Emergency Leave Bank. An emergency leave bank shall be created with 30 days contributed by the District per year. Withdrawals from the emergency leave bank shall be limited to teachers who have exhausted family and personal leave, are not eligible for sick leave, and who have a catastrophic circumstance that is recognized by the Superintendent of Schools. The award of emergency leave day(s) shall be at the sole discretion of the Superintendent of Schools and will be limited to a maximum of 5 days per individual.
Emergency Leave Bank. All transfers and accountability of sick leave days shall be governed by procedures as prescribed by Indiana law and regulations. The Emergency Leave Bank shall be available for use for personal disability from illness or accident.
Emergency Leave Bank. There is hereby created an Emergency Leave Bank for the use of employees as long as they qualify for FMLA or AFLA and whose personal or annual leave balance is less than 75 hours. Set up of an Emergency Leave Bank will begin February 1, 2005, in accordance with 26.13. and will be fully implemented on or before June 30, 2005.
Emergency Leave Bank. The Emergency Leave Bank is created for the use of employees as long as they qualify for FMLA or AFLA and whose personal or annual leave balance is less than seventy-five (75) hours.
Emergency Leave Bank. The emergency leave bank is a voluntary bank for all MRH staff. The intent of the plan is to provide extended emergency leave benefits to those members who incur a prolonged disability or catastrophic illness that prevents them from working. A committee comprised of one (1) administrator and six (6) staff members shall be elected annually by the department they represent. The Assistant Superintendent, one teacher representative from each building, one representative from Buildings and Grounds and one representative from the office staff will comprise the committee. Each employee enrolled in the bank will donate one of his/her PTO days to the bank at the beginning of each school year or upon his/her employment with the MRH School District. An employee is not eligible to use the emergency bank until they have worked for the district for one school year. An employee that does not join the emergency leave bank when eligible, or drops from the plan in any year, will be considered to receive benefits as new employee when they join. Employees who join the pool will continue participation as long as they retain employment with the district or until they notify the district that they wish to discontinue membership in the pool. A person retiring or terminating his/her employment with the MRH District or withdrawing from the membership in the bank will not be able to withdraw any of his/her contributed days. A staff member who has contributed to the Emergency Leave Bank may be eligible to draw from the bank after using all of his/her accumulated paid leave. The staff member or family member (on behalf of the staff member) shall submit an application to the Assistant Superintendent requesting withdrawal of days from the bank during their scheduled work year. In addition to the application, the staff member will be required to submit a letter from a physician stating the nature of the illness, the nature and that he/she is unable to work due to said illness/ requires leave from work, and anticipated duration of work restriction. The Emergency Leave Bank Committee shall maintain the right to require an examination by a physician of its choice. The staff member is responsible for updating the Assistant Superintendent (Human Resources) regarding his/her status on a weekly basis. Emergency leave bank participants are eligible to withdraw days from the emergency leave pool if they have a serious health condition as defined under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and...
Emergency Leave Bank. 1. An extension of the sick and accident benefits provided by the HFCC-SSA are herein set forth in a plan established for the benefit of employees who have exhausted their sick leave, vacation leave, and personal business leave, as a result of a prolonged illness or injury. This plan shall apply to all eligible HFCC-SSA employees. Any contributions of sick leave days to this plan shall be entirely on a voluntary basis and non- returnable.
Emergency Leave Bank. 1. Certified employees may choose to participate annually in the Emergency Leave Bank by contributing one
(1) day of available sick or personal leave to the Bank. The employee shall notify the Central Office during the Section 125 open enrollment period of their decision to participate in the Emergency Leave Bank. New certified employees contracted after the enrollment period may enter into the Emergency Leave Bank during the time of their Section 125 enrollment.
2. During the first year of the leave bank, the Board of Education will contribute 44 days to the bank. In all subsequent years, the Board will contribute 25 days to the leave bank.
3. An employee must have contributed to the bank in order to request and be eligible to receive days from the Bank. The employee will submit a letter requesting the number of days and the reason for the leave to the superintendent. In addition, a document from the employee’s health care provider stating the diagnosis, treatment plan, and estimated return to work date must accompany the request, or in case of emergency, be submitted as soon as the information is determined.
4. After all accumulated sick leave and personal leave have been exhausted, the maximum withdrawal from the Bank is twenty (20) days per incident. If the bank recipient has had to utilize all of the allotted 20 days from the bank, and the catastrophic condition continues, the recipient may appeal to the emergency leave bank committee for up to an additional 10 days. Five (5) of these days will be paid back to the bank at the rate of one half day per year until completed or the employee retires or resigns. Medical procedures which are elective in nature or that can be reasonably occur outside the member’s normal work schedule are not eligible for emergency leave.
5. The Emergency Leave Bank Committee will be composed of five (5) members; the Superintendent/designee; the PNEA President/designee; the Building Principal; the Building PNEA Representative, and; the full-time school nurse.
6. The Committee shall consider granting emergency leave from the bank for catastrophic or chronic conditions affecting the employee. Pregnancy is excluded unless there are complications falling under the catastrophic and chronic definitions.
Emergency Leave Bank. (a) Employees may donate unused PTO hours to the emergency leave bank, designed to support employees during times of personal need due to serious health conditions. Those in need of the time and who meet the requirements established herein may make a request to access emergency leave bank hours. PTO donations to the Emergency Leave Bank roll over from year to year but expire at the end of the following fiscal year.
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