ILLNESS LEAVE FOR TEACHERS. Any teacher may request illness leave under the following conditions: (a) The teacher’s sick leave bank is exhausted of usable days. (b) The teacher still being unable to report for duty shall be considered to be an active employee without pay for a period of sixty (60) business days upon written verification from their doctor. Insurance will be maintained at the employee’s expense at the current level of contribution for 60 business days. (c) Fifteen (15) business days prior to the expiration of the sixty (60) business days, if the doctor certifies that the employee will be unable to return to active duty, the employee may file a written request with the Superintendent to be placed on an illness leave. Once an employee is on illness leave, health insurance will be provided at the employee’s current level of contribution. Leave for physical illness may be extended with doctor certification for one additional year. Any teacher returning from an illness leave shall be assigned to a position only at the beginning of a school year for which she/he is qualified provided, however, that such teacher would not otherwise be dismissed as a result of a normal reduction in force. No increment in salary or seniority credit shall be granted for such leaves beyond the sixty (60) business day period.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement Extension
