Catastrophic Medical Leave. The District will allow bargaining unit members to voluntarily donate their unused personal leave on an individual basis to provide emergency catastrophic medical leave for another bargaining unit member. The recipient employee must have exhausted all paid leave to qualify to request and to receive this donated leave time. Decisions as to an employee's eligibility shall be reached jointly by the District and the Union. When a need for donations is recognized, the District shall allow the Union to notify the bargaining unit membership of the need for donations of leave. Not to exceed the amount of donated leave, the District will provide paid emergency catastrophic medical leave to assist with the prolonged needs of the bargaining unit member or of their immediate family member. If more leave is donated than required, the donated leave will be accrued in the order the District receives notice of donation. Donated leave not used shall remain in a donated leave account.
