Common use of Civic Participation Leave Clause in Contracts

Civic Participation Leave. 1. The District may grant civic participation leave to unit members. Civic participation leave shall be without compensation or benefit in any form. The leave shall be requested in minimum units of one semester. The District may extend civic participation leave to a maximum of two (2) years. 2. Such leave may be based upon election or appointment to an office in a federal, state, county, or municipal government or subdivision thereof or similar civic participation. 3. The unit member shall, following request, be returned to District employment providing he/she applies for return within thirty (30) days after the end of his/her term in such office or assignment. The District shall not be required to reinstate the unit member except at the beginning of a semester or equivalent scheduling period. 4. The unit member shall notify the District, in writing, of his/her intention of accepting such office or assignment and shall keep the District informed of his/her status and request regarding extension of the civic participation leave each semester. 5. Upon return, the unit member shall be placed in his/her original position, or in a position reasonably equivalent to that previously held. 6. Seniority, as it pertains to job security, shall accrue to the unit member for the period of such office or assignment. 7. Unit members on civic participation leave for the spring semester or for a full year shall notify the District of their intention to return no later than February 1. The notification deadline for fall semester civic participation leaves shall be November 1. Failure to provide such notification shall be considered to be a resignation from the District. 8. The District shall prescribe the manner of application for civic participation leaves and the maximum number which may be approved.

Civic Participation Leave. 1. The District may grant civic participation leave to unit members. Civic participation leave shall be without compensation or benefit in any form. The leave shall be requested in minimum units of one semester. The District may extend civic participation leave to a maximum of two (2) years. 2. Such leave may be based upon election or appointment to an office in a federal, state, county, or municipal government or subdivision thereof or similar civic participation. 3. The unit member shall, following request, be returned to District employment providing he/she applies for return within thirty (30) days after the end of his/her term in such office or assignment. The District shall not be required to reinstate the unit member except at the beginning of a semester or equivalent scheduling period. 4. The unit member shall notify the District, in writing, of his/her intention of accepting such office or assignment and shall keep the District informed of his/her status and request regarding extension of the civic participation leave each semester. 5. Upon return, the unit member shall be placed in his/her original position, or in a position reasonably equivalent to that previously held. 6. Seniority, as it pertains to job security, shall accrue to the unit member for the period of such office or assignment. 7. Unit members on civic participation leave for the spring semester or for a full year shall notify the District of their intention to return no later than February February 1. The notification deadline for fall semester civic participation leaves shall be November 1. Failure to provide such notification shall be considered to be a resignation from the District. 8. The District shall prescribe the manner of application for civic participation leaves and the maximum number which may be approved.