One Semester Unpaid Leave of Absence for Child-Rearing. Any full-time faculty member who is a biological or adoptive parent of a child/children under the age of twelve (12) years may be granted an unpaid leave of absence for a maximum of one semester for the purpose of rearing each child. If a faculty member takes a Family and Medical Care Leave for the purpose of bonding with a newborn or newly adopted/placed child, the faculty member is not eligible to request this Child-Rearing leave until a full 12 months after the Family and Medical Care Leave for the purpose of bonding has ended, unless the faculty member is authorized in writing to do so by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Such Child Rearing leave shall be for a full semester and may not begin or end in the middle of any semester. Requests for such unpaid leave of absence shall be made to the Governing Board at least twelve (12) weeks prior to the first day of the semester. If the faculty member receives fringe benefits through the District and s/he normally contributes some portion of the cost via pay deduction, the faculty member must make arrangements with Human Resources to pay that portion of the fringe benefits cost prior to the leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
