Common use of Personal Illness Bank Clause in Contracts

Personal Illness Bank. A personal illness bank provides a bank of days upon which teachers may borrow in cases of extended absence when the teacher is temporarily ill, physically disabled, or quarantined and unable to perform the duties of a teacher. A teacher may apply for a loan from the bank under the following conditions and procedures: 1. All accumulated and non-accumulated illness absence and personal business days of the applicant shall have been exhausted at the time of application. 2. Applications shall be made in writing to the chairperson of the Personal Illness Bank Committee. Application for a loan may be made by the teacher's authorized representative (i.e. immediate family member) in cases where the individual teacher is unable to do so. Applications shall be accompanied by a statement signed by a physician licensed to practice medicine, certifying said teacher is temporarily disabled. Such doctor's statement should also include the general nature of the disability, impact of the disability on employment, and prognosis for a return to work. "Temporarily disabled" shall mean inability to perform the duties of the teacher. The opinion of a second physician may be requested by the employer at its expense. Further certification may be required by the employer from time to time.