Continuation of Leave. 12.1 If an employee has exhausted all existing leaves, both paid and unpaid, and desires to be absent from the District for up to one (1) additional year, the employee may apply for a continuation of his/her unpaid leave. 12.2 This type of leave shall be granted only to tenured employees. The employee shall give 10 days’ notice of this request for continuation of leave. The duration of the leave shall be not less than a trimester nor longer than three trimesters. This type of leave is without pay and shall not be counted toward STRS retirement or as a part of service to the District, but shall not be viewed as a break in service. 12.3 A written request shall be submitted to the District to determine if the request would meet any one of the following criteria: ◊ Is needed due to the illness of the employee; or ◊ Is needed to enable the employee to provide care for his/her immediate family. 12.4 If the District finds that the request meets any of the criteria, the application shall be submitted to the Board for approval.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
