Common use of LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR CHILDBEARING PREPARATION AND CHILD REARING Clause in Contracts

LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR CHILDBEARING PREPARATION AND CHILD REARING. 1. Leave without pay or other benefits will be granted to a bargaining unit member for preparation for childbearing and for child-rearing at the bargaining unit member’s election. 2. The bargaining unit member shall request such leave as soon as it is practicable. A minimum of five (5) days written advance notice is required. If possible, the District would appreciate a 30-day advance notice. The notice shall include a statement as to the dates the employee wishes to begin and end the leave without pay. 3. The duration of such leave shall consist of no more than twelve (12) consecutive months. An extension of leave may be granted not to exceed an additional twelve (12) months. The District shall determine the return date based on the Bargaining Unit Member’s request and the staffing needs of the District. The interest/request of the Bargaining Unit Member shall be considered/balanced by the district staffing and program needs consideration/costs and program quality needs, as the district determines the return date. This policy shall not be applied in an arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory manner. 4. The bargaining unit member is not entitled to the use of any accrued sick leave or other paid leave while such employee is on childbearing preparation leave or leave for child-rearing. 5. There shall not be diminution of employment status for childbearing or child-rearing except that no person shall be entitled to compensation, increment, or the accrual of seniority for purposes of layoff or reduction in force, nor shall the time taken on child-rearing leave count toward credit for probationary teachers in earning tenure status. 6. In the event of a miscarriage or the death of the child subsequent to childbirth, the bargaining unit member on leave may request an immediate assignment to a unit position. If there is a vacancy for which a bargaining unit member is qualified, the District will assign that bargaining unit member to a position as soon as practicable. 7. The district agrees to comply with the applicable provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (Federal) and Family Care Leave Act (State of California).

LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR CHILDBEARING PREPARATION AND CHILD REARING. 1. a. Leave without pay or other benefits will may be granted to a bargaining unit member for preparation for childbearing and for child-child rearing. Child rearing at leave may be requested to care for child born into the family, adopted by the family, or child for whom the bargaining unit member’s electionmember or spouse becomes legal guardian. 2. b. The bargaining unit member shall request such leave as soon as it practicable, but under no circumstance less than thirty (30) work days (except in case of emergency as determined by the BOARD) prior to the date on which the leave is practicableto begin. A minimum of five (5) days written advance notice is required. If possible, the District would appreciate a 30-day advance notice. The notice Such request shall be in writing and shall include a statement as to the dates the employee bargaining unit member wishes to begin and end the leave without pay. 3. c. The determination as to the date on which the leave shall begin and the duration of such leave shall be made at the discretion of the Superintendent when considering the scheduling and replacement problems of the DISTRICT. d. The duration of such leave shall consist of no more than twelve (12) consecutive monthsmonths and shall automatically terminate on June 30 in the school year in which such leave is granted. An extension of leave may be granted granted, not to exceed an additional twelve (12) months. The District shall determine the return date based on the Bargaining Unit Member’s request and the staffing needs of the District. The interest/request of the Bargaining Unit Member shall be considered/balanced by the district staffing and program needs consideration/costs and program quality needs, as the district determines the return date. This policy shall not be applied in an arbitrary, capricious, or discriminatory manner. 4. e. The bargaining unit member is not entitled to the use of any accrued sick leave or other paid leave while such employee bargaining unit member is on childbearing preparation leave or leave for child-child rearing, whether or not the illness or disability is related to a pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, or recovery there from. 5. f. There shall not be a diminution of employment status for childbearing or child-child rearing except that no person shall be entitled to compensation, increment, or the accrual of seniority for purposes of layoff or reduction in forceforce purposes, nor shall the time taken on child-rearing parental leave count toward credit for probationary teachers in earning tenure status. 6. In the event of a miscarriage or the death of the child subsequent to childbirth, the bargaining unit member on leave may request an immediate assignment to a unit position. If there is a vacancy for which a bargaining unit member is qualified, the District will assign that bargaining unit member to a position as soon as practicable. 7. The district agrees to comply with the applicable provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (Federal) and Family Care Leave Act (State of California).