Common use of Paid Sick and Emergency Leave Clause in Contracts

Paid Sick and Emergency Leave. Section 1. Paid sick and emergency leave shall be earned by and granted to all regular employees covered by this Agreement, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions: A. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to 1) any newly hired employees during the probationary period provided by this Agreement; or 2) any temporary or substitute help. It is intended by this subsection that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be earned by temporary or substitute help at any time and that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be used by regular employees prior to completion of their probationary period. B. All regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a twelve (12) month basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of fifteen (15) days per year; and all regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a school year (9 month) basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of thirteen (13) days per year. As used in this Article, "one (1) day" shall mean, with respect to any employee, the number of work hours contained in such employee's normal regularly scheduled workday. School year and full year part-time employees shall receive sick leave on an averaged pro-rated basis. C. A record of paid sick and emergency leave shall be prepared and kept by the Employer for all eligible employees. D. Custodial and Maintenance, Food Service and Transportation employees are required to notify their supervisor/designee not less than two (2) hours before their scheduled time to report to work if they are going to be absent for sick and/or emergency leave, unless extenuating circumstances prevent such notification. E. Paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed eight (8) hours per day. F. The Employer shall be in compliance with provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act. Applications are available in the Human Resources office. Paid sick days shall count as part of the twelve weeks as described in this act. G. All regular employees who do not use any (0) of their sick leave days (excluding personal leave days) as defined in Section 2 below during a specific fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), maintaining perfect attendance, shall be eligible for a one-time payment per year of four hundred dollars ($400) to be included in the last paycheck issued in June for school year employees and after June 30 for year-year employees. Those absent one (1) day will receive two hundred dollars ($200). Those absent two (2) days will receive one hundred dollars ($100). Nine-month employees will receive three hundred dollars ($300), one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and seventy-five dollars ($75) respectively. The exceptions will be deaths (mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, and step-family), and donated days. Those employees who take unpaid leave will not be eligible for this incentive. Section 2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article, unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave may be utilized under the following circumstances: A. In the event of an employee's illness, injury or unavoidable quarantine. B. In the event of illness, injury, or death in an employee’s immediate family; provided, however, that such use of paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed five (5) days per occurrence. The term “immediate family” shall be defined as parent, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, or person with whom one has had an association equivalent to family ties. C. Up to two (2) days per year of the foregoing sick leave may be used for purposes of personal leave, which may be used by the employee to take care of obligations, which cannot be taken care of outside of the regular working day. Such personal leave is not intended for recreation, job hunting or similar purposes. Personal leave days may not be taken on days preceding or succeeding a vacation or holidays without specific prior approval by the employee's supervisor. In order to be eligible for personal leave, the employee must sign a district-prepared statement that the employee's reason(s) for the leave are within the specifications of this section and must file same with the supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours before taking said leave. Notification may be waived in cases of emergency by the supervisor; in which case the statement shall be signed upon return. Section 3. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to any employee in excess of that earned and accumulated but unused by him/her. Section 4. In the event of the absence of an employee for illness in excess of five (5) consecutive working days, the employee must submit a doctor’s release in order to return to work. The Employer may require the employee to submit to an independent medical examination by an Employer appointed physician. In addition, the Employer may require an employee to submit to physical or mental examination by an Employer appointed physician to determine whether an involuntary sick leave is warranted. In such cases, the Employer will pay for the cost of any such examination. Section 5. If any sick leave absence exceeds two (2) consecutive scheduled working days, or is on an employee's last scheduled working day before and/or first scheduled working day after the employee's vacation or any holiday specified in this Agreement, or exceeds five (5) scheduled working days per year, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, require such employee, at the Employer's expense, to present the certificate of a medical doctor certifying the nature of the illness or injury which necessitated the absence and certifying the employee's ability to return to work, or in lieu thereof, may require a written signed statement from the employee setting forth the reasons for the sick leave absence. Section 6. Any employee found to be falsely accepting sick and emergency leave (either paid or unpaid) shall be subject to disciplinary action, including discharge if for just cause. Section 7. Earned but unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave shall be retained by an employee in each of the following cases: An employee who is absent on authorized leave of absence; an employee who transfers from one classification or department to another; and an employee who is recalled from lay-off. Section 8. In the event an employee on paid sick and emergency leave has exhausted his/her earned paid sick and emergency leave accumulation, he/she shall, utilize his/her earned but unused vacation as additional paid sick leave (but only in the event of his/her own illness or injury). Thereafter, the Employer shall, upon application of the employee, grant an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the employee's illness or injury (but not to exceed twelve (12) months). An extension of up to twelve

Paid Sick and Emergency Leave. Section 1. Paid sick and emergency leave shall be earned by and granted to all regular employees covered by this Agreement, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions: A. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to 1) any newly hired employees during the probationary period provided by this Agreement; or 2) any temporary or substitute help. It is intended by this subsection that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be earned by temporary or substitute help at any time and that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be used by regular employees prior to completion of their probationary period. B. All regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a twelve (12) month basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of fifteen (15) days per year; and all regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a school year (9 month) basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of thirteen (13) days per year. As used in this Article, "one (1) day" shall mean, with respect to any employee, the number of work hours contained in such employee's normal regularly scheduled workday. School year and full year part-time employees shall receive sick leave on an averaged pro-rated basis. C. A record of paid sick and emergency leave shall be prepared and kept by the Employer for all eligible employees. D. Custodial and Maintenance, Food Service and Transportation Cleaning persons or second shift employees are required to notify their supervisor/designee supervisor not less than two (2) hours before their scheduled time to report to work if they are going to be absent for sick and/or emergency leave, unless extenuating circumstances prevent such notification. E. Paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed eight (8) hours per day. F. The Employer shall be in compliance with provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act. Applications are available in the Human Resources office. Paid sick days shall count as part of the twelve weeks as described in this act. G. All regular employees who do not use any (0) of their sick leave days (excluding personal leave days) as defined in Section 2 below during a specific fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), maintaining perfect attendance, shall be eligible for a one-time payment per year of four hundred dollars ($400) to be included in the last paycheck issued in June for school year employees and after June 30 for year-year employees. Those absent one (1) day will receive two hundred dollars ($200). Those absent two (2) days will receive one hundred dollars ($100). Nine-month employees will receive three hundred dollars ($300), one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and seventy-five dollars ($75) respectively. The exceptions will be deaths (mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, and step-family), and donated days. Those employees who take unpaid leave will not be eligible for this incentive. Section 2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article, unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave may be utilized under the following circumstances: A. In the event of an employee's illness, injury or unavoidable quarantine. B. In the event of illness, injury, or death in an employee’s immediate family; provided, however, that such use of paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed five (5) days per occurrence. The term “immediate family” shall be defined as parent, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, or person with whom one has had an association equivalent to family ties. C. Up to two (2) days per year of the foregoing sick leave may be used for purposes of personal leave, which may be used by the employee to take care of obligations, which cannot be taken care of outside of the regular working day. Such personal leave is not intended for recreation, job hunting or similar purposes. Personal leave days may not be taken on days preceding or succeeding a vacation or holidays without specific prior approval by the employee's supervisor. In order to be eligible for personal leave, the employee must sign a district-prepared statement that the employee's reason(s) for the leave are within the specifications of this section and must file same with the supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours before taking said leave. Notification may be waived in cases of emergency by the supervisor; in which case the statement shall be signed upon return. Section 3. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to any employee in excess of that earned and accumulated but unused by him/her. Section 4. In the event of the absence of an employee for illness in excess of five (5) consecutive working days, the employee must submit a doctor’s release in order to return to work. The Employer may require the employee to submit to an independent medical examination by an Employer appointed physician. In addition, the Employer may require an employee to submit to physical or mental examination by an Employer appointed physician to determine whether an involuntary sick leave is warranted. In such cases, the Employer will pay for the cost of any such examination. Section 5. If any sick leave absence exceeds two (2) consecutive scheduled working days, or is on an employee's last scheduled working day before and/or first scheduled working day after the employee's vacation or any holiday specified in this Agreement, or exceeds five (5) scheduled working days per year, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, require such employee, at the Employer's expense, to present the certificate of a medical doctor certifying the nature of the illness or injury which necessitated the absence and certifying the employee's ability to return to work, or in lieu thereof, may require a written signed statement from the employee setting forth the reasons for the sick leave absence. Section 6. Any employee found to be falsely accepting sick and emergency leave (either paid or unpaid) shall be subject to disciplinary action, including discharge if for just cause. Section 7. Earned but unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave shall be retained by an employee in each of the following cases: An employee who is absent on authorized leave of absence; an employee who transfers from one classification or department to another; and an employee who is recalled from lay-off. Section 8. In the event an employee on paid sick and emergency leave has exhausted his/her earned paid sick and emergency leave accumulation, he/she shallmay at his/her option, utilize his/her earned but unused vacation as additional paid sick leave (but only in the event of his/her own illness or injury). Section 9. ThereafterBy mutual agreement of the District and the Union, the Employer shall, upon application of the employee, grant an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the employee's illness or injury (but not to exceed twelve (12) months). An extension of up to twelvefollowing Sick Bank procedures will be effective:

Paid Sick and Emergency Leave. Section 1. Paid sick and emergency leave shall be earned by and granted to all regular employees covered by this Agreement, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions: A. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to 1) any newly hired employees during the probationary period provided by this Agreement; or 2) any temporary or substitute help. (It is intended by this subsection that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be earned by temporary or substitute help at any time and that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be used by regular employees prior to completion of their probationary period). B. All regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a twelve (12) month basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of fifteen (15) days per year; and all regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a school year (9 month) basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of thirteen (13) days per year. As used in this Article, "one (1) day" shall mean, with respect to any employee, the number of work hours contained in such employee's normal regularly scheduled workday. School year and full year part-time employees shall receive sick leave on an averaged pro-rated basis. C. A record of paid sick and emergency leave shall be prepared and kept by the Employer for all eligible employees. D. Custodial and Maintenance, Food Service and Transportation Cleaning persons or second shift employees are required to notify their supervisor/designee supervisor not less than two (2) 2 hours before their scheduled time to report to work if they are going to be absent for sick and/or emergency leave, unless extenuating circumstances prevent such notification. E. Paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed eight (8) hours per day. F. The Employer shall be in compliance with provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act. Applications are available in the Human Resources office. Paid sick days shall count as part of the twelve weeks as described in this act. G. All regular employees who do not use any (0) of their sick leave days (excluding personal leave days) as defined in Section 2 below during a specific fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), maintaining perfect attendance, shall be eligible for a one-one time payment per year of four hundred dollars ($400) to be included in the last paycheck issued in June for school year employees and after June 30 for year-year around employees. Those absent one (1) day will receive two hundred dollars ($200). Those absent two (2) days will receive one hundred dollars ($100). Nine-Nine month employees will receive three hundred dollars ($300), one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and seventy-seventy five dollars ($75) respectively. The exceptions will be deaths (mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, and step-family), and donated days. Those employees who take unpaid leave will not be eligible for this incentive. Section 2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article, unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave may be utilized under the following circumstances: A. In the event of an employee's illness, injury or unavoidable quarantine. B. In the event of illness, injury, or death in an employee’s immediate family; provided, however, that such use of paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed five (5) days per occurrence. The term “immediate family” shall be defined as parent, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, or person with whom one has had an association equivalent to family ties. C. Up to two (2) days per year of the foregoing sick leave may be used for purposes of personal leave, leave which may be used by the employee to take care of obligations, obligations which cannot be taken care of outside of the regular working day. Such personal leave is not intended for recreation, job hunting or similar purposes. Personal leave days may not be taken on days preceding or succeeding a vacation or holidays without specific prior approval by the employee's supervisor. In order to be eligible for personal leave, the employee must sign a district-prepared statement that the employee's reason(s) for the leave are within the specifications of this section and must file same with the supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours before taking said leave. Notification may be waived in cases of emergency by the supervisor; in which case the statement shall be signed upon return. Section 3. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to any employee in excess of that earned and accumulated but unused by him/her. Section 4. In the event of the absence of an employee for illness in excess of five (5) consecutive working days, the employee must submit a doctor’s release in order to return to work. The Employer may require the employee to submit to an independent medical examination by an Employer appointed physician. In addition, the Employer may require an employee to submit to physical or mental examination by an Employer appointed physician to determine whether an involuntary sick leave is warranted. In such cases, the Employer will pay for the cost of any such examination.In Section 5. If any sick leave absence exceeds two (2) consecutive scheduled working days, or is on an employee's last scheduled working day before and/or first scheduled working day after the employee's vacation or any holiday specified in this Agreement, or exceeds five (5) scheduled working days per year, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, require such employee, at the Employer's expense, to present the certificate of a medical doctor certifying the nature of the illness or injury which necessitated the absence and certifying the employee's ability to return to work, or in lieu thereof, may require a written signed statement from the employee setting forth the reasons for the sick leave absence. Section 6. Any employee found to be falsely accepting sick and emergency leave (either paid or unpaid) shall be subject to disciplinary action, including discharge if for just cause. Section 7. Earned but unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave shall be retained by an employee in each of the following cases: An employee who is absent on authorized leave of absence; an employee who transfers from one classification or department to another; and an employee who is recalled from lay-off. Section 8. In the event an employee on paid sick and emergency leave has exhausted his/her earned paid sick and emergency leave accumulation, he/she shallmay at his/her option, utilize his/her earned but unused vacation as additional paid sick leave (but only in the event of his/her own illness or injury). Thereafter, the Employer shall, upon application of the employee, grant an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the employee's illness or injury (but not to exceed twelve (12) months). An extension of up to twelvetwelve (12) months may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Director in charge of the department, however, such request shall not be unreasonably withheld. Section 9. By mutual agreement of the District and the Union, the following Sick Bank procedures will be effective:

Paid Sick and Emergency Leave. Section 1. Paid sick and emergency leave shall be earned by and granted to all regular employees covered by this Agreement, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions: A. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to 1) any newly hired employees during the probationary period provided by this Agreement; or 2) any temporary or substitute help. It is intended by this subsection that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be earned by temporary or substitute help at any time and that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be used by regular employees prior to completion of their probationary period. B. All regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a twelve (12) month basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of fifteen (15) days per year; and all regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a school year (9 month) basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of thirteen (13) days per year. As used in this Article, "one (1) day" shall mean, with respect to any employee, the number of work hours contained in such employee's normal regularly scheduled workday. School year and full year part-time employees shall receive sick leave on an averaged pro-rated basis. C. A record of paid sick and emergency leave shall be prepared and kept by the Employer for all eligible employees. D. Custodial and Maintenance, Food Service and Transportation Cleaning persons or second shift employees are required to notify their supervisor/designee supervisor not less than two (2) hours before their scheduled time to report to work if they are going to be absent for sick and/or emergency leave, unless extenuating circumstances prevent such notification. E. Paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed eight (8) hours per day. F. The Employer shall be in compliance with provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act. Applications are available in the Human Resources office. Paid sick days shall count as part of the twelve weeks as described in this act. G. All regular employees who do not use any (0) of their sick leave days (excluding personal leave days) as defined in Section 2 below during a specific fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), maintaining perfect attendance, shall be eligible for a one-time payment per year of four hundred dollars ($400) to be included in the last paycheck issued in June for school year employees and after June 30 for year-year employees. Those absent one (1) day will receive two hundred dollars ($200). Those absent two (2) days will receive one hundred dollars ($100). Nine-month employees will receive three hundred dollars ($300), one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and seventy-five dollars ($75) respectively. The exceptions will be deaths (mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, and step-family), and donated days. Those employees who take unpaid leave will not be eligible for this incentive. Section 2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article, unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave may be utilized under the following circumstances: A. In the event of an employee's illness, injury or unavoidable quarantine. B. In the event of illness, injury, or death in an employee’s immediate family; provided, however, that such use of paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed five (5) days per occurrence. The term “immediate family” shall be defined as parent, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, or person with whom one has had an association equivalent to family ties. C. Up to two (2) days per year of the foregoing sick leave may be used for purposes of personal leave, which may be used by the employee to take care of obligations, which cannot be taken care of outside of the regular working day. Such personal leave is not intended for recreation, job hunting or similar purposes. Personal leave days may not be taken on days preceding or succeeding a vacation or holidays without specific prior approval by the employee's supervisor. In order to be eligible for personal leave, the employee must sign a district-prepared statement that the employee's reason(s) for the leave are within the specifications of this section and must file same with the supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours before taking said leave. Notification may be waived in cases of emergency by the supervisor; in which case the statement shall be signed upon return. Section 3. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to any employee in excess of that earned and accumulated but unused by him/her. Section 4. In the event of the absence of an employee for illness in excess of five (5) consecutive working days, the employee must submit a doctor’s release in order to return to work. The Employer may require the employee to submit to an independent medical examination by an Employer appointed physician. In addition, the Employer may require an employee to submit to physical or mental examination by an Employer appointed physician to determine whether an involuntary sick leave is warranted. In such cases, the Employer will pay for the cost of any such examination. Section 5. If any sick leave absence exceeds two (2) consecutive scheduled working days, or is on an employee's last scheduled working day before and/or first scheduled working day after the employee's vacation or any holiday specified in this Agreement, or exceeds five (5) scheduled working days per year, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, require such employee, at the Employer's expense, to present the certificate of a medical doctor certifying the nature of the illness or injury which necessitated the absence and certifying the employee's ability to return to work, or in lieu thereof, may require a written signed statement from the employee setting forth the reasons for the sick leave absence. Section 6. Any employee found to be falsely accepting sick and emergency leave (either paid or unpaid) shall be subject to disciplinary action, including discharge if for just cause. Section 7. Earned but unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave shall be retained by an employee in each of the following cases: An employee who is absent on authorized leave of absence; an employee who transfers from one classification or department to another; and an employee who is recalled from lay-off. Section 8. In the event an employee on paid sick and emergency leave has exhausted his/her earned paid sick and emergency leave accumulation, he/she shallmay at his/her option, utilize his/her earned but unused vacation as additional paid sick leave (but only in the event of his/her own illness or injury). Thereafter, the Employer shall, upon application of the employee, grant an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the employee's illness or injury (but not to exceed twelve (12) months). An extension of up to twelvetwelve (12) months may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Director in charge of the department; however, such request shall not be unreasonably withheld. Section 9. By mutual agreement of the District and the Union, the following Sick Bank procedures will be effective:

Paid Sick and Emergency Leave. Section 1. Paid sick and emergency leave shall be earned by and granted to all regular employees covered by this Agreement, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions: A. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to 1) any newly hired employees during the probationary period provided by this Agreement; or 2) any temporary or substitute help. It is intended by this subsection that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be earned by temporary or substitute help at any time and that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be used by regular employees prior to completion of their probationary period. B. All regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a twelve (12) month basis shall earn be granted paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of fifteen (15) days per year; and all regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a school year (9 month) basis shall earn be granted paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of thirteen (13) days per year. As used in this Article, "one (1) day" shall mean, with respect to any employee, the number of work hours contained in such employee's normal regularly scheduled workday. School year and full year part-time employees shall receive sick leave on an averaged pro-rated basis. C. A record of paid sick and emergency leave shall be prepared and kept by the Employer for all eligible employees. D. Custodial and Maintenance, Food Service and Transportation employees are required to notify their supervisor/designee not less than two (2) hours before their scheduled time to report to work if they are going to be absent for sick and/or emergency leave, unless extenuating circumstances prevent such notification. E. Paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed eight (8) hours per day. F. The Employer shall be in compliance with provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act. Applications are available in the Human Resources office. Paid sick days shall count as part of the twelve weeks as described in this act. G. All regular employees who do not use any (0) of their sick leave days (excluding personal leave days) as defined in Section 2 below during a specific fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), maintaining perfect attendance, shall be eligible for a one-time payment per year of four hundred dollars ($400) to be included in the last paycheck issued in June for school year employees and after June 30 for year-year employees. Those absent one (1) day will receive two hundred dollars ($200). Those absent two (2) days will receive one hundred dollars ($100). Nine-month employees will receive three hundred dollars ($300), one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and seventy-five dollars ($75) respectively. The exceptions will be deaths (mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, and step-family), and donated days. Those employees who take unpaid leave will not be eligible for this incentive. Section 2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article, unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave may be utilized under the following circumstances: A. In the event of an employee's illness, injury or unavoidable quarantine. B. In the event of illness, injury, or death in an employee’s immediate family; provided, however, that such use of paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed five (5) days per occurrence. The term “immediate family” shall be defined as parent, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, or person with whom one has had an association equivalent to family ties. C. Up to two (2) days per year of the foregoing sick leave may be used for purposes of personal leave, which may be used by the employee to take care of obligations, which cannot be taken care of outside of the regular working day. Such personal leave is not intended for recreation, job hunting or similar purposes. Personal leave days may not be taken on days preceding or succeeding a vacation or holidays without specific prior approval by the employee's supervisor. In order to be eligible for personal leave, the employee must sign a district-prepared statement that the employee's reason(s) for the leave are within the specifications of this section and must file same with the supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours before taking said leave. Notification may be waived in cases of emergency by the supervisor; in which case the statement shall be signed upon return. Section 3. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to any employee in excess of that earned and accumulated but unused by him/her. Section 4. In the event of the absence of an employee for illness in excess of five (5) consecutive working days, the employee must submit a doctor’s release in order to return to work. The Employer may require the employee to submit to an independent medical examination by an Employer appointed physician. In addition, the Employer may require an employee to submit to physical or mental examination by an Employer appointed physician to determine whether an involuntary sick leave is warranted. In such cases, the Employer will pay for the cost of any such examination. Section 54. If any sick leave absence exceeds two (2) consecutive scheduled working days, or is on an employee's last scheduled working day before and/or first scheduled working day after the employee's vacation or any holiday specified in this Agreement, or exceeds five (5) scheduled working days per year, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, require such employee, at the Employer's expense, to present the certificate of a medical doctor certifying the nature of the illness or injury which necessitated the absence and certifying the employee's ability to return to work, or in lieu thereof, may require a written signed statement from the employee setting forth the reasons for the sick leave absence.'s Section 65. Any employee found to be falsely accepting sick and emergency leave (either paid or unpaid) shall be subject to disciplinary action, including discharge if for just cause. Section 76. Earned but unused Unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave shall be retained by an employee in each of the following cases: An employee who is absent on authorized leave of absence; an employee who transfers from one classification or department to another; and an employee who is recalled from lay-off. Section 87. In the event an employee on paid sick and emergency leave has exhausted his/her earned paid sick and emergency leave accumulation, he/she shall, utilize his/her earned but unused vacation as additional paid sick leave (but only in the event of his/her own illness or injury). Thereafter, the Employer shall, upon application of the employee, grant an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the employee's illness or injury (but not to exceed twelve (12) months). An extension of up to twelvetwelve (12) months may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Director in charge of the department; however, such request shall not be unreasonably withheld. Section 8. By mutual agreement of the District and the Union, the following Sick Bank procedures will be effective: Section 9. Employees will receive their contractual amount of leave days as stipulated in Article XV at the beginning of each school year. Employees may use their sick days as needed, however, in the event that an employee resigns, retires or is terminated during the school year, the employee will be responsible for reimbursing the district for any sick time used that is above and beyond the number of sick days allocated vs. the percentage of the school year worked. (Example = Employee resigns on day 40 of a 180-day school year. 40/ 180 days = 22%. They have used 22% of their sick time. Anything above 22% the employee would need to reimburse the district for).

Paid Sick and Emergency Leave. Section 1. Paid sick and emergency leave shall be earned by and granted to all regular employees covered by this Agreement, subject to and in accordance with the following terms and conditions: A. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to 1) any newly hired employees during the probationary period provided by this Agreement; or 2) any temporary or substitute help. (It is intended by this subsection that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be earned by temporary or substitute help at any time and that paid sick and emergency leave shall not be used by regular employees prior to completion of their probationary period). B. All regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a twelve (12) month basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of fifteen (15) days per year; and all regular employees covered by this Agreement and employed on a school year (9 month) basis shall earn paid sick and emergency leave at the rate of thirteen (13) days per year. As used in this Article, "one (1) day" shall mean, with respect to any employee, the number of work hours contained in such employee's normal regularly scheduled workday. School year and full year part-time employees shall receive sick leave on an averaged pro-rated basis. C. A record of paid sick and emergency leave shall be prepared and kept by the Employer for all eligible employees. D. Custodial and Maintenance, Food Service and Transportation Cleaning persons or second shift employees are required to notify their supervisor/designee supervisor not less than two (2) 2 hours before their scheduled time to report to work if they are going to be absent for sick and/or emergency leave, unless extenuating circumstances prevent such notification. E. Paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed eight (8) hours per day. F. The Employer shall be in compliance with provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act. Applications are available in the Human Resources office. Paid sick days shall count as part of the twelve weeks as described in this act. G. All regular employees who do not use any (0) of their sick leave days (excluding personal leave days) as defined in Section 2 below during a specific fiscal year (July 1 – June 30), maintaining perfect attendance, shall be eligible for a one-one time payment per year of four hundred dollars ($400) to be included in the last paycheck issued in June for school year employees and after June 30 for year-year around employees. Those absent one (1) day will receive two hundred dollars ($200). Those absent two (2) days will receive one hundred dollars ($100). Nine-Nine month employees will receive three hundred dollars ($300), one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and seventy-seventy five dollars ($75) respectively. The exceptions will be deaths (mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, and step-family), and donated days. Those employees who take unpaid leave will not be eligible for this incentive. Section 2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article, unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave may be utilized under the following circumstances: A. In the event of an employee's illness, injury or unavoidable quarantine. B. In the event of illness, injury, or death in an employee’s immediate family; provided, however, that such use of paid sick and emergency leave shall not exceed five (5) days per occurrence. The term “immediate family” shall be defined as parent, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, or person with whom one has had an association equivalent to family ties. C. Up to two (2) days per year of the foregoing sick leave may be used for purposes of personal leave, leave which may be used by the employee to take care of obligations, obligations which cannot be taken care of outside of the regular working day. Such personal leave is not intended for recreation, job hunting or similar purposes. Personal leave days may not be taken on days preceding or succeeding a vacation or holidays without specific prior approval by the employee's supervisor. In order to be eligible for personal leave, the employee must sign a district-prepared statement that the employee's reason(s) for the leave are within the specifications of this section and must file same with the supervisor at least twenty-four (24) hours before taking said leave. Notification may be waived in cases of emergency by the supervisor; in which case the statement shall be signed upon return. Section 3. No paid sick and emergency leave shall be granted to any employee in excess of that earned and accumulated but unused by him/her. Section 4. In the event of the absence of an employee for illness in excess of five (5) consecutive working days, the employee must submit a doctor’s release in order to return to work. The Employer may require the employee to submit to an independent medical examination by an Employer appointed physician. In addition, the Employer may require an employee to submit to physical or mental examination by an Employer appointed physician to determine whether an involuntary sick leave is warranted. In such cases, the Employer will pay for the cost of any such examinationexamination will be paid by the Employer. Section 5. If any sick leave absence exceeds two (2) consecutive scheduled working days, or is on an employee's last scheduled working day before and/or first scheduled working day after the employee's vacation or any holiday specified in this Agreement, or exceeds five (5) scheduled working days per year, the Employer may, in its sole discretion, require such employee, at the Employer's expense, to present the certificate of a medical doctor certifying the nature of the illness or injury which necessitated the absence and certifying the employee's ability to return to work, or in lieu thereof, may require a written signed statement from the employee setting forth the reasons for the sick leave absence. Section 6. Any employee found to be falsely accepting sick and emergency leave (either paid or unpaid) shall be subject to disciplinary action, including discharge if for just cause. Section 7. Earned but unused accumulated paid sick and emergency leave shall be retained by an employee in each of the following cases: An employee who is absent on authorized leave of absence; an employee who transfers from one classification or department to another; and an employee who is recalled from lay-off. Section 8. In the event an employee on paid sick and emergency leave has exhausted his/her earned paid sick and emergency leave accumulation, he/she shallmay at his/her option, utilize his/her earned but unused vacation as additional paid sick leave (but only in the event of his/her own illness or injury). Thereafter, the Employer shall, upon application of the employee, grant an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the employee's illness or injury (but not to exceed twelve (12) months). An extension of up to twelvetwelve (12) months may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Director in charge of the department, however, such request shall not be unreasonably withheld. Section 9. By mutual agreement of the District and the Union, the following Sick Bank procedures will be effective: Members of Local #517M who wish to voluntarily donate sick leave to a Sick Leave Bank may do so by sending a written statement to the Human Services office. The maximum number of days a member may donate to the bank in any one school year is seven (7) days and no more than sixty (60) days total during their career. When emergencies arise for a member of Local #517M which necessitates more sick leave than the member has accumulated, they may draw from the Bank by the following procedures. Write a letter to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services requesting a specific number of sick leave days from the Sick Leave Bank, stating the specific reason for which the additional days are being requested. Local #517M, Unit 16 President and the Superintendent or his/her designee shall review the requests and determine whether or not the request will be granted. Days may not be drawn from the Sick Leave Bank until a Local #517M member has exhausted all of their own leave accumulation (Sick and Personal Leave). The maximum number of days that will be donated to the Sick Leave Bank shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) days. When the bank becomes depleted, a request for additional donations will be made by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services. If the employee is going on Long Term Disability, they will not be eligible to draw from the Sick Leave Bank.