Common use of Paid Leaves Clause in Contracts

Paid Leaves. A. Employees who were part of the bargaining unit as of March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheet. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, children, stepchildren, mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. The Board maintains the right to request an affidavit, affirmation or a doctor's statement for absences that exceed three (3) consecutive workdays or at any time to verify a doctor's appointment. However, in cases of suspected abuse, the three (3) day period may be waived. 1. The employee may use accumulated sick leave for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for care. 2. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays of sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leave, pregnancy shall be treated like any other illness or disability. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due to a serious health condition under FMLA or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with paid leave and will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave to the maximum extent permitted by law. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted the waiting period required by the health insurance carrier.

Paid Leaves. A. For purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall include the employee’s natural parents, stepparents, siblings, spouse, children, grandchildren, grandparents, sons and daughters-in-law and spouse’s parents. B. Full-time employees shall be granted 96 hours sick leave per year, the unused portion of which may accumulate to 720 hours. C. School term employees and year-round shall be granted ten (10) Sick Leave days per year broken down into hours to the nearest tenth of an hour, the unused portion of which may accumulate to ninety (90) days broken down into hours to the nearest tenth of an hour. For this provision, a Sick Leave Day shall be interpreted to be the employee’s normal hours of work per day. Sick leave days may be used for personal illness or illness of an immediate family member. D. At its discretion, the District may request verification of any use of sick days. E. Any employee subpoenaed as a witness in a court of law shall be reimbursed that day’s wages minus the court paid witness fee. The employee must submit the court payment voucher to receive payment under this provision. F. Employees ordered to jury duty, excluding employees who were part volunteer for jury duty, shall be paid the difference between that day’s wages and the juror fee paid by the court for jury duty. The employee must submit the court payment voucher to receive payment under this provision. G. Four (4) days with pay will be granted for each occasion of the bargaining unit as death of March 22sons, 1999daughters, shall accumulate sick spouse, parents, or in-law parents. Two (2) days at with pay will be granted for in-law children, grandchildren, and the rate of one employee’s siblings. One (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part pay will be granted for the death of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheet. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, children, stepchildren, mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, ’s grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law. H. In the event that an employee suffers an injury or illness that is compensable under the Michigan Worker’s Compensation Law, son-in-lawthe employee will be entitled to use his/her sick leave in the same manner as if the injury or illness was not compensable under the Worker’s Compensation Law. An employee receiving Worker’s Compensation and who elects to use sick leave will sign over the Worker’s Compensation check(s) to the District within ten (10) days of receipt. Sick leave will be deducted for any such day on a prorated basis (e.g., daughter-in-lawtwo thirds pay received from Worker’s Compensation will result in on third sick day deducted from the employee’s sick leave bank. If the employee has exhausted his/her accumulation of paid sick leave, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niecethe employee will be entitled to receive payment only under Worker’s Compensation for the duration of the absence. An employee injured on the job must file an injury report at the employee’s earliest reasonable opportunity. The Board maintains reserves the right to request require an affidavit, affirmation or examination by a doctor's statement for absences that exceed three (3) consecutive workdays or Board appointed physician at any time to verify a doctor's appointment. However, in cases of suspected abuse, the three (3) day period may be waivedBoard expense. 1. The employee may use accumulated sick leave for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for care. 2. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays of sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leave, pregnancy shall be treated like any other illness or disability. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due to a serious health condition under FMLA or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with paid leave and will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave to the maximum extent permitted by law. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted the waiting period required by the health insurance carrier.

Paid Leaves. A. Employees who were part Sick leave will be granted to all clerical bargaining unit members on the basis of category and are accumulative to 125 days. Those days are provided in the table below: The appropriate number shall be granted by July 1st of each school year. Sick leave is to be used for absence caused by illness or physical disability or for quarantine of bargaining unit members in case of contagious disease, such as quarantine having been imposed by the health authorities. Pregnancy-related illness or disability shall be treated as any other illness or disability. Sick days accumulated (up to 125) will be paid upon retirement or resignation at a rate of $35/day. Forms will be provided by the administration. B. Legitimate and ethical reasons for sick leave are: 1. Illness or physical disability of the bargaining unit as of March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheetmember. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business2. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only Illness and/or death in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office immediate family which shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, children, stepchildren, include mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sibling, spouse, children, grandparents, xxxxxx’s grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. C. A bargaining unit member will give notice of impending absence and anticipated length of absence as soon as practicable. The Board maintains Any change in anticipated date of return shall be promptly reported. A doctor’s statement may be required when there is a doubt as to the right to request an affidavit, affirmation or a doctor's statement for absences that exceed legitimacy of sick day utilization. D. Bereavement Days: Bargaining unit members shall be granted three (3) consecutive workdays days in case of the death of each member of the immediate family. The immediate family shall include siblings, in-laws, grandparents, and grandchildren. In the event of the death of spouse, child or at any time parent up to verify a doctor's appointmenttotal of five (5) consecutive days shall be granted. HoweverRefer Article V, in cases ❡B, ❡2. E. Three (3) personal days per year (non-accumulative as personal days) may be used from accumulated sick leave (Article V. A) with approval of suspected abusethe supervisor. All personal days must be taken on regularly scheduled work days. F. Bargaining unit members shall be paid for the following holidays when they fall within their work year: 1. Friday Before Labor Day, 1; Labor Day, 1; Thanksgiving, 2; Christmas Eve, 1; Christmas, 1; New Year’s Eve, 1; New Year’s Day, 1; Good Friday, 1; Monday after Easter, 1; Memorial Day, 1; 2. On days prior to holidays, bargaining unit members shall be excused from work, with pay, no later than one-half (1/2) hour after teaching staff is dismissed for the day. 3. Bargaining unit members will receive three (3) day period may floating holidays to be waivedused on a regularly scheduled work day. 14. The employee may use accumulated sick leave for emergency illness in If the family which requires the employee school year starts after Labor Day, bargaining unit members who work student days shall receive two (2) additional floating holidays to make arrangements for carebe used together either at Christmas break or spring break. 2G. Bargaining unit members who are on unauthorized leave the day before or the day after a holiday will forfeit said pay for holiday. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays A bargaining unit member off sick the day before or after the holiday will be required to submit medical proof of sick leave for critical illness /doctor's visit in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leave, pregnancy order to receive holiday pay. H. Bargaining unit members shall be treated like any other illness or disability. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due to a serious health condition under FMLA or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with eligible for the following paid leave and will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave to the maximum extent permitted by law. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted the waiting period required by the health insurance carrier.vacation benefits:

Paid Leaves. A. Employees who were part X. Xxxx leave will be granted to all clerical bargaining unit members on the basis of one day for each month worked (i.e., 10 month bargaining unit members, 10 days; 11 month bargaining unit members, 11 days; 12 month bargaining unit members, 12 days) accumulative to 100 days. The appropriate number shall be granted by July 1st of each school year. Sick leave is to be used for absence caused by illness or physical disability or for quarantine of bargaining unit member in case of contagious disease, such quarantine having been imposed by the health authorities. Pregnancy-related illness or disability shall be treated as any other illness or disability. Sick days accumulated (up to 100) will be paid upon retirement or resignation at a rate of $25/day. Forms will be provided by the administration. X. Xxxxxxxxxx and ethical reasons for sick leave are: 1. Illness or physical disability of the bargaining unit as of March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheetmember. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business2. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only Illness and/or death in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office immediate family which shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, children, stepchildren, include mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sibling, spouse, children, grandparents, xxxxxx' s grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. C. A bargaining unit member will give notice of impending absence and anticipated length of absence as soon as practicable. The Board maintains Any change in anticipated date of return shall be promptly reported. A doctor' s statement may be required when there is a doubt as to the right to request an affidavit, affirmation or a doctor's statement for absences that exceed legitimacy of sick day utilization. X. Xxxxxxxxxxx Days: Bargaining unit members shall be granted three (3) consecutive workdays days in case of the death of each member of the immediate family. The immediate family shall include siblings, in-laws, grandparents, and grandchildren. In the event of the death of a spouse, child or at any time parent up to verify a doctor's appointmenttotal of five (5) consecutive days shall be granted. HoweverRefer Article V, in cases of suspected abuse¶B, the three ¶2. E. Three (3) day period personal days per year (non-accumulative as personal days) may be waivedused from accumulated sick leave with approval of supervisor. All personal days must be taken on regularly scheduled work days. F. Bargaining unit members shall be paid for the following holidays when they fall within their work year: 1. The employee may use accumulated sick leave Friday Before Labor Day, 1; Labor Day, 1; Thanksgiving, 2; Christmas Eve, 1; Christmas, 1; New Year' s Eve, l; New Year’s Day, 1; Good Friday , 1; Monday After Easter, 1; Memorial Day, 1; Independence Day, 1; one floating holiday for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for care52 week bargaining unit members only. 2. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays of sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leaveOn days prior to holidays, pregnancy bargaining unit members shall be treated like any other illness or disabilityexcused from work, with pay, no later than one-half (½ ) hour after teaching staff is dismissed for the day. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due 3. Bargaining unit members will receive two (2) floating holidays to be used (1) on a serious health condition under FMLA regularly scheduled work day, or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with (2) during Mid-Winter Break in order to be paid leave and for those two (2) days. Bargaining unit members will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave required to choose option 1 or option 2 and notify the maximum extent permitted KESPA treasurer of said choice no later than June 30 of the preceding year. Any bargaining unit member who does not notify KESPA treasurer of his/her choice by lawJune 30th will be assumed to choose option 1. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for shortIn the event mid-term disability and have exhausted winter break is eliminated or changed to be regularly scheduled work days, option 2 choices will revert to two (2) days during the waiting period required by the health insurance carrierEaster/Spring break.

Paid Leaves. A. Employees who were part of Sick/Disability Leave: Bargaining unit employees shall accrue sick/disability leave according to the bargaining unit as of March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick schedule set forth below. Sick/disability leave may only be used on days at when the rate of one (1) day per month employee is either personally physically unable to perform normal job duties or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining on which the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheet. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business. It ’s presence at home is understood that personal business days may be taken only in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences necessary due to illness, serious illness or injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or to the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: ’s current spouse, children/step-children, stepchildrenfather or mother. For 52 week employees, mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, motherone-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. The Board maintains half (1/2) of the right to request an affidavit, affirmation or a doctor's statement for absences that exceed three (3) consecutive workdays or at any time to verify a doctor's appointment. However, in cases of suspected abusesick days shall be granted July 1, the three remaining sick days will be granted on January 1. For employees working the school year calendar, one-half (31/2) day period may of the sick days will be waivedgranted at the beginning of the school year and the remaining at the beginning of the second semester. Bargaining unit employees shall not be eligible to use sick leave during the first ninety (90) calendar days of the probationary period. 1. The Custodial/Maintenance 12 (twelve) days per year (Cumulative to 100 days) Secretaries (52-week) 12 (twelve) days per year, and (42-week) 10 (ten) days per year (Cumulative to 100 days) Aides 10 (ten) days per year (Cumulative to 100 days) Bus Drivers 9 (nine) days per year (Cumulative to 100 days) Food Service 9 (nine) days per year (Cumulative to 100 days) 2. An employee may use sick days for doctor’s and dentist’s appointments. 3. Sick leave shall not be utilized where the bargaining unit employee is drawing Employer-funded wage continuation benefits other than Workers’ Compensation as permitted in Paragraph E of this Article. 4. The Employer may require medical verification from the employee after the third consecutive day of absence which shall consist of a written statement from the employee’s attending physician, psychiatrist or psychologist. The Employer retains the right to have an employee claiming illness or disability examined by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist of the Employer’s choosing. Said examination shall be at the Employer’s expense and a copy of the report shall be furnished to both the Employer and the employee. 5. The employee’s accumulated sick leave for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for care. 2. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays of sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leave, pregnancy shall be treated like any other illness or disability. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due to a serious health condition under FMLA or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with paid leave and will be concurrently designated on the employee’s retirement, as FMLA leave to the maximum extent permitted by law. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted the waiting period required defined by the health insurance carrierMichigan Public School Employee Retirement System, from Decatur Public Schools at twenty percent (20%) of the employee’s regular daily rate in effect at the time of the employee’s retirement.

Paid Leaves. A. Employees who were part of the bargaining unit as of March 22, 1999, Sick leave credit shall accumulate sick days be earned at the rate of one and one quarter (11/4) day per for each calendar month of service in active pay status, including paid vacation and sick leave, but not during a leave of absence or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) dayslay off. Employees becoming part Unused sick leave shall accumulate without a limit. B. Sick leave may be requested for the following reasons: 1. Illness or injury of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate employee or a member of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheet.immediate family; B. Three (3) days 2. Exposure of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized employee or a member or his/her immediate family to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to contagious disease which would have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but potential of jeopardizing the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record health of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the health of others; 3. Medical, dental, or optical examinations or treatment of employee or a member of his/her immediate family where the employee's presence is required and which cannot be scheduled during non-working hours; 4. Pregnancy, childbirth and/or related medical conditions. For the purposes of this policy, the "immediate family. Immediate family shall be " is defined as: as spouse, childrenparent, stepchildrenstep- parent, mothergrandparent, fatherstep-grandparent, stepfathersibling, stepmotherson-in-law, brotherdaughter-in-law, sisterchild, grandparentsgrandchild, grandchildrenstep-child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephewor anyone who has assumed one of these roles, or niecea legal guardian or a power-of-attorney. C. Sick leave shall be charged in minimum units of one quarter (1/4) hour. An employee shall be charged for sick leave only for days upon which he/she would otherwise have been scheduled to work. Sick leave payment shall not exceed the normal scheduled work day or work week earnings. D. When an employee is unable to report to work, he/she shall notify his/her immediate supervisor or other designated person within one half (1/2) hour after the time that he/she is scheduled to report to work and shall continue to do so for every succeeding day of absence thereafter unless emergency conditions make it impossible. The Board maintains employee's supervisor shall be informed of the right place where the employee can be contacted. E. Any employee failing to request comply with sick leave rules and regulations will not be entitled to sick leave pay. Application for sick leave with intent to defraud shall result in dismissal and refund of salary or wages paid. F. The employee may be required by the Employer to furnish a statement from a licensed physician notifying the Employer of the nature of the illness or injury and that the employee was unable to perform his/her duties. G. Where sick leave is requested to care for a member of the immediate family, the Employer may require a physician's certificate to the effect that the presence of the employee is necessary to care for the ill family member. H. The Employer may require an affidavitemployee to take an examination, affirmation conducted by a licensed physician of the Employer's choice, to determine the employee's physical or mental capabilities to perform the duties of the employee's position. The cost of said examination shall be paid by the Employer. I. Employees may donate paid leave to a doctorfellow employee who is otherwise eligible to accrue and use sick leave and is employed by the Department of Job and Family Services. The intent of the leave donation program is to allow employees to voluntarily provide assistance to their co-workers who are in critical need of leave due to the serious illness or injury of the employee or member of the employee's statement immediate family (as defined in Article 20). 1. Donated time must be requested at the time of leave. An employee may receive donated leave, up to the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work each pay period, if the employee who is to receive donated leave: a. Or a member of the employee's immediate family has a serious illness or injury. b. Has no accrued leave or has not been approved to receive other state-paid benefits; and c. Has applied for absences that exceed three (3) consecutive workdays any paid leave, workers' compensation, or at any time benefits program for which the employee is eligible. Employees who have applied for these programs may use donated leave to verify satisfy the waiting period for such benefits where applicable, and donated leave may be used following a doctor's appointment. Howeverwaiting period, if one exists, in cases of suspected abusean amount equal to the benefit provided by the program, the three i.e., fifty-six (356) day hours pay period may be waivedutilized by an employee who has satisfied the disability waiting period and is pending approval, this is equal to the seventy percent (70%) benefit provided by disability. Donated time cannot exceed six (6) months (working days) in a twenty- four (24) calendar month period. 2. Employees may donate leave if the donating employee: a. Voluntarily elects to donate leave and does so with the understanding that donated leave will not be returned; b. Donates seven (7) hours per week; c. Retains a combined leave balance of at least seventy hours. Leave shall be donated in the same manner in which it would otherwise be used; 3. The leave donation program shall be administered on a pay period by pay period basis. Employees using donated leave shall be considered in active pay status and shall accrue leave and be entitled to any benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled. Leave accrued by an employee while using donated leave shall be used, if necessary, in the following pay period before additional donated leave may be received. Donated leave shall not count toward the probationary period of an employee who receives donated leave during his/her or her probationary period. Donated leave shall be considered sick leave, but shall never be converted into a cash benefit. 4. Employees who wish to donate leave shall certify: a. The name of the employee for whom the donated leave is intended; b. The type of leave and number of hours to be donated; c. That the employee will have a minimum combined leave balance of at least seventy hours; and d. That the leave is donated voluntarily and the employee understands that the leave will not be returned. Appointing authorities shall ensure that no employees are forced to donate leave. Appointing authorities shall respect an employee's right to privacy, however appointing authorities may, with the permission of the employee who is in need of leave or a member of the employee's immediate family, inform employees of their co-worker's critical need for leave. Appointing authorities shall not directly solicit leave donations from employees. The donation of leave shall occur on a strictly voluntary basis. J. Employees having a minimum of ten (10) years of service with the Department, or who qualify for retirement under the applicable pension plan and who elect to retire under the applicable pension plan of the Employer shall, at the time of retirement, be eligible to convert to cash up to sixty (60) days of accrued sick leave. After the sixty (60) days of sick leave balance, employees will receive one day for every one-hundred (100) hours accrued sick leave not to exceed seventy-five (75) days. K. Employees who choose to take Early Retirement Incentive (E.R.I.) shall be eligible to convert accrued sick leave to cash up to forty-five (45) days. After the forty-five (45) days of sick leave balance, these employees will receive one day for every one-hundred hours accrued sick leave not to exceed fifty-five (55) days. L. Employees who use no sick leave in a rolling six (6) month period shall be entitled to one (1) additional day of leave or one additional day of pay for each six-month period. Donation of sick leave shall not affect this attendance incentive. M. Two (2) weeks of accrued sick leave may be converted to cash on November 1st of each year, if funding is available. The following guidelines for cashing in accrued sick leave are: 1. The employee may use accumulated must have an accrued balance of 420 hours before cashing in one week of sick leave for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for careleave. 2. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays of Accrued sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leave, pregnancy shall be treated like any other illness or disability. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due to a serious health condition under FMLA or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with paid leave and will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave to cashed in at the maximum extent permitted by law. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted the waiting period required by the health insurance carrierrate of $12.00 per hour.

Paid Leaves. A. Employees who were part Sick leave will be granted to all clerical bargaining unit members on the basis of one day for each month worked (i.e., 10 month bargaining unit members, 10 days, 11 month bargaining unit members, 11 days; 12 month bargaining unit members, 12 days) accumulative to 100 days. The appropriate number shall be granted by July 1st of each school year. Sick leave is to be used for absence caused by illness or physical disability or for quarantine of bargaining unit member in case of contagious disease, such as quarantine having been imposed by the health authorities. Pregnancy-related illness or disability shall be treated as any other illness or disability. Sick days accumulated (up to 100) will be paid upon retirement or resignation at a rate of $25/day. Forms will be provided by the administration. B. Legitimate and ethical reasons for sick leave are: 1. Illness or physical disability of the bargaining unit as of March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheetuntil member. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business2. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only Illness and/or death in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office immediate family which shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, children, stepchildren, include mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sibling, spouse, children, grandparents, xxxxxx’s grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. C. A bargaining unit member will give notice of impending absence and anticipated length of absence as soon as practicable. The Board maintains Any change in anticipated date of return shall be promptly reported. A doctor’s statement may be required when there is a doubt as to the right to request an affidavit, affirmation or a doctor's statement for absences that exceed legitimacy of sick day utilization. D. Bereavement Days: Bargaining unit members shall be granted three (3) consecutive workdays days in case of the death of each member of the immediate family. The immediate family shall include siblings, in-laws, grandparents, and grandchildren. In the event of the death of spouse, child or at any time parent up to verify a doctor's appointmenttotal of five (5) consecutive days shall be granted. HoweverRefer Article V, in cases of suspected abuse❡B, the three ❡2. E. Three (3) day period personal days per year (non-accumulative as personal days) may be waivedused from accumulated sick leave (Article V. A) with approval of supervisor. All personal days must be taken on regularly scheduled work days. F. Bargaining unit members shall be paid for the following holidays when they fall within their work year: 1. The employee may use accumulated sick leave Friday Before Labor Day, 1; Labor Day, 1; Thanksgiving, 2; Christmas Eve, 1; Christmas, 1; New Year’s Eve, 1; New Year’s Day, 1; Good Friday , 1; Monday after Easter, 1; Memorial Day, 1; Independence Day, 1; one floating holiday for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for care52 week bargaining unit members only. 2. The employee On days prior to holidays, bargaining unit members shall be excused from work, with pay, no later than one-half (1/2) hour after teaching staff is dismissed for the day. 3. Bargaining unit members will receive two (2) floating holidays to be used (1) on a regularly scheduled work day, or (2) during Mid-Winter Break in order to be paid for those two (2) days. Bargaining unit members will be required to choose option 1 or option 2 and notify the KESPA treasurer of said choice no later than June 1st of the preceding year. Any bargaining unit member who does not notify KESPA treasurer of his/her choice by June 1st will be assumed to choose option 1. In the event mid-winter break is eliminated or changed to be regularly scheduled work days, option 2 choices will revert to two (2) days during the Easter/Spring break. 4. If the school year starts after Labor Day, bargaining unit members who work student days shall receive two (2) additional floating holidays to be used together either at Christmas break or spring break. G. Bargaining unit members who are on unauthorized leave the day before or the day after a holiday will forfeit said pay for holiday. A bargaining unit member off sick the day before or after the holiday may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays be required to submit medical proof of sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leave, pregnancy order to receive holiday pay. H. Bargaining unit members shall be treated like any other illness or disability. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due to a serious health condition under FMLA or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with eligible for the following paid leave and will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave to the maximum extent permitted by law. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted the waiting period required by the health insurance carrier.vacation benefits:

Paid Leaves. A. For purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall include the employee’s natural parents, stepparents, siblings, spouse, children, grandchildren, grandparents, sons and daughters-in-law and spouse’s parents. B. Full-time employees shall be granted 96 hours sick leave per year, the unused portion of which may accumulate to 720 hours. C. School term employees shall be granted ten (10) Sick Leave days per year broken down into hours to the nearest tenth of an hour, the unused portion of which may accumulate to ninety (90) days broken down into hours to the nearest tenth of an hour. For this provision, a Sick Leave Day shall be interpreted to be the employee’s normal hours of work per day. Sick leave days may be used for personal illness or illness of an immediate family member. D. At its discretion, the District may request verification of any use of sick days. E. Any employee subpoenaed as a witness in a court of law shall be reimbursed that day’s wages minus the court paid witness fee. The employee must submit the court payment voucher to receive payment under this provision. F. Employees ordered to jury duty, excluding employees who were part volunteer for jury duty, shall be paid the difference between that day’s wages and the juror fee paid by the court for jury duty. The employee must submit the court payment voucher to receive payment under this provision. G. Four (4) days with pay will be granted for each occasion of the bargaining unit as death of March 22sons, 1999daughters, shall accumulate sick spouse, parents, or in-law parents. Two (2) days at with pay will be granted for in-law children, grandchildren, and the rate of one employee’s siblings. One (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part pay will be granted for the death of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheet. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, children, stepchildren, mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, ’s grandparents, grandchildren, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law. H. In the event that an employee suffers an injury or illness that is compensable under the Michigan Worker’s Compensation Law, son-in-lawthe employee will be entitled to use his/her sick leave in the same manner as if the injury or illness was not compensable under the Worker’s Compensation Law. An employee receiving Worker’s Compensation and who elects to use sick leave will sign over the Worker’s Compensation check(s) to the District within ten (10) days of receipt. Sick leave will be deducted for any such day on a prorated basis (e.g., daughter-in-lawtwo thirds pay received from Worker’s Compensation will result in on third sick day deducted from the employee’s sick leave bank. If the employee has exhausted his/her accumulation of paid sick leave, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niecethe employee will be entitled to receive payment only under Worker’s Compensation for the duration of the absence. An employee injured on the job must file an injury report at the employee’s earliest reasonable opportunity. The Board maintains reserves the right to request require an affidavit, affirmation or examination by a doctor's statement for absences that exceed three (3) consecutive workdays or Board appointed physician at any time to verify a doctor's appointment. However, in cases of suspected abuse, the three (3) day period may be waivedBoard expense. 1. The employee may use accumulated sick leave for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for care. 2. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays of sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leave, pregnancy shall be treated like any other illness or disability. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due to a serious health condition under FMLA or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with paid leave and will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave to the maximum extent permitted by law. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted the waiting period required by the health insurance carrier.

Paid Leaves. A. Employees who were part Sick leave will be granted to all clerical bargaining unit members on the basis of one day for each month worked (i.e., 10 month bargaining unit members, 10 days; 11 month bargaining unit members, 11 days; 12 month bargaining unit members, 12 days) accumulative to 100 days. The appropriate number shall be granted by July 1st of each school year. Sick leave is to be used for absence caused by illness or physical disability or for quarantine of bargaining unit member in case of contagious disease, such quarantine having been imposed by the health authorities. Pregnancy-related illness or disability shall be treated as any other illness or disability. Sick days accumulated (up to 100) will be paid upon retirement or resignation at a rate of $25/day. Forms will be provided by the administration. B. Legitimate and ethical reasons for sick leave are: 1. Illness or physical disability of the bargaining unit as of March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to two hundred (200) days. Employees becoming part of the bargaining unit after March 22, 1999, shall accumulate sick days at the rate of one (1) day per month or fraction thereof, with accumulation to one hundred fifty (150) days. Sick day usage shall be computed by determining the employee's standard day, then deducting the actual number of hours showing on his/her timesheetmember. B. Three (3) days of accumulated sick days may be used annually for personal business2. It is understood that personal business days may be taken only Illness and/or death in blocks of one (1) hour and/or one (1) complete run. Personal business days may not be utilized to extend a vacation or for recreational purposes except with the approval of the Director of Human Resources. C. The Business Office immediate family which shall maintain a sick leave record for all employees. The Board shall seek to have the accumulated sick days and vacation days stated on each paycheck, but the parties understand that an outside agency controls the paycheck printing. Each employee shall be given a record of his or her accumulated sick and vacation leave in July of each year. D. Employees shall earn and accrue sick leave credit during the periods of which he or she is on the payroll, including while working Summer School. E. Paid Leaves - Sick leave credit may be used for absences due to illness, injury or necessary medical attention for the employee or the employee's immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as: spouse, children, stepchildren, include mother, father, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren, mother-mother- in-law, father-in-law, sibling, spouse, children, grandparents, xxxxxx's grandparents, grandchildren, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece. C. A bargaining unit member will give notice of impending absence and anticipated length of absence as soon as practicable. The Board maintains the right to request an affidavit, affirmation or a Any change in anticipated date of return shall be promptly reported. A doctor's statement for absences that exceed may be required when there is a doubt as to the legitimacy of sick day utilization. D. Bereavement Days: Bargaining unit members shall be granted three (3) consecutive workdays days in case of the death of each member of the immediate family. The immediate family shall include siblings, in-laws, grandparents, and grandchildren. In the event of the death of a spouse, child or at any time parent up to verify a doctor's appointmenttotal of five (5) consecutive days shall be granted. HoweverRefer Article V, in cases of suspected abuse¶B, the three ¶2. E. Three (3) day period personal days per year (non-accumulative as personal days) may be waivedused from accumulated sick leave with approval of supervisor. All personal days must be taken on regularly scheduled work days. F. Bargaining unit members shall be paid for the following holidays when they fall within their work year: 1. The employee may use accumulated sick leave Friday Before Labor Day, 1; Labor Day, 1; Thanksgiving, 2; Christmas Eve, 1; Christmas, 1; New Year's Eve, l; New Year’s Day, 1; Good Friday , 1; Monday After Easter, 1; Memorial Day, 1; Independence Day, 1; one floating holiday for emergency illness in the family which requires the employee to make arrangements for care52 week bargaining unit members only. 2. The employee may use no more than three (3) consecutive workdays of sick leave for critical illness in the immediate family. For purposes of using accrued sick leaveOn days prior to holidays, pregnancy bargaining unit members shall be treated like any other illness or disabilityexcused from work, with pay, no later than one-half (½) hour after teaching staff is dismissed for the day. F. FMLA - Qualified employee absences due 3. Bargaining unit members will receive two (2) floating holidays to be used (1) on a serious health condition under FMLA regularly scheduled work day, or other FMLA qualifying absences will run concurrently with (2) during Mid-Winter Break in order to be paid leave and for those two (2) days. Bargaining unit members will be concurrently designated as FMLA leave required to choose option 1 or option 2 and notify the maximum extent permitted KESPA treasurer of said choice no later than June 30 of the preceding year. Any bargaining unit member who does not notify KESPA treasurer of his/her choice by lawJune 30th will be assumed to choose option 1. Excluding employees that are eligible and have been approved for short-term disability and have exhausted In the waiting period required by event mid- winter break is eliminated or changed to be regularly scheduled work days, option 2 choices will revert to two (2) days during the health insurance carrierEaster/Spring break.