Official Leave of Absence. 0.0.Xx the event it becomes necessary for certificated staff members to obtain additional time off from classroom duties, a leave of absence without pay may be granted to continuing contract staff for not more than one (1) school year. Where possible, the application for a leave of absence should be submitted to the Superintendent by April 1 of the year prior to the leave of absence.
Official Leave of Absence. A regular employee may request an Official leave of absence exceeding four hundred and eighty (480) hours, but not exceeding one year (2080 hours). Official leaves of absence may be granted upon written request by or on behalf of the employee, specifying the period and the reason, upon the written recommendation of the Department Head and with the written approval of the Human Resources Director. Application must be made on a form supplied by the Human Resources department in advance of the effective date of the leave, unless circumstances make such advance request impossible. If the Human Resources Director disapproves the request, it shall be so endorsed and returned to the Agency/Department Head, who may then present it to the Board of Supervisors. The Board’s action shall be final. Any Official Leave of Absence granted shall be for a specified period and appropriate conditions may be imposed, such as the employee providing sufficient medical documentation or other evidence documenting the leave as required by the Human Resources Director or designee. Such leave may be extended upon further written request containing justification therefore, such request for extension is to be processed in the same manner as the original request. In the case of a request for an extension due to illness or disability, updated information of the same kind submitted for the original request will be required. Nothing herein shall prevent the earlier return to duty by the employee, except the Department Head may require two weeks advance notice of the employee’s intention to return. An employee on leave of absence for illness or disability reasons will be required to present a return to work statement from the attending physician releasing the employee to full duty, prior to being allowed to return to work. Any release to less than full duty will be allowed only as accommodation as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Employment and Housing Act, or through the County’s return to work program. The Human Resources Director shall be promptly notified of the return of any employee from an official leave of absence without pay. The Board of Supervisors shall have the right to cancel or revoke a leave of absence previously granted.
