approval of Human Resources a request shall notify require a majority vote of the Unit Member that he Committee members. Any rejection of a request may be appealed to the Superintendent or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Programdesignee for final action and decision. The time lines for filing an appeal shall be within ten (10) days of notice of rejection. 310.17.9 The maximum number of days allowed to be utilized by one unit member for a single catastrophic injury/illness shall not exceed ninety (90) days. A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue unit member may request a specific number of days on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programone "Sick Leave Bank Request for Withdrawal Form. C. " The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, unit member may request additional days up to the quantity necessary to complete ninety (90) days by filing an additional request for consideration by the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to Committee. 10.17.10 Any days approved that are unused by the District employee shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank. 10.17.11 If a unit member uses a day from the District. These records Sick Leave Bank, pay for that day shall be the same rate the unit member would have received had the unit member worked that day. 10.17.12 Unit members who are granted use of Sick Leave Bank Days shall be considered in regular paid status during such use for all purposes. However, only hours donated and used by the employee will count toward seniority. 10.17.13 During September of each year, the Personnel Services Unit shall provide the Association a statement specifying the number of days available to the District in the event Bank as of September 1 of that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged year and the number of days used in writing by a Unit Memberthe previous fiscal year. D. Either the 10.17.14 Unit Member’s return members shall be entitled to work utilize contributions from other bargaining units or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Membermanagement if they wish.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily donate sick 7.10.1 Catastrophic Leave is a paid leave of absence due to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum injury of eight (8) hoursthe employee or the employee's spouse, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C belowparent, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocableor child. A. 7.10.2 Catastrophic illness or injury means is defined as an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time, or that incapacitates a member of the employee’s family which incapacity requires the employee to take time off from work for an extended period of time to care for that family member, and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off. (Ed Code 87045) 7.10.3 Regular employees who have successfully completed one (1) year in paid status and have exhausted all accrued sick leave, if any existsvacation leave, and compensatory time shall be eligible for Catastrophic Leave. B. Unit members eligible 7.10.4 Requests for catastrophic leave must be made by or on behalf of the employee in writing to receive the Human Resources Office. The appropriate senior administrator will approve or deny the request. 7.10.5 Requests for catastrophic leave credits donations shall be made by the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) through a district-wide notice. 7.10.6 While an employee is on Catastrophic Leave, using donated hours, the employee shall not accrue any vacation or sick leave. Regular healthcare coverage will continue. 7.10.7 Catastrophic Leave shall not be used in conjunction with Workers' Compensation Leave. Catastrophic Leave Donation 7.10.8 Employees may donate accrued vacation, compensatory leave, or sick leave in increments of whole hours. Donations of leave are irrevocable and will remain confidential. 7.10.9 Employees must meet have a vacation leave balance of at least one (1) week's accumulated vacation leave, prorated for less than full-time employees, after donating vacation leave. Employees must have a sick leave balance of at least one (1) year's accumulated sick leave, prorated for less than full-time employees, after donating sick leave. Employees may donate all of their accrued compensatory time. 7.10.10 Catastrophic Leave may initially be approved up to a maximum of one hundred seventy-five donated hours, or equal to one month of employee's current assignment; whichever is less. If the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on continues, an additional one hundred seventy-five hours, or equal to one month of the appropriate form that eligible leave credits employee's current assignment, whichever is less, may be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leaveapproved. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to 7.10.11 All employee leave balances for the Office donation and use of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt of the physician’s written verification, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Programwill be adjusted. All time donated shall be credited on an hour-for-hour basis regardless of pay differentials between donating employee and recipient. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid 7.10.12 In the event that any donated catastrophic leave time remains unused, that time shall be placed into a catastrophic leave bank, which shall be made available to other qualified employees pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this programArticle. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Member. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall ‌ The Catastrophic Leave Donation Program is a voluntary leave donation program that provides a means to assist employees who experience a catastrophic event and have exhausted their paid leave benefits. The Catastrophic Leave Donation Program allows for the right voluntary donation of accrued leave from one employee to voluntarily donate another employee. It is expected that employees will exhibit good stewardship over their sick leave to and vacation accruals by maintaining adequate balances if extended time away from work ever becomes necessary. However, the Employer realizes that a situation may arise in which an employee may experience a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by that Unit Member for catastrophic illness or injury. Eligible leave credits must be donated at a minimum of eight (8) hours, event and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness or injury that is expected to incapacitate the employee for an extended period of time and taking extended time off work creates a financial hardship for the employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick paid leave and other paid time offbenefits. This program is not an additional leave entitlement or benefit, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible but rather a means of allowing employees to receive leave credits must meet all of the following requirements: 1) The Unit Member who assist colleagues in need. A catastrophic event is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on the appropriate form that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The an extremely severe health-related situation necessitating an employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services absence from work for an extended period of time. Upon receipt These events are one’s own terminal, life-threatening, or other grave illness/injury, or an immediate family member’s terminal, life-threatening, or other grave illness/injury. At the option of the physician’s written verificationemployee, he/she may contribute up to ten (10) eight (8) hour days to another employee with two or more weeks of unpaid hours due to a catastrophic event. The receiving employee must make an official request to his/her immediate supervisor. The supervisor shall have seven (7) calendar days to respond to the request in writing. If catastrophic leave is denied, the Office supervisor shall provide his/her reasoning. A contributing employee must have a remaining balance of Human Resources shall notify at least eighty (80) hours of sick and/or annual leave. The contributed hours are on an hour-to-hour basis and are not recoverable except through the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue monthly accrual process. Hours will be used on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a casefirst- in/first-by-case out basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but If an employee contributes hours that are not delivered to the District shall used then his/her donation sheet will be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District in the event as proof that they are required for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Memberno hours were deducted. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.

Catastrophic Leave. Unit Members shall have the right to voluntarily 12.14.1 Qualified certificated employees may donate unused sick leave to a catastrophic leave pool established in a specific Unit Member’s name to be used by another employee when that Unit Member for employee is suffering from catastrophic illness or injury, subject to the terms and conditions specified below. Eligible leave credits must be donated at For purposes of the Article, "catastrophic illness or injury" means a minimum of eight (8) hours, and in hour increments thereafter. Except as provided in Section 5.C below, the donation of eligible leave credits shall be irrevocable. A. Catastrophic physical illness or injury means an illness or injury (excluding mental illness) that is expected to incapacitate the receiving employee for an extended period of time in excess of twenty- five (25) work days beyond the employee's own accumulated sick leave entitlement and taking extended time off work creates will create a financial hardship for the receiving employee because he or she has exhausted all of his or her sick leave and other paid time off, if any exists. B. Unit members eligible 12.14.2 Upon written request to receive the Superintendent or his designee on a form provided by the District, a certificated employee who has at least a minimum of twenty-five (25) days of accumulated sick leave credits must meet all may authorize the final, unconditional and irrevocable donation of one day per year of the donor employee's accumulated sick leave to the designated employee. 12.14.3 Transferred sick leave shall be deducted from the donor's account. Donated sick leave shall be deducted and credited in whole days. 12.14.4 Donated sick leave will be compensated at the equivalent rate between donor and donee. 12.14.5 Sick leave may be donated only to another employee who has exhausted his or her sick leave and all other accrued paid leave, and is unable to return to work at the time of the donation. For purposes of this Article only, the five-month differential leave period specified in Education Code section 44977 shall be exhausted concurrently with the donated leave, commencing with the first day following requirements:exhaustion of the donee's own accumulated sick leave. 1) 12.14.6 The Unit Member employee who is suffering from a catastrophic illness or injury requests on must provide the appropriate form District with a written medical verification from a licensed medical provider regarding 12.14.7 An employee receiving donated sick leave may only use the sick leave while the employee suffers from the catastrophic illness or injury that eligible leave credits be donated. The Office of Human Resources verifies that precipitated the Unit Member has exhausted all available paid leave. 2) The employee’s personal physician provides written verification to the Office of Human Resources that the Unit Member is unable to perform services for an extended period of time. Upon receipt transfer of the physician’s written verificationsick leave. If the employee dies or recovers with unused donated sick leave outstanding, the Office of Human Resources shall notify the Unit Member that he or she is eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Program. 3) A Unit Member who receives paid sick leave pursuant to this section shall use any leave credits that he or she continues to accrue on a monthly basis prior to receiving eligible credits under the terms of this program. C. The Catastrophic Leave Program shall operate on a case-by-case basis. Once the affected Unit Member receives District approval, the Union shall solicit Catastrophic Leave donations from Unit Members. The Union shall deliver to the District all tendered donations, in monthly increments, up to the quantity necessary to complete the extended period of catastrophic absence. Donations tendered but not delivered to the District shall will be returned to the tendering Unit Member. The Union shall keep complete and accurate records of all donations tendered and of those delivered to the District. These records shall be available to the District donating employee in the event that they are required a percentage/hourly proportion. 12.14.8 An employee may not receive donated sick leave credits for a state audit and/or when needed to resolve a formal complaint lodged in writing by a Unit Memberperiod exceeding five (5) school months. For purposes of this Article, "five school months" means one hundred (100) working days. D. Either the Unit Member’s return to work or the end of the current assignment shall terminate the use of catastrophic leave for that Unit Member.