Common use of Leave Bank Clause in Contracts

Leave Bank. 1. A sick leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued days to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s care. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1The parties acknowledge that it is in the best interest of both the District and the employees to limit payments from the Sick Leave Bank to those situations in which no alternative funding is available. To facilitate reaching this goal, all members of the Sick Leave Bank shall be required to attend a presentation on the benefit of acquiring disability insurance. The Union will encourage employees to obtain disability insurance. Should an employee be eligible for coverage by both the Sick Leave Bank and an insurer, the Sick Leave Bank will become the secondary income provider. A sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank shall be maintained within whereby an employee who suffers a long-term illness or disability which requires extended hospitalization or home confinement and for which no worker’s compensation benefits are available shall be eligible to apply for paid sick leave after the employee exhausts all accumulated sick leave. The Sick Leave Bank shall be composed of three (3) employees appointed by the Federation and three (3) employees appointed by the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank Appointments shall be administered made annually. A chairperson shall be elected by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4appointed members at its first meeting. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day Decisions shall be made by them on a majority vote of a majority quorum. An employee may join the day on which their initial individual Bank by completing an application and contributing sick leave time is allotted to themthe Bank. Leave days Contributions to the Bank are not refundable. Applications for membership in the bank Bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued days to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s care. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time accepted prior to but October 1 of each year or within thirty (30) calendar days after an employee is hired, whichever is later. An employee shall be eligible to withdraw from the individual returns to work. Applications submitted Bank provided the employee has contributed at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted least one (1) day to the Superintendent office using Bank. An employee who exhausted all accumulated leave shall be eligible to apply for sick leave from the Leave Bank. If the employee’s application for days is accepted, the committee will reserve the right to determine the number of days awarded. Maximum withdrawal from the Bank Applicationshall be forty (40) days. The Additional days may be requested by submitting a new application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s)Committee. The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for If the total number of days in the leave bankBank is reduced to one hundred eighty (180) days, the Committee will require members to donate an additional day to the Bank. All members will be provided written notice of the need for additional donations. Membership will be continued provided the member contributes the additional day. Previously donated days shall not be refunded to an employee upon termination of membership. An employee who has applied to the Bank for sick days may attend the meeting at which the Committee will review the application. The employee may be accompanied at the meeting by a representative or the representative may attend alone on behalf of the employee. The Committee shall have the sole authority to either approve or disapprove applications for Bank benefits. The decision of the Committee shall be final. All applications for days shall be considered accepted unless voted against by a majority of the Committee. Decisions of the committee shall not be subject to district grievance procedures. Failure of the committee to follow procedures set down in this article shall be grievable.

Leave Bank. 1. A sick leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERAXXXX, shall contribute any remaining accrued days to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s care. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. Licensed employees may participate in a Leave Bank provided they meet the following guidelines. 1. A sick leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank additional leave during the contract year to the employee who has used all of sick his/her accumulated illness/bereavement leave and experiences extraordinary circumstances requiring additional leave. The Leave Bank Committee may also approve days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of workingfor non-extraordinary medical and health-related circumstances (See Subpart 16, below). 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from After one (1) year employment in the District, each employee of wishing to join the Leave Bank will donate one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick of his/her illness/bereavement leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued days to the leave bank. At such time as Bank prior to September 1 or within the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s care. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school following the one year from the leave bankemployment anniversary. 73. An individual employee who is a current member of the Leave Bank shall remain in the Leave Bank unless he/she cancels participation by giving written notice to the Leave Bank Committee. However, all days contributed to the Leave Bank shall remain in the Leave Bank and will not be restored to any employee. 4. The open enrollment periods shall be from August 1 through August 31, and from January 1 through January 31, of every year, or within the first thirty (30) days following the one-year employment date. 5. Additional days may be required to be donated by all Leave Bank members in order to maintain the number of days in the Leave Bank at a number equal to or greater than 1/3 of the number of staff participating in the Leave Bank. All such additional required donations shall be determined and requested by the Leave Bank Committee. Employees who are current members of the Leave Bank and have no sick leave remaining at the time of the request for additional days shall donate the requested number of days at such time as they are granted additional sick leave days through application of this agreement. 6. First year employees may request up to ten (10) days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s)without donating days. The request Leave Bank Committee may approve additional days based upon extraordinary conditions. 7. A participating employee is eligible to make application for additional leave days for an extraordinary personal or family circumstance from the Bank after his/her regular illness/bereavement leave accumulation is depleted. This application must be submitted for days during the employee's contract year. The application form must be completed and sent to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the requestCommittee. 8. Any individual who has accessed The Leave Bank Committee shall grant no more than 20 working days to an employee during the leave bank and resigns their position in contract year. Sick Leave Pool days shall not be used beyond the same current contract year will be docked their daily rate period. (No minimum days of pay for each day used from the bankconsecutive absence are necessary.) 9. Elective treatment The Leave Bank Committee will require documentation deemed necessary to substantiate a request to receive days from the Bank and will determine if the medical or surgery health-related event is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal an extraordinary or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract timeextraordinary event/condition. Such conditions shall A medical note from a doctor excusing one from work, may not qualify for guarantee one will be granted days of pay through the Leave Bank DaysBank. 10. The District All applications for use of the days shall be approved or denied by the Leave Bank Committee. If the application is liable only denied, the applicant may appeal to the Leave Bank Committee for the total number days in reconsideration of his/her leave request by submitting additional information to support the leave bankrequest, not more than ten working days after the date of the denial. 11. All decisions of the Leave Bank Committee shall be final and binding on the employee. 12. The inception of the Leave Bank was July 1, 2010. All subsequent changes or additions to the Leave Bank item shall be in effect as of the effective date of this agreement.

Leave Bank. 1. A On September 1 of each year, the sick leave bank shall will replenish to a total between 120-125 days. In order to reach this total each year, days will be maintained within used from available “give back days”. If there are not enough days available each employee will contribute an equal amount of time to replenish the Districtbank. The purpose of the Leave Bank is In order for a member to provide a bank of sick leave use days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness the leave bank, he or injury which renders she must do the staff member incapable of workingfollowing: 1. Exhaust all available sick days. 2. The Submit a written request stating the reason for consideration for use of the leave bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave accountfor medical, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school districtpsychological, or other family crises. 3. The sick leave bank shall Submit a letter from a substantiating doctor or other qualified medical professional. This request should be administered sent both to the ISD Business Manager and current VBIESP President. Within five days or less from receiving the request, a committee consisting of two (2) members appointed by the Superintendent VBIESP and two (2) VBISD administrators will meet and determine by a majority vote whether the Association President(s). 4request will be granted, modified or denied. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and A member must request a minimum of 250 ten (10) days. Employees who leave These days may be used concurrently or intermittently as defined by the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued request. Exceptions of less than ten (10) days will be considered at the end of the school year. Any days that are requested and not used will be returned to the leave bank. At such time A member may also request Fringe Benefit days (days for which the member is requesting continuation of Fringe Benefits and wages are not being paid). A member may request up to 90 Fringe Benefit days. The following calculation will be used in charging the Leave Bank for Fringe Benefit days and will be based upon the member’s information: Employer share of insurance premium = Number of leave bank days The use of leave bank days may be allowed for the immediate family as defined in the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution Master Agreement. The VBIESP/VBCEA/MEA will hold the Van Buren Intermediate Board of one (1) day per employee shall be made Education harmless for any and all legal challenges to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s careas established. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1. A sick leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of additional sick days to members who have exhausted all paid leave and need additional days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to a serious illness or injury which renders for the staff member incapable or his/her immediate family. A serious illness or injury is defined as one that is a life-threatening, chronic or incapacitating/debilitating physical or mental condition necessitating continuing treatment by a health care provider. Pregnancy, unless accompanied by medical complications of workingthe employee, will NOT be covered by the bank. Rare complications arising from childbirth will be considered on an individual basis, provided the recovery period requires longer than six weeks. On September 1 of each year, the sick leave bank will replenish to a total between 120-125 days. In order to reach this total each year, days will be used from available “give back days”. If there are not enough days available each employee will contribute an equal amount of time to replenish the bank. In order for a member to use days from the leave bank, he or she must do the following: 1. Exhaust all available sick and personal days. 2. The Submit a written request stating the reason for consideration for use of the leave bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave accountfor medical, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school districtpsychological, or other family crises. 3. The sick leave bank shall Submit a letter from a substantiating doctor or other qualified medical professional. This request should be administered sent both to the ISD Director of Finance and Operations and current VBIESP President. Within five days or less from receiving the request, a committee consisting of two (2) members appointed by the Superintendent VBIESP and two (2) VBISD administrators will meet and determine by a majority vote whether the Association President(s). 4request will be granted, modified or denied. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and A member must request a minimum of 250 ten (10) days. Employees who leave These days may be used concurrently or intermittently as defined by the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued request. Exceptions of less than ten (10) days will be considered at the end of the school year. Any days that are requested and not used will be returned to the leave bank. At such time A member may also request Fringe Benefit days (days for which the member is requesting continuation of Fringe Benefits and wages are not being paid). A member may request up to 90 Fringe Benefit days. The following calculation will be used in charging the Leave Bank for Fringe Benefit days and will be based upon the member’s information: Employer share of insurance premium = Number of leave bank days The use of leave bank days may be allowed for the immediate family as defined in the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution Master Agreement. The VBIESP/VBCEA/MEA will hold the Van Buren Intermediate Board of one (1) day per employee shall be made Education harmless for any and all legal challenges to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s careas established. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1. A sick A. Twelve (12) days shall be credited to the Employee’s leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued days to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year. All unused days will roll over to the next year's leave bank. These days may be used for either illness or personal business. The Employee will notify the administrator at least two (2) business days prior to a pre-planned leave of absence. 5. Persons who have used all of their a. Employees whose personal illness extends beyond the period compensated under leave entitlement allowance shall be eligible granted a leave of absence without pay for a period not to draw exceed one (1) year. Upon return from leave, an employee shall be assigned to the same or similar position, if available, or a substantially equivalent position. Bargaining unit members on an unpaid leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s careof absence shall retain accumulated seniority. b. For each first day Use of leave days may also be granted from when a member of the leave bank per occurrence immediate family requires the care and attendance of the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment because of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments serious injury or illness. Such use of half days) may leave is to be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up limited to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no not more than thirty (30) days per school year from year. Immediate family for this benefit means spouse, parents, parents-in-law, children, brother or sister, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, or step-relatives. In extenuating circumstances, the administrator may approve use of leave bankdays for care of any member outside the "family" or "step family". 7c. The Employer shall provide Workers Compensation Insurance as provided by law. d. The Employer shall comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act as required by law. e. Leave time is not intended for vacation purposes during the school year. An individual In extenuating circumstances, the administrator may request approve use of leave days for such. f. Any leave time extending beyond two (2) consecutive days must be pre-approved by the administrator at least one (1) week in advance or the employee must provide documentation from the his/her doctor to verify an illness. g. Employees may donate a maximum of three (3) Leave Bank any time prior days to but within thirty fellow Administrative Assistant Staff Employees per year. B. The employee will be eligible for the following benefits: a. If a maximum of (300) calendar zero to (1) one day of an Employee’s Leave Bank is used during the year, she/he will receive twenty percent (20%) pay of the remaining accumulated Leave Bank days after for the individual returns year (this is either (12) twelve or(11) eleven days). b. If a maximum of (2) two to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits (3) three days of an employee’s Leave Bank is used during the year, she/he will not be considered by receive ten percent (10%) pay of the Superintendent and Association President(sremaining accumulated Leave Bank days for the year (this is either (10) ten or (9) nine days). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year payment will be docked their daily rate made at the end of pay for each day used from the bankyear (after July 1st). 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1(a) Lambda Legal shall establish a leave bank where employees may contribute unused accrued sick leave for use by a leave bank member who is experiencing (or whose family member is experiencing) a “medical emergency” and has exhausted their available paid sick or family leave. A sick leave bank “medical emergency,” as used in this Article, shall be maintained within defined as a major illness or medical condition of an employee or their family member that requires an extended absence. All available paid leave options open to the District. The purpose employee must be pursued prior to utilization of the Leave Bank is leave bank. (b) In order to provide participate in the leave bank, an employee must contribute a bank minimum of eight (8) hours, the equivalent of one day of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from leave, each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to calendar year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued days employee makes this donation to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the establish leave bank under membership during the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s care. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness annual open enrollment period or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than within thirty (30) days per school year of the employee’s start date or return from extended absence at Lambda Legal. A leave bank member may contribute additional annual leave at any time and may also request that their contribution be donated to a specific leave bank member (other than their immediate supervisor). An employee who is not a leave bank member may contribute to the leave bank at any time but may not request time from the leave bank. 7(c) In order to receive donated annual leave, a leave bank member who is experiencing (or whose family member is experiencing) a medical emergency must make a written application to the Chief of People and Culture specifying the reason for the request. An individual If the member is not capable of making a written application, a personal representative may request days make the application on behalf of the employee. (d) Annual leave withdrawn from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty leave bank (30donated leave) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not may be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s)used only for medical emergencies as defined herein. The request must Chief of People and Culture will be submitted responsible for confirming that the employee's situation qualifies as a medical emergency under this Article and that any leave transferred to such employee is actually used for such medical leave. (e) A leave bank member may not withdraw from the Superintendent office using leave bank (donated leave) more than five (5) days’ worth of donated leave per calendar year. A leave bank member, however, may use donated leave above the Leave Bank Applicationfive (5) day maximum if such leave is donated specifically for use by such member. The application can In no event shall an employee be located in the appendix entitled to use more than twenty (20) days of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent donated leave for their own emergency, and Association President(s) shall meet, within no more than ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the requestdonated leave for a family member’s emergency. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year (f) Requests will be docked their daily rate processed on a first come first served basis. Leave bank balances will not carry over year to year and will refresh on January 1st of pay for each day used from the bankcalendar year. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1. A sick leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of additional sick days to members who have exhausted all paid leave and need additional days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to a serious illness or injury which renders for the staff member incapable or his/her immediate family. A serious illness or injury is defined as one that is a life-threatening, chronic or incapacitating/debilitating physical or mental condition necessitating continuing treatment by a health care provider. Pregnancy, unless accompanied by medical complications of workingthe employee, will NOT be covered by the bank. Rare complications arising from childbirth will be considered on an individual basis, provided the recovery period requires longer than six weeks. On September 1 of each year, the sick leave bank will replenish to a total between 120-125 days. In order to reach this total each year, days will be used from available “give back days”. If there are not enough days available each employee will contribute an equal amount of time to replenish the bank. In order for a member to use days from the leave bank, he or she must do the following: 1. Exhaust all available sick and personal days. 2. The Submit a written request stating the reason for consideration for use of the leave bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave accountfor medical, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school districtpsychological, or other family crises. 3. The sick leave bank shall Submit a letter from a substantiating doctor or other qualified medical professional. This request should be administered sent both to the ISD Director of Finance and Operations and current VBIESP President. Within five days or less from receiving the request, a committee consisting of up to two (2) members appointed by the Superintendent VBIESP and two (2) VBISD administrators will meet and determine by a majority vote whether the Association President(s). 4request will be granted, modified or denied. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and A member must request a minimum of 250 ten (10) days. Employees who leave These days may be used concurrently or intermittently as defined by the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued request. Exceptions of less than ten (10) days will be considered at the end of the school year. Any days that are requested and not used will be returned to the leave bank. At such time A member may also request Fringe Benefit days (days for which the member is requesting continuation of Fringe Benefits and wages are not being paid). A member may request up to 90 Fringe Benefit days. The following calculation will be used in charging the Leave Bank for Fringe Benefit days and will be based upon the member’s information: Employer share of insurance premium = Number of leave bank days The use of leave bank days may be allowed for the immediate family as defined in the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution Master Agreement. The VBIESP/VBCEA/MEA will hold the Van Buren Intermediate Board of one (1) day per employee shall be made Education harmless for any and all legal challenges to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s careas established. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. ‌ 1. A sick leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERAXXXX, shall contribute any remaining accrued days to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s care. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1. A sick leave bank shall be maintained within the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of additional sick days to members who have exhausted all paid leave and need additional days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to a serious illness or injury which renders for the staff member incapable or his/her immediate family. A serious illness or injury is defined as one that is a life- threatening, chronic or incapacitating/debilitating physical or mental condition necessitating continuing treatment by a health care provider. Pregnancy, unless accompanied by medical complications of workingthe employee, will NOT be covered by the bank. Rare complications arising from childbirth will be considered on an individual basis, provided the recovery period requires longer than six weeks. 1. Exhaust all available sick and personal days. 2. The Submit a written request stating the reason for consideration for use of the leave bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave accountfor medical, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school districtpsychological, or other family crises. 3. The sick leave bank shall Submit a letter from a substantiating doctor or other qualified medical professional. This request should be administered sent both to the ISD Business Manager and current VBIESP President. Within five days or less from receiving the request, a committee consisting of two (2) members appointed by the Superintendent VBIESP and two (2) VBISD administrators will meet and determine by a majority vote whether the Association President(s). 4request will be granted, modified or denied. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall be made by them on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days in the bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and A member must request a minimum of 250 ten (10) days. Employees who leave These days may be used concurrently or intermittently as defined by the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued request. Exceptions of less than ten (10) days will be considered at the end of the school year. Any days that are requested and not used will be returned to the leave bank. At such time A member may also request Fringe Benefit days (days for which the member is requesting continuation of Fringe Benefits and wages are not being paid). A member may request up to 90 Fringe Benefit days. The following calculation will be used in charging the Leave Bank for Fringe Benefit days and will be based upon the member’s information: Employer share of insurance premium = Number of leave bank days The use of leave bank days may be allowed for the immediate family as defined in the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution Master Agreement. The VBIESP/VBCEA/MEA will hold the Van Buren Intermediate Board of one (1) day per employee shall be made Education harmless for any and all legal challenges to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s careas established. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the request. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1. A sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank shall be maintained within administered by a four member Committee comprised of two members representing the DistrictUnion and two members representing the City. The purpose duties of the Leave Committee would be to compute, deduct, record and balance Sick Bank is contributions, and to provide a bank of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due consider applications for use of, and contributions to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2Sick Bank. The bank was funded initially by Committee's consideration of applications is limited to ensuring that the proper medical documentation is provided. The Bank will operate on the following basis: a) Each eligible employee shall contribute a mandatory contribution from each employee maximum of one (1) sick day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from of the school district. 3employees' fifteen days per calendar year (prorated for eligible non­ permanent employees based on their annual entitlement) and the City shall match the employees' contribution. The sick leave bank shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day shall will be made by them the end of the first quarter of each calendar year. b) All employees who have completed their probation period will be eligible to contribute to the Bank and shall be entitled to utilize the Bank. c) All unused Sick Leave accumulated in excess of one hundred and ninety four ( 1 94) days for permanent employees, or 1 500 hours for non­ permanent employees, shall be deposited to the Sick Bank upon termination of employment by the employee. d) Employees applying to the Sick Bank shall make a written application. The application will include a physician's medical note (doctor's slip) along with a completed Modified Work Form. Based on the day on which their initial individual leave time is allotted to them. Leave days information in the bank modified work form, the Committee will carry over from year to yearexplore options for modified duties. If further information or clarification on the modified work form is required, a Union member of the Sick Bank Committee or member of the Union Executive will be present. The bank duration of each modified work assignment will contain be determined on a maximum case by case basis and should not extend beyond three months unless of 500 days and a minimum extenuating circumstances. Employees performing modified work will be paid at the rate of 250 dayspay they were earning at the time the employee began drawing credits from the Sick Bank. Such employees shall not displace another permanent employee. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued days are on a return to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be work plan that includes modified hours are not eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s carework overtime. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee e) Employees shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, use all accumulated Sick Leave Bank Days (credits, and Vacation Leave credits in increments excess of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time prior to but within thirty (30) calendar days after the individual returns to work. Applications submitted at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted to the Superintendent office using the Leave Bank Application. The application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meetingbefore drawing credits from the Sick Bank. When an employee is drawing Xxxx Leave credits from the Sick Bank on a full time basis, the applicant that employee shall not be entitled to accumulate regular Sick Leave or Vacation Credits. Employees working on a temporary modified return to work assignment basis shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the requestentitled to accumulate regular Sick Leave and Vacation Credits on a prorated basis. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year f) The first three (3) days of Sick Bank will be docked without pay unless the employee requests vacation or banked time to cover these days (this may include vacation, banked time off in lieu of pay or earned days off). Employees who are unable to work due to injury or illness are eligible to apply to the Sick Bank. Employees are eligible to receive 100% of their daily current rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable (excludes overtime and other premiums) for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Daysmaximum of twelve (12) months. 10. The District is liable only for the total number days in the leave bank.

Leave Bank. 1. The parties acknowledge that it is in the best interest of both the District and the employees to limit payments from the Sick Leave Bank to those situations in which no alternative funding is available. To facilitate reaching this goal, all members of the Sick Leave Bank shall be required to attend a presentation on the benefit of acquiring disability insurance. The Union will encourage employees to obtain disability insurance. Should an employee be eligible for coverage by both the Sick Leave Bank and an insurer, the Sick Leave Bank will become the secondary income provider. 1.1 A sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank shall be maintained within whereby an employee who suffers a long- term illness or disability which requires extended hospitalization or home confinement and for which no worker’s compensation benefits are available shall be eligible to apply for paid sick leave after the employee exhausts all accumulated sick leave. 1.2 The Sick Leave Bank shall be composed of three (3) employees appointed by the Federation and three (3) employees appointed by the District. The purpose of the Leave Bank is to provide a bank of sick leave days from which staff may draw in cases of extended absences due to illness or injury which renders the staff member incapable of working. 2. The bank was funded initially by a mandatory contribution from each employee of one (1) day from that employee’s individual sick leave account, as well as a 100-day contribution from the school district. 3. The sick leave bank Appointments shall be administered made annually. A chairperson shall be elected by the Superintendent and the Association President(s). 4appointed members at its first meeting. For new employees, a mandatory contribution of one (1) day Decisions shall be made by them on a majority vote of a majority quorum. 1.3 An employee may join the day on which their initial individual Bank by completing an application and contributing sick leave time is allotted to themthe Bank. Leave days Contributions to the Bank are not refundable. Applications for membership in the bank Bank will carry over from year to year. The bank will contain a maximum of 500 days and a minimum of 250 days. Employees who leave the district, excluding staff who retire under PERA, shall contribute any remaining accrued days to the leave bank. At such time as the bank drops below 250 days, an additional contribution of one (1) day per employee shall be made to replenish the bank’s days at the beginning of the school year 5. Persons who have used all of their leave entitlement shall be eligible to draw from the leave bank under the following condition: a. Only when under a doctor’s care. b. For each first day granted from the leave bank per occurrence the employee shall be docked the current substitute pay. c. For a recurring illness or a medical condition that requires periodic and consistent medical treatment of a severe disablement, Sick Leave Bank Days (in increments of half days) may be granted for all absences resulting from these conditions d. Any individual who is absent as a result of a medically diagnosed catastrophic illness or injury may access the bank for up to and including sixty (60) additional days. Utilization of these days shall require the submission of a new Leave Bank Application to the bank. 6. An individual who meets the requirements stated above can use a total of no more than thirty (30) days per school year from the leave bank. 7. An individual may request days from the Leave Bank any time accepted prior to but October 1 of each year or within thirty (30) calendar days after an employee is hired, whichever is later. 1.4 An employee shall be eligible to withdraw from the individual returns to work. Applications submitted Bank provided the employee has contributed at a time outside these limits will not be considered by the Superintendent and Association President(s). The request must be submitted least one (1) day to the Superintendent office using Bank. 1.5 An employee who exhausted all accumulated leave shall be eligible to apply for sick leave from the Leave Bank. If the employee’s application for days is accepted, the committee will reserve the right to determine the number of days awarded. 1.6 Maximum withdrawal from the Bank Applicationshall be forty (40) days. The Additional days may be requested by submitting a new application can be located in the appendix of this agreement. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent shall forward the request to the Association President(s). The Superintendent and Association President(s) shall meet, within ten (10) days to consider such request. Within five (5) days following said meeting, the applicant shall be notified, in writing, of the status of the requestCommittee. 8. Any individual who has accessed the leave bank and resigns their position in the same contract year will be docked their daily rate of pay for each day used from the bank. 9. Elective treatment or surgery is defined as a condition diagnosed by a Doctor that admission sometime in the future is acceptable for a condition causing minimal or no pain, dysfunction or disability and can be safely postponed until non-contract time. Such conditions shall not qualify for Leave Bank Days. 10. The District is liable only for 1.7 If the total number of days in the leave bankBank is reduced to one hundred eighty (180) days, the Committee will require members to donate an additional day to the Bank. All members will be provided written notice of the need for additional donations. Membership will be continued provided the member contributes the additional day. Previously donated days shall not be refunded to an employee upon termination of membership. 1.8 An employee who has applied to the Bank for sick days may attend the meeting at which the Committee will review the application. The employee may be accompanied at the meeting by a representative or the representative may attend alone on behalf of the employee. The Committee shall have the sole authority to either approve or disapprove applications for Bank benefits. The decision of the Committee shall be final. 1.9 All applications for days shall be considered accepted unless voted against by a majority of the Committee. Decisions of the committee shall not be subject to district grievance procedures. Failure of the committee to follow procedures set down in this article shall be grievable.