Childrearing Leave. Subject to the following conditions, an employee may request and the Board may grant up to twelve months childrearing leave. 1. The employee must make his/her request for childrearing leave in writing to the Superintendent of Schools no later than sixty (60) workdays prior to the date the employee wishes to commence leave. 2. The authority to grant or deny an employee his/her request and to determine replacement shall rest solely with the Superintendent or his designee. 3. If the Superintendent or his designee denies a request for any of the following reasons, any grievance arising there from shall be based solely on the grounds the decision was arbitrary or capricious and, therefore, unfair: a. replacement through the transfer of another employee covered under this agreement would be disruptive; b. there is no adequately qualified replacement either among employees covered under this Agreement or non-employees; c. an additional cost would accrue to the Board. 4. Unless the Superintendent, or his designee, and the employee both agree otherwise, duration of childrearing leave shall be for no-less-than the entire period granted. 5. An employee on childrearing leave shall notify the Superintendent of Schools in writing of his/her intention to return to active employment upon termination of the period of the leave no-less-than thirty (30) workdays prior to the date the leave is to end. Failure to comply with this condition shall be tantamount to resignation. 6. Childrearing leave shall be without salary and any contribution by the Board for the premium cost of insurance benefits; however, the employee shall be allowed the opportunity to continue applicable insurance coverage at his/her expense. 7. Provided his/her employment is not terminated because of staff reduction during the period of childrearing leave, an employee shall be returned to active employment when the period of childrearing leave ends. 8. When the period of childrearing leave ends, an employee shall return to: a. the same classification he/she was in when the childrearing leave began; and b. at the same step of the applicable salary schedule he/she was at when the childrearing leave began.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Childrearing Leave. Subject A. Any administrator who is expecting a child, or whose spouse is expecting a child, or who has documented plans to adopt, or xxxxxx a child of pre-school age, or a pre-teen child with special needs or who is non-English speaking in the immediate future may be granted a long term leave without pay for childrearing purposes, up to two (2) full semesters or a reasonably requested portion thereof within the same school year.
B. Childrearing leave shall be subject to the following conditions, an employee may request and the Board may grant up to twelve months childrearing leave.provisions:
1. The employee must make his/her request for childrearing leave in writing Administrators shall be entitled to the Superintendent of Schools no later than sixty (60all unused accumulated vacation time and personal day(s) workdays prior to the date the employee wishes to commence leavewith pay.
2. The authority While on leave, the Board shall continue to grant or deny an employee his/her request maintain the prevailing insurance and to determine replacement shall rest solely health coverage with the Superintendent or his designeeadministrator reimbursing the Board monthly at the Board rate for the duration of such leave.
3. If the Superintendent or his designee denies a request for any of the following reasons, any grievance arising there from Seniority shall be based solely on the grounds the decision was arbitrary or capricious and, therefore, unfair:
a. replacement through the transfer of another employee covered under this agreement would be disruptive;
b. there is no adequately qualified replacement either among employees covered under this Agreement or continue to accumulate during such non-employees;
c. an additional cost would accrue to the Boardpaid leave.
4. Unless the Superintendent, or his designee, and the employee both agree otherwise, duration of Service time toward retirement will continue to accrue during childrearing leave shall be for no-less-than the entire period grantedas permitted by law.
5. An employee on childrearing leave shall notify the Superintendent of Schools in writing of his/her intention to Upon return to active employment upon work at the termination of the period of the leave no-less-than thirty (30) workdays prior to the date the leave is to end. Failure to comply with this condition shall be tantamount to resignation.
6. Childrearing leave shall be without salary and any contribution by the Board for the premium cost of insurance benefits; however, the employee shall be allowed the opportunity to continue applicable insurance coverage at his/her expense.
7. Provided his/her employment is not terminated because of staff reduction during the period of childrearing leave, an employee shall administrator will be returned to active employment when placed in the period salary step effective at the time of the commencement of the childrearing leave ends.
8. When the period of childrearing leave endsleave, an employee shall return to:
a. the same classification provided he/she was returns during the same school year in which childrearing leave commenced. If the administrator returns to full-time duties in a subsequent year, and has served more than one-half of the school year, or through January 31 of the year in which the leave occurred, he/she shall be placed on the next step on the salary schedule when returning, provided a new school year has commenced. Benefits accumulated at the commencement of the leave, and not used during the childrearing leave began; and
b. at period, shall be credited to the same step of the applicable salary schedule administrator when he/she was at when the returns from childrearing leave beganleave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Childrearing Leave. Subject 1. Any Administrator shall be entitled, upon written request submitted to the Executive Director, to leave without pay, for purposes of childrearing, apart from any period of childbirth disability leave. Such employees shall be entitled to such leave for the portion of the school year in which the child is born, adopted, or fostered, and for one (1) additional school year if requested by the employee.
2. Such childrearing leave shall be subject to the following conditions:
a. Such leave shall be without pay or benefits (except for benefits available under the FMLA), an employee and such leave shall only be available after all personal leave and vacation leave is exhausted. Administrators on childrearing leave may request and participate at their own expense in the Board may grant up to twelve months health insurance program for active employees, provided that they pay the cost of such program in advance on a monthly basis.
b. Employees requesting leave shall submit not less than thirty (30) days written notice of the anticipated date of commencing such leave. Should the administrator have been on pregnancy disability leave, such childrearing leave shall commence immediately after such disability leave.
1. c. The employee must make his/her request administrator on leave shall be responsible for childrearing leave in writing to the Superintendent of Schools no later than sixty notifying CREC at least thirty (6030) workdays days prior to the date the employee wishes to commence leave.
2. The authority to grant or deny an employee his/her request and to determine replacement shall rest solely with the Superintendent or his designee.
3. If the Superintendent or his designee denies a request for any last day of the following reasons, any grievance arising there from shall be based solely on the grounds the decision was arbitrary or capricious and, therefore, unfair:
a. replacement through the transfer of another employee covered under this agreement would be disruptive;
b. there is no adequately qualified replacement either among employees covered under this Agreement or non-employees;
c. an additional cost would accrue to the Board.
4. Unless the Superintendent, or his designee, and the employee both agree otherwise, duration of childrearing leave shall be for no-less-than the entire period granted.
5. An employee on childrearing leave shall notify the Superintendent of Schools in writing of his/her intention to return to active employment upon termination of the period of the leave no-less-than thirty (30) workdays prior work. A failure to the date the leave is to end. Failure to comply with this condition provide such notice shall be tantamount to resignation.
6. Childrearing leave shall be without salary and any contribution deemed a resignation by the Board for the premium cost administrator of insurance benefits; however, the employee shall be allowed the opportunity to continue applicable insurance coverage at his/her expenseposition with CREC.
73. Provided his/her employment is not terminated because of staff reduction during Upon return to work at the period termination of childrearing leave, an employee shall administrator will be returned to active employment when placed in the period salary step effective at the time of the commencement of the childrearing leave ends.
8. When the period of childrearing leave endsleave, an employee shall return to:
a. the same classification provided he/she was returns during the same school year in which childrearing leave commenced. If the administrator returns to full-time duties in a subsequent year, and has served more than one-half of the school year, or through January 31 of the year in which the leave occurred, he/she shall be placed on the next step on the salary schedule when returning, provided a new school year has commenced. Xxxx leave and vacation leave earned at the commencement of the leave, and not used during the childrearing leave began; and
b. at period, shall be credited to the same step of the applicable salary schedule administrator when he/she was at when the returns from childrearing leave beganleave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Childrearing Leave. Subject A. Unpaid childrearing leaves will be granted not to exceed one (1) year for the following conditions, an employee may request and birth of a child or the Board may grant up to twelve months childrearing leave.
1adoption of a child. The employee must make his/her request for Employees desiring childrearing leave in writing to will notify the Superintendent of Schools no later than sixty the beginning and ending dates of such leave at least forty-five (6045) workdays days prior to the beginning date of such leave. If, due to unforeseen circumstances, the employee wishes to return prior to the date originally specified, the employee wishes to commence leave.
2. The authority to grant or deny an employee his/her request and to determine replacement shall rest solely with the Superintendent or his designee.
3. If the Superintendent or his designee denies a request for any of the following reasons, any grievance arising there from shall be based solely on the grounds the decision was arbitrary or capricious and, therefore, unfair:
a. replacement through the transfer of another employee covered under this agreement would be disruptive;
b. there is no adequately qualified replacement either among employees covered under this Agreement or non-employees;
c. an additional cost would accrue to the Board.
4. Unless the Superintendent, or his designee, and the employee both agree otherwise, duration of childrearing leave shall be for no-less-than the entire period granted.
5. An employee on childrearing leave shall must notify the Superintendent of Schools in writing at least forty-five (45) days prior to the return date requested, unless the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day period is waived by the Superintendent.
B. Employees, at the termination of his/her intention childrearing leave, shall have the right to return to active employment upon the same position held before going on leave or to an equivalent position for which they are qualified.
C. Employees, at the termination of childrearing leave, shall retain all seniority and pension rights.
D. Employees who are disabled due to pregnancy may utilize their accumulated sick leave, personal leave, and/or disability insurance during the period of disability. In such cases, childrearing leave, if requested in accordance within provisions, will begin upon the expiration of the disability.
E. To the extent that there is a conflict between the childrearing leave no-less-than provisions in this contract and the provisions set forth under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the provisions set forth in this contract shall prevail unless prohibited by law.
F. Any request to extend a childbearing and/or childrearing leave beyond the originally agreed upon date, a minimum of thirty (30) workdays prior days notice must be given to the date the leave is to endDistrict. Failure to comply with notify the District within this condition shall be tantamount to resignation.
6. Childrearing leave shall be without salary and any contribution by the Board for the premium cost of insurance benefits; however, the employee shall be allowed the opportunity to continue applicable insurance coverage at his/her expense.
7. Provided his/her employment is not terminated because of staff reduction during the period of childrearing leave, an employee shall be returned to active employment when the period of childrearing leave ends.
8. When the period of childrearing leave ends, an employee shall return to:
a. the same classification he/she was timeframe will result in when the childrearing leave began; and
b. at the same step of the applicable salary schedule he/she was at when the childrearing leave began.the
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
