General Provisions Covering Temporary Disability Leave Are As Follows. 1. If said teacher desires to continue his duty assignment prior to the commencement of said leave, such notice must include a written statement from his physician attesting to the teacher's ability to continue performing the full schedule of the duties and responsibilities of his position and assignments. Said teacher will be permitted to continue on full active duty until such date, provided the teacher does perform the full duties and responsibilities of his position and assignments and provides from time to time upon request of the school employer, additional certification from his physician of his full ability to continue performing the full schedule of the duties and responsibilities of his position and assignments. 2. Said teacher may elect to utilize accumulated sick leave during this period of temporary physical disability provided a physician's statement and certification of physical disability is submitted to the Office of the Superintendent for any said temporary disability absence of more than the ten (10) consecutive days. While on said leave, sick leave days will be paid for the number of assigned duty days the teacher is absent for which a physician certifies said teacher to be physically disabled, limited to the extent of the number of sick leave days accumulated by the teacher at the time said leave commences. Additional statements of certification by a physician of the temporary physical disability of said teacher may be required by the school employer, except for temporary disability caused by pregnancy, for said disability which exceeds a duration of thirty (30) consecutive days. 3. In all cases the school employer reserves the right to require a second examination by a school employer-appointed physician(s) to determine a teacher's fitness. 4. Except for a temporary disability caused by pregnancy as is provided in Paragraph 5.6(a) 2. herein, no leave shall be granted for a period exceeding one (1) year. A teacher on board approved medical leave may apply for up to one additional year of medical leave provided a physician's statement and certification of physical disability are submitted to the Office of the Superintendent along with the teacher's written request for an additional year of medical leave. The leave request must be submitted by June 1, and must meet the approval of the superintendent and school employer. 5. If allowed by the insurance carrier, a teacher on an approved leave of absence may continue to participate in the group insurance programs at his or her own expense unless otherwise required by law, and the corporation will maintain the teacher's benefits as they were on the date the leave was approved.
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General Provisions Covering Temporary Disability Leave Are As Follows. 1. If said teacher desires to continue his duty assignment prior to the commencement of said leave, such notice must include a written statement from his physician attesting to the teacher's ability to continue performing xxxxxx xxxx the full schedule of the duties and responsibilities of his position and assignments. Said teacher will be permitted to continue on full active duty until such date, provided the teacher does perform the full duties and responsibilities of his position and assignments and provides from time to time upon request of the school employer, additional certification from his physician of his full ability to continue performing the full schedule of the duties and responsibilities of his position and assignments.
2. Said teacher may elect to utilize accumulated sick leave during this period of temporary physical disability provided a physician's statement and certification of physical disability is submitted to the Office of the Superintendent for any said temporary disability absence of more than the ten (10) consecutive days. While on said leave, sick leave days will be paid for the number of assigned duty days the teacher is absent for which a physician certifies said teacher to be physically disabled, limited to the extent of the number of sick leave days accumulated by the teacher at the time said leave commences. Additional statements of certification by a physician of the temporary physical disability of said teacher may be required by the school employer, except for temporary disability caused by pregnancy, for said disability which exceeds a duration of thirty (30) consecutive days.
3. In all cases the school employer reserves the right to require a second examination by a school employer-appointed physician(s) to determine a teacher's fitness.
4. Except for a temporary disability caused by pregnancy as is provided in Paragraph 5.6(a) 2. herein, no leave shall be granted for a period exceeding one (1) year. A teacher on board approved medical leave may apply for up to one additional year of medical leave provided a physician's statement and certification of physical disability are submitted to the Office of the Superintendent along with the teacher's written request for an additional year of medical leave. The leave request must be submitted by June 1, and must meet the approval of the superintendent and school employer.
5. If allowed by the insurance carrier, a teacher on an approved leave of absence may continue to participate in the group insurance programs at his or her own expense unless otherwise required by law, and the corporation will maintain the teacher's benefits as they were on the date the leave was approved.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement