Personal/Family Illness or Disability 1. At the beginning of every school year, a teacher shall be credited with ten (10) days of sick leave minus any days needed for the Association to assess for the Sick Leave Bank (SLB). The unused portion shall accumulate as determined in Article 19, Section H. 2. New hires commencing work after the beginning day of school, and teachers working less than the normal school year (including a teacher who goes on unpaid leave during the school year), in a regular program, shall be credited sick days on the pro- rata basis of one day per every month worked during the teacher work year. (e.g. a teacher hired in January will be credited 6 days total, one for each month January- June) Further, in situations where teachers begin the year using days advanced by the Sick Leave Bank as referenced below, the Sick Leave Bank will be credited with days based on the same proration. 3. Teachers working full year assignments which are less than full time will be credited sick days prorated to the same percentage as their assignment. (e.g. a teacher assigned to a 30% position would receive 3 sick days annually based on 30% x 10 = 3.) 4. A teacher absent from duty because of personal illness or temporary disability which shall include illness in the immediate family shall be paid his/her full salary for the period of such absence, not to exceed the individual's advanced and accumulated sick leave time and granted sick bank days. 5. Immediate family shall include the employee's spouse, children, father, mother, brother, sister or any other person whose relationship is equivalent to that of a household relative. In addition, sick leave credit may be used by the teacher for critical illness or death of his/her grandparents or grandchildren, son-in-law daughter- in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. 6. If, at the beginning of any school year, a teacher is ill and unable to resume his/her teaching duties in this school system, and such teacher has accumulated sick leave, he/she will be allowed to use such previously accumulated sick leave days while he/she remains ill and unable to work, provided he/she is not otherwise employed. Such a teacher will not be credited with any additional leave days until he/she has returned to his/her teaching duties. Upon return the teacher will be credited with days pursuant to the pro-rata basis specified previously minus any days assessed that school year by the SLB prior to the teacher’s return to work (such assessment will be on the same pro-rata basis). The teacher may apply three (3) of these days at the end of the school year to reimburse said teacher for days lost while fulfilling eligibility requirements for the sick bank should the Sick Leave Bank require loss of days prior to eligibility. 7. When a teacher has been absent because of personal or immediate family illness or disability for ten (10) consecutive workdays, the teacher shall no longer be entitled sick leave benefits until a doctor's statement is provided confirming the illness or disability. Such statement should include, when possible, the approximate date for returning to active employment. Upon receipt of such statement said benefits will be reinstated with no loss of benefits for days in the intervening period. No actual payroll deductions shall be made related to this provision prior to allowing the employee five (5) working days to provide the doctor's statement. Such doctor's statement shall be accepted without requirement for additional medical verification. 8. A teacher absent because of personal or immediate family illness or disability for thirty (30) consecutive workdays may be required, upon reasonable notice and if reasonable doubt exists concerning the illness or disability, to submit additional, acceptable verification. 9. While a teacher is absent, and using personal or Sick Bank sick leave days, his/her status in all contractual benefits, rights, and privileges remain the same as if the teacher was actively working. 10. Any teacher whose own illness (not illness of immediate family) extends beyond the period of compensation provided by accumulated sick leave provisions shall be granted a leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, except as paid by the teacher or as otherwise provided for in this contract, for such time necessary for complete recovery from such illness. Any teacher on leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, except as paid by the teacher or as otherwise provided in this contract shall not be entitled to advancement on the salary schedule. Upon return from leave of absence within one (1) year of commencement of said unpaid leave, the Board will return the teacher to the exact position (unless such job has been abolished in a general instruction change). If such leave extends beyond one year, the Board will return the teacher to a comparable position which is available, that is vacant, and for which the teacher is certified. 11. Any teacher who is absent because of an injury or disease compensable under the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Law shall receive, from the Board, the difference between the disability benefits provided by the Workmen's Compensation Law and the sick leave benefits herein provided. To the extent that the Board makes payment to the teacher for the portion of his/her salary not reimbursed under the Workmen's Compensation Law, said partial payments shall be charged pro rata against the teacher's accumulated sick leave or approved sick bank days. B.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Personal/Family Illness or Disability 1. At the beginning of every school year, a teacher shall be credited with ten (10) days of sick leave minus any days needed for the Association to assess for the Sick Leave Bank (SLB). The unused portion shall accumulate as determined in Article 19, Section H. 2. New hires commencing work after the beginning day of school, and teachers working less than the normal school year (including a teacher who goes on unpaid leave during the school year), in a regular program, shall be credited sick days on the pro- rata basis of one day per every month worked during the teacher work year. (e.g. a teacher hired in January will be credited 6 days total, one for each month January- June) Further, in situations where teachers begin the year using days advanced by the Sick Leave Bank as referenced below, the Sick Leave Bank will be credited with days based on the same proration. 3. Teachers working full year assignments which are less than full time will be credited sick days prorated to the same percentage as their assignment. (e.g. a teacher assigned to a 30% position would receive 3 sick days annually based on 30% x 10 = 3.) 4. A teacher absent from duty because of personal illness or temporary disability which shall include illness in the immediate family shall be paid his/her full salary for the period of such absence, not to exceed the individual's advanced and accumulated sick leave time and granted sick bank days. 5. Immediate family shall include the employee's spouse, children, father, mother, brother, sister or any other person whose relationship is equivalent to that of a household relative. In addition, sick leave credit may be used by the teacher for critical illness or death of his/her grandparents or grandchildren, son-in-law daughter- in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. 6. If, at the beginning of any school year, a teacher is ill and unable to resume his/her teaching duties in this school system, and such teacher has accumulated sick leave, he/she will be allowed to use such previously accumulated sick leave days while he/she remains ill and unable to work, provided he/she is not otherwise employed. Such a teacher will not be credited with any additional leave days until he/she has returned to his/her teaching duties. Upon return the teacher will be credited with days pursuant to the pro-rata basis specified previously minus any days assessed that school year by the SLB prior to the teacher’s return to work (such assessment will be on the same pro-rata basis). The teacher may apply three (3) of these days at the end of the school year to reimburse said teacher for days lost while fulfilling eligibility requirements for the sick bank should the Sick Leave Bank require loss of days prior to eligibility. 7. When a teacher has been absent because of personal or immediate family illness or disability for ten (10) consecutive workdays, the teacher shall no longer be entitled sick leave benefits until a doctor's statement is provided confirming the illness or disability. Such statement should include, when possible, the approximate date for returning to active employment. Upon receipt of such statement said benefits will be reinstated with no loss of benefits for days in the intervening period. No actual payroll deductions shall be made related to this provision prior to allowing the employee five (5) working days to provide the doctor's statement. Such doctor's statement shall be accepted without requirement for additional medical verification. 8. A teacher absent because of personal or immediate family illness or disability for thirty (30) consecutive workdays may be required, upon reasonable notice and if reasonable doubt exists concerning the illness or disability, to submit additional, acceptable verification. 9. While a teacher is absent, and using personal or Sick Bank sick leave days, his/her status in all contractual benefits, rights, and privileges remain the same as if the teacher was actively working. 10. Any teacher whose own illness (not illness of immediate family) extends beyond the period of compensation provided by accumulated sick leave provisions shall be granted a leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, except as paid by the teacher or as otherwise provided for in this contract, for such time necessary for complete recovery from such illness. Any teacher on leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, except as paid by the teacher or as otherwise provided in this contract shall not be entitled to advancement on the salary schedule. Upon return from leave of absence within one (1) year of commencement of said unpaid leave, the Board will return the teacher to the exact position (unless such job has been abolished in a general instruction change). If such leave extends beyond one year, the Board will return the teacher to a comparable position which is available, that is vacant, and for which the teacher is certified. 11. Any teacher who is absent because of an injury or disease compensable under the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Law shall receive, from the Board, the difference between the disability benefits provided by the Workmen's Compensation Law and the sick leave benefits herein provided. To the extent that the Board makes payment to the teacher for the portion of his/her salary not reimbursed under the Workmen's Compensation Law, said partial payments shall be charged pro rata against the teacher's accumulated sick leave or approved sick bank days. B..
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Samples: Master Agreement
Personal/Family Illness or Disability 1. At the beginning of every school year, a teacher shall be credited with ten (10) days of sick leave minus any days needed for the Association to assess for the Sick Leave Bank (SLB). The unused portion shall accumulate as determined in Article 19, Section H. 2. New hires commencing work after the beginning day of school, and teachers working less than the normal school year (including a teacher who goes on unpaid leave during the school year), in a regular program, shall be credited sick days on the pro- rata basis of one day per every month worked during the teacher work year. (e.g. a teacher hired in January will be credited 6 days total, one for each month January- June) Further, in situations where teachers begin the year using days advanced by the Sick Leave Bank as referenced below, the Sick Leave Bank will be credited with days based on the same proration. 3. Teachers working full year assignments which are less than full time will be credited sick days prorated to the same percentage as their assignment. (e.g. a teacher assigned to a 30% position would receive 3 sick days annually based on 30% x 10 = 3.) 4. A teacher absent from duty because of personal illness or temporary disability which shall include illness in the immediate family shall be paid his/her full salary for the period of such absence, not to exceed the individual's advanced and accumulated sick leave time and granted sick bank days. 5. Immediate family shall include the employee's spouse, children, father, mother, brother, sister or any other person whose relationship is equivalent to that of a household relative. In addition, sick leave credit may be used by the teacher for critical illness or death of his/her grandparents or grandchildren, son-in-law daughter- in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. 6. If, at the beginning of any school year, a teacher is ill and unable to resume his/her teaching duties in this school system, and such teacher has accumulated sick leave, he/she will be allowed to use such previously accumulated sick leave days while he/she remains ill and unable to work, provided he/she is not otherwise employed. Such a teacher will not be credited with any additional leave days until he/she has returned to his/her teaching duties. Upon return the teacher will be credited with days pursuant to the pro-rata basis specified previously minus any days assessed that school year by the SLB prior to the teacher’s return to work (such assessment will be on the same pro-rata basis). The teacher may apply three (3) of these days at the end of the school year to reimburse said teacher for days lost while fulfilling eligibility requirements for the sick bank should the Sick Leave Bank require loss of days prior to eligibility. 7. When a teacher has been absent because of personal or immediate family illness or disability for ten (10) consecutive workdays, the teacher shall no longer be entitled sick leave benefits until a doctor's statement is provided confirming the illness or disability. Such statement should include, when possible, the approximate date for returning to active employment. Upon receipt of such statement said benefits will be reinstated with no loss of benefits for days in the intervening period. No actual payroll deductions shall be made related to this provision prior to allowing the employee five (5) working days to provide the doctor's statement. Such doctor's statement shall be accepted without requirement for additional medical verification. 8. A teacher absent because of personal or immediate family illness or disability for thirty (30) consecutive workdays may be required, upon reasonable notice and if reasonable doubt exists concerning the illness or disability, to submit additional, acceptable verification. 9. While a teacher is absent, and using personal or Sick Bank sick leave days, his/her status in all contractual benefits, rights, and privileges remain the same as if the teacher was actively working. 10. Any teacher whose own illness (not illness of immediate family) extends beyond the period of compensation provided by accumulated sick leave provisions shall be granted a leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, except as paid by the teacher or as otherwise provided for in this contract, for such time necessary for complete recovery from such illness. Any teacher on leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, except as paid by the teacher or as otherwise provided in this contract shall not be entitled to advancement on the salary schedule. Upon return from leave of absence within one (1) year of commencement of said unpaid leave, the Board will return the teacher to a position similar to the exact position held at the time the leave was initiated (unless such job has been abolished in a general instruction change). If such leave extends beyond one year, the Board will return the teacher to a comparable position which is available, that is vacant, and for which the teacher is certified. 11. Any teacher who is absent because of an injury or disease compensable under the Michigan Workmen's Compensation Law shall receive, from the Board, the difference between the disability benefits provided by the Workmen's Compensation Law and the sick leave benefits herein provided. To the extent that the Board makes payment to the teacher for the portion of his/her salary not reimbursed under the Workmen's Compensation Law, said partial payments shall be charged pro rata against the teacher's accumulated sick leave or approved sick bank days. B.
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Samples: Master Agreement
