HISTORY AND MAINTENANCE. A Joint Sick Leave Bank for employees was jointly established by representatives of St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS), the Education Association of St. Mary’s County (EASMC), and the Collective Education of St. Mary’s County (CEASMC) as a result of collective bargaining for the 2002-2003 negotiated agreements. Through collective bargaining for the 2015-2016 negotiated agreements, CEASMC, EASMC, SMASA, and SMCPS agreed to enhance the Sick Leave Bank by adding an option to exchange sick leave among bank members, resulting in the current Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange. The exchange will be implemented during the 2015-2016 school year beginning with open enrollment during the month of September 2015. Requests for eligibility to receive sick leave allocations through the exchange will be approved by the current Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange Approval Committee. The Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange Steering Committee includes the Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange Approval Committee; the CEASMC, EASMC, and SMASA Presidents; one SMCPS chief negotiator; one Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) UniServ Director representing EASMC/CEASMC; and one MSEA UniServ Director representing SMASA. The steering committee will meet no less than annually for a Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange Procedural Review. If the SMCPS chief negotiator is not a current SMCPS employee, then SMCPS will appoint a designee to participate in the annual review in place of the SMCPS chief negotiator. The purpose of the meeting will be to review Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange guidelines and update them if deemed necessary by the majority of the review attendees. The latest approved operational guidelines will be available on the SMCPS, CEASMC, EASMC, and SMASA web sites, and in the appendices of the CEASMC, EASMC, and SMASA negotiated agreements. Employees desiring to apply for Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange benefits should request an SMCPS Joint Sick Leave Bank and Exchange Request and Waiver of Medical Records form from the SMCPS Department of Human Resources.
HISTORY AND MAINTENANCE. A Sick Leave Bank for employees was jointly established by representatives of St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS), the Education Association of St. Mary’s County (EASMC), and the Collective Education of St. Mary’s County (CEASMC) as a result of collective bargaining for the 2002-2003 negotiated agreements. The Sick Leave Bank Steering Committee includes the Sick Leave Bank Approval Committee members, the EASMC, CEASMC, and SMASA Presidents, one SMCPS chief negotiator, and one Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) UniServ Director representing EASMC/CEASMC. The steering committee will meet no less than annually for a Sick Leave Bank Procedural Review. If the SMCPS chief negotiator is not a current SMCPS employee, then SMCPS will appoint an SMCPS division chief to participate in the annual review in place of the SMCPS chief negotiator. The purpose of the meeting will be to review Sick Leave Bank guidelines and update them if deemed necessary by the majority of the review attendees. The latest approved operational guidelines will be available on the SMCPS, CEASMC, EASMC, and SMASA web sites, and in the appendices of the CEASMC, EASMC, and SMASA negotiated agreements. Employees desiring to apply for Sick Leave bank benefits should request an SMCPS Sick Leave Bank Request and Waiver of Medical Records form from the SMCPS Department of Human Resources.
