Common use of Educational Leave of Absence With Pay Clause in Contracts

Educational Leave of Absence With Pay. (a) Educational leave of absence with pay may be granted to unit members under the conditions specified in this Section. In order to be granted educational leave of absence with pay, a unit member must submit on the prescribed form a request to the appointing authority containing all information required to evaluate the request. The County may, after approval of a unit member's application, grant leave of absence with pay for a maximum of sixty-five (65) working days during any fifty- two (52) biweekly pay periods for the purpose of attending a formal training or educational course of study. Eligibility for such leaves will be limited to unit members with at least thirteen (13) biweekly pay periods of continuous service and who are not extra help, temporary or seasonal; provided however, that eligibility for such leave for the purpose of taking Category I courses required to maintain the unit member's medical license will be limited to unit members with at least six (6) months of satisfactory continuous service who are not extra help or temporary. Such leaves will be granted only in cases where there is a reasonable expectation that the unit member's work performance or value to the County will be enhanced as a result of the course of study. Courses taken as part of a program of study for a college undergraduate or graduate degree will be evaluated individually for job-relatedness under the above criteria. The unit member must agree in writing to continue working for the County for at least the following minimum periods of time after expiration of the leave of absence: Length of Leave of Absence Period of Obligated Employment 44 to 65 workdays 52 biweekly pay periods 22 to 43 workdays 26 biweekly pay periods 6 to 21 workdays 13 biweekly pay periods Effective June 30, 2013, Education Leave will no longer be granted, and employees shall not be permitted to rollover unused Education Leave. Any unused Education Leave will be eliminated. Sections (c) and (d) below will be deleted effective June 30, 2013.

Educational Leave of Absence With Pay. (a) Educational leave of absence with pay may be granted to unit members under the conditions specified in this Section. In order to be granted educational leave of absence with pay, a unit member must submit on the prescribed form a request to the appointing authority containing all information required to evaluate the request. The County may, after approval of a unit member's application, grant leave of absence with pay for a maximum of sixty-five (65) working days during any fifty- fifty-two (52) biweekly pay periods for the purpose of attending a formal training or educational course of study. Eligibility for such leaves will be limited to unit members with at least thirteen (13) biweekly pay periods of continuous service and who are not extra help, temporary or seasonal; provided however, that eligibility for such leave for the purpose of taking Category I courses required to maintain the unit member's medical license will be limited to unit members with at least six (6) months of satisfactory continuous service who are not extra help or temporary. Such leaves will be granted only in cases where there is a reasonable expectation that the unit member's work performance or value to the County will be enhanced as a result of the course of study. Courses taken as part of a program of study for a college undergraduate or graduate degree will be evaluated individually for job-relatedness under the above criteria. The unit member must agree in writing to continue working for the County for at least the following minimum periods of time after expiration of the leave of absence: Length of Leave of Absence Period of Obligated Employment 44 to 65 workdays 52 biweekly pay periods 22 to 43 workdays 26 biweekly pay periods 6 to 21 workdays 13 biweekly pay periods Effective June 30Part-time physicians who are unit members of the County on or before August 25, 2013, Education Leave 1995 will receive an additional .45 of educational leave per pay period once they have at least five calendar years of total County service. There shall be no longer be granted, and employees shall not be permitted to rollover unused Education Leave. Any unused Education Leave specific requirement for the granting of this leave. (b) Physicians will be eliminatedallowed forty hours of educational leave each fiscal year under prescribed policies for the purpose of completing their continuing educational requirements for licensure (including home study courses), under the request and approval provisions of 15.9 (a). Sections (c) and (d) below There will be deleted effective June 30no period of obligated employment in connection with the granting of this leave. If forty hours are not used in one fiscal year, 2013the balance can be rolled over in the next fiscal year, for a maximum of 80 hours of educational leave in a two year period.

Educational Leave of Absence With Pay. (a) Educational leave of absence with pay may be granted to unit members under the conditions specified in this Section. In order to be granted educational leave of absence with pay, a unit member must submit on the prescribed form a request to the appointing authority containing all information required to evaluate the request. The County may, after approval of a unit member's application, grant leave of absence with pay for a maximum of sixty-five (65) working days during any fifty- fifty-two (52) biweekly pay periods for the purpose of attending a formal training or educational course of study. Eligibility for such leaves will be limited to unit members with at least thirteen (13) biweekly pay periods of continuous service and who are not extra help, temporary or seasonal; provided however, that eligibility for such leave for the purpose of taking Category I courses required to maintain the unit member's medical license will be limited to unit members with at least six (6) months of satisfactory continuous service who are not extra help or temporary. Such leaves will be granted only in cases where there is a reasonable expectation that the unit member's work performance or value to the County will be enhanced as a result of the course of study. Courses taken as part of a program of study for a college undergraduate or graduate degree will be evaluated individually for job-relatedness under the above criteria. The unit member must agree in writing to continue working for the County for at least the following minimum periods of time after expiration of the leave of absence: Length of Leave of Absence Period of Obligated Employment 44 to 65 workdays 52 biweekly pay periods 22 to 43 workdays 26 biweekly pay periods 6 to 21 workdays 13 biweekly pay periods periods (b) Effective June 30, 2013, Education Leave will no longer be granted, and employees shall not be permitted to rollover unused Education Leave. Any unused Education Leave will be eliminated. Sections (c) and (d) below will be deleted effective June 30, 2013.

Educational Leave of Absence With Pay. (a) Educational leave of absence with pay may be granted to unit members under the conditions specified in this Section. In order to be granted educational leave of absence with pay, a unit member must submit on the prescribed form a request to the appointing authority containing all information required to evaluate the request. The County may, after approval of a unit member's application, grant leave of absence with pay for a maximum of sixty-five (65) working days during any fifty- fifty-two (52) biweekly pay periods for the purpose of attending a formal training or educational course of study. Eligibility for such leaves will be limited to unit members with at least thirteen (13) biweekly pay periods of continuous service and who are not extra help, temporary or seasonal; provided however, that eligibility for such leave for the purpose of taking Category I courses required to maintain the unit member's medical license will be limited to unit members with at least six (6) months of satisfactory continuous service who are not extra help or temporary. Such leaves will be granted only in cases where there is a reasonable expectation that the unit member's work performance or value to the County will be enhanced as a result of the course of study. Courses taken as part of a program of study for a college undergraduate or graduate degree will be evaluated individually for job-relatedness under the above criteria. The unit member must agree in writing to continue working for the County for at least the following minimum periods of time after expiration of the leave of absence: Length of Leave of Absence Period of Obligated Employment 44 to 65 workdays 52 biweekly pay periods 22 to 43 workdays 26 biweekly pay periods 6 to 21 workdays 13 biweekly pay periods Effective June 30Part-time physicians who are unit members of the County on or before August 25, 20131995 will receive an additional .45 of educational leave per pay period once they have at least five calendar years of total County service. There shall be no specific requirement for the granting of this leave. (b) Physicians will be allowed eighty hours of educational leave each fiscal year under prescribed policies for the purpose of completing their continuing educational requirements for licensure, Education Leave will no longer be grantedcertification, and employees shall not be permitted to rollover unused Education Leaverecertification (including home study courses), as approved by the appointing authority. Any unused Education Leave There will be eliminatedno period of obligated employment in connection with the granting of this leave. Sections (c) and (d) below will If eighty hours are not used in one fiscal year, the balance can be deleted effective June 30rolled over in the next fiscal year, 2013for a maximum of 120 hours of educational leave in a two year period.