Common use of Extended Personal Illness Leave Clause in Contracts

Extended Personal Illness Leave. Any teacher, after using their accumulated paid personal illness leave and who is still unable to work due to illness or injury, shall be entitled to extend personal illness leave, subject to verification every three (3) weeks from a health practitioner licensed by the state. Extended personal illness leave shall begin after all accumulated paid personal illness leave has been used and shall extend no more than five (5) calendar months (calculated as 152 calendar days) during the school year. During the period of extended personal illness leave, the bargaining unit member shall receive partial pay equal to the difference between their regular pay and the daily substitute rate. If no substitute is employed, the bargaining unit member shall receive partial pay equal to the difference between their regular pay and the daily substitute rate. A bargaining unit member shall not be provided more than one (1) five (5) month period per illness or accident in any school year. If a school year terminates before the five (5) month period is exhausted, the bargaining unit member may take the balance of the five (5) month period in a subsequent school year. When a bargaining unit member has exhausted all available sick leave, including accumulated sick leave, and continues to be absent on account of illness or accident for a period beyond the five (5) month period, and the bargaining unit member is not medically able to resume the duties of their position, the bargaining unit member shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of twenty-four (24) months if the bargaining unit member is on probationary status, or for a period of thirty-nine (39) months if the bargaining unit member is on permanent status. When the bargaining unit member is medically able, during the twenty-four (24) or thirty-nine (39) month period, the bargaining unit member shall be returned to employment in a position for which they are credentialed and qualified. The twenty-four (24) or thirty-nine (39) month period shall commence at the expiration of the five (5) month period provided above. In the absence of a vacancy this may require placement in the substitute pool at the applicable rate of pay. Upon request by District management, bargaining unit member shall be required to present a certificate verifying the personal illness or injury; the form to be utilized and the source, whether bargaining unit member or doctor shall be at the sole discretion of the District. If after investigation the District concludes that the absence is not due to personal illness or injury, the leave shall be without pay. If requested by District management, the bargaining unit member shall not return to work until they submit a medical doctor's authorization and release to return to work. In deducting from sick leave, absence amounting to any portion of an hour shall be counted as a full hour.

Extended Personal Illness Leave. Any teacher, after using their his/her accumulated paid personal illness leave and who is still unable to work due to illness or injury, shall be entitled to extend personal illness leave, subject to verification every three (3) weeks from a health practitioner licensed by the state. Extended personal illness leave shall begin after all accumulated paid personal illness leave has been used and shall extend no more than five (5) calendar months (calculated as 152 calendar days) during the school year. During the period of extended personal illness leave, the bargaining unit member shall receive partial pay equal to the difference between their his/her regular pay and the daily substitute rate. If no substitute is employed, the bargaining unit member shall receive partial pay equal to the difference between their his/her regular pay and the daily substitute rate. A bargaining unit member shall not be provided more than one (1) five (5) month period per illness or accident in any school year. If a school year terminates before the five (5) month period is exhausted, the bargaining unit member may take the balance of the five (5) month period in a subsequent school year. When a bargaining unit member has exhausted all available sick leave, including accumulated sick leave, and continues to be absent on account of illness or accident for a period beyond the five (5) month period, and the bargaining unit member is not medically able to resume the duties of their his or her position, the bargaining unit member shall be placed on a reemployment re-employment list for a period of twenty-four (24) months if the bargaining unit member is on probationary status, or for a period of thirty-nine (39) months if the bargaining unit member is on permanent status. When the bargaining unit member is medically able, during the twenty-four (24) or thirty-nine (39) month period, the bargaining unit member shall be returned to employment in a position for which they are he or she is credentialed and qualified. The twenty-four (24) or thirty-nine (39) month period shall commence at the expiration of the five (5) month period provided above. In the absence of a vacancy this may require placement in the substitute pool at the applicable rate of pay. Upon request by District management, bargaining unit member shall be required to present a certificate verifying the personal illness or injury; the form to be utilized and the source, whether bargaining unit member or doctor shall be at the sole discretion of the District. If after investigation the District concludes that the absence is not due to personal illness or injury, the leave shall be without pay. If requested by District management, the bargaining unit member shall not return to work until they submit he/she submits a medical doctor's authorization and release to return to work. In deducting from sick leave, absence amounting to any portion of an hour shall be counted as a full hour.