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Personal Necessity Leave. Employees may use up to ten (10) days of accumulated sick leave during any school year in case of personal necessity. Personal necessity is defined as any activity or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee shall not be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any of the following reasons: a. Death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family. b. Accident involving his/her person or property or the person of a member of his/her immediate family. 8.2.2 Advance notice is required for, but not limited to, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior to the desired absence. a. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official order. b. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such emergency nature that the presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. c. Settling of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military duty. e. Funerals. f. Extensions of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 No more than one (1) day of personal necessity leave will be approved for the following in any school year. (Not less than one (1) working day advance notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement or personal convenience. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 Personal necessity will not be approved for the following: a. Seeking or engaging in remunerative employment. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees may use up to ten (10) days of accumulated sick leave during any school year in case of personal necessity. Personal necessity is defined as any activity or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15]. 8.2.1 7.5.1 The employee shall not be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any of the following reasons: a. Death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family. b. Accident involving his/her person or property or the person of a member of his/her immediate family. 8.2.2 7.5.2 Advance notice is required for, but not limited to, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent Head Start Director not less than one three (13) working day days prior to the desired absence. a. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official order. b. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such emergency nature that the presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. c. Settling of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter daughter, spouse, or parent off to military duty. e. Funerals. f. Extensions of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 7.5.3 No more than one (1) day of personal necessity leave will be approved for the following in any school year. (Not less than one three (13) working day advance days advanced notice and supervisory approval is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement amusement, or personal convenience. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 7.5.4 Personal necessity will not be approved for including but not limited to the followingfollowing reasons: a. Seeking or engaging in remunerative employment. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting meeting, or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees 1. During any school year, an employee may use up to ten not more than seven (107) days of accumulated sick leave during any school year for personal necessity leave as listed below. Except in case cases covered by a., b. and c. below, use of personal necessitynecessity leave must be approved in writing prior to the date of the intended leave. Personal necessity is defined as any activity or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee shall not may be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any submit verification of personal necessity within five (5) days of the following reasons:last day of absence under this leave. a. Death or serious illness of a member of his/her the immediate family or household. "Immediate family" is defined in Bereavement Leave. This leave may be taken upon expiration of bereavement leave. "Serious illness" usually requires, but is not necessarily limited to, a visit to or by a licensed medical practitioner and the immediate presence of the employee during the workday. b. Accident involving his/her the teacher or teacher's property, or the person or property or the person of a member of his/her the immediate family. 8.2.2 Advance notice is required forfamily as defined in a. above, but not limited to, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior to the desired absence. a. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official order. b. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such an emergency nature that the immediate presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arrangedthe work day. c. Settling Other cases of legal affairs and other serious extreme family emergency. d. Appearance in court or before any administrative tribunal as a litigant, party or witness under subpoena or any order made with jurisdiction. e. Crucial personal emergencies which obligations that cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by done outside of school hours with advance approval of the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military duty. e. FuneralsSuperintendent. f. Extensions Five (5) days of bereavement “no tell” leave for other circumstances of personal necessity will be granted to a teacher without the teacher having to state a reason. Absence due to concerted activities is not eligible for this leave. 8.2.3 i. HEA members who use up to two (2) days in a row for “No Tell” do not need to notify the District in advance, although advance notification is highly recommended when possible. (This is established “Past Practice” in HUSD.) It shall be the teacher’s responsibility to ensure that they have not exceeded their yearly quota of (5) “No Tell” days. ii. HEA members who need to use more than one two (12) day “No Tell” days in a row shall request approval from the Superintendent stating the reason for the request not less than 5 school days before they intend to use those days. 2. Up to seven (7) days of this leave will be granted a unit member for paternity leave, which is to be used within thirty (30) days of the birth or adoption of the child. 3. The Governing Board may approve additional days of personal necessity leave will be approved for professional improvement or family necessity, with the teacher having the option of paying for the following cost of the substitute in any school year. (Not less than one (1) working day advance notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement or personal conveniencelieu of loss of sick leave. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 4. Personal necessity will leave may not be approved for the following: a. Seeking used to work elsewhere or engaging to extend a holiday or a long weekend or in remunerative employment. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or conjunction with any other activities related leave to work stoppage extend a holiday or political campaigninglong weekend. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees Unit members may elect to use up to ten nine (109) days leave of absence annually for matters for personal necessity. Such leave shall not be used merely for an extension of holidays, vacation, or for purely personal convenience, and shall be deducted from the employee’s accumulated sick leave. The applicant for such leave during any school year shall be required to state the reason for taking such leave. Application for such leave must be submitted as far in advance as possible (minimum of 3 days) to the employee’s immediate supervisor before taking such leave, except in case of personal necessityemergency or as provided below. Personal necessity is defined as any activity Unless approved by the Superintendent, or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during designee, the work hoursleave shall be unpaid. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee No advance permission shall not be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any of the following reasonsfor: a. Death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family. b. Accident involving his/her person or property or the person or property of a member of his/her immediate family. 8.2.2 Advance notice is required forc. May be granted for other reason with the discretion of the site administrator; a reason for denial must be provided in writing on the request form. Of the nine (9) days available, but not limited to, three (3) days of the personal necessity leave may be utilized by the unit member at his/her own discretion upon the following acceptable reasonsconditions: a. Such days shall be charged against the unit member’s sick leave, and are subject to all of the conditions contained in this Article except as specified below. The employee's application to use sick leave Such days may be used only for matters of personal necessity, as enumerated in District Guidelines. b. Employees shall submit a request for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent leave approval to their immediate supervisor normally not less than one three (13) working day days prior to beginning the desired absence. a. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official order. b. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such emergency nature that the presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arrangedleave. c. Settling There shall be no accumulation from year to year of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designeesuch days. d. Seeing Supervisor retains the right to refuse the unit member’s request on a soncertain day, daughter if, in the opinion of the management, too many unit members select the same day. Generally, refusal under this paragraph will be based on the unit member(s) critical involvement in a scheduled activity, or parent off to military dutybased upon emergency. e. FuneralsThe unit member shall not be required to give reasons for the use of such days. f. Extensions of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 No more than one (1) day of personal necessity Such leave will be approved for the following in any school year. (Not less than one (1) working day advance notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement or personal convenience. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 Personal necessity will shall not be approved for used to withhold services from the following: a. Seeking or engaging in remunerative employmentdistrict. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees may A unit member will be entitled to use up to ten a maximum of seven (107) days of accumulated accrued sick leave during for the Revised 1994/95 Revised 2017/18 Revised 2016/17 purpose of personal necessity leave in any school one fiscal year. Unused personal necessity leave shall not accumulate from year in case to year. The use of personal necessity leave is limited to the following condition: 5.5.1 Personal necessity may be taken for any reason except vacation, recreation, or concerted activities including but not necessarily limited to a refusal to work. The District shall not require the unit member to give a reason for use of personal necessity, but may require the unit member to certify that the leave was not used for the above prohibited activities. Personal Unit members will provide two (2) working days notice to the District in advance of the use of personal necessity is defined as any activity leave, except in cases of urgent circumstances. District approval or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee permission shall not be required required. Should an event occur such that, due to give advance notice for leave taken for any the number of staff members in a given department taking the same day off as outlined in this provision, that department is not able to carry out its mission on the day(s) involved, the following reasons:shall occur: The District will provide notice of this event(s) and how the event caused the department to be unable to carry out its mission, and the District may deny the personal necessity leave. a. 5.5.1.1 Death or serious illness of a member of hisher/her his immediate family. b. Accident involving his/her person or property or the person of a member of his/her family (immediate family. 8.2.2 Advance notice family as defined in Section 5.4.1), when additional leave is required for, but not limited to, beyond that provided in the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave Agreement for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior to the desired absence. a. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official order. b. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such emergency nature that the presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. c. Settling of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military duty. e. Funerals. f. Extensions purpose of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 No more than one 5.5.1.2 Death of a member of her/his family including family members by blood or marriage not included in section 5.4.1 and 5.5.1.1 5.5.1.3 Accident, involving the employee's personal property or the personal property of a member of her/his immediate family. 5.5.1.4 Illness or injury of a member of the employee's immediate family. 5.5.1.5 Appearance in any court or before any administrative tribunal as a litigant or party. 5.5.1.6 The employees will be allowed to use five (15) day days of personal necessity leave for any reason except vacation or recreation. Two (2) working days notice will be approved for provided to the following in any school year. (Not less than one (1) working day advance notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which supervisor unless there are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement or personal convenienceurgent circumstances. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience5.5.1.7 Other emergency reasons as approved by the District. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules5.5.2 Personal necessity leave may be taken in ¼ hour increments subject to the provisions of section 5.2.2 and its subsections. 8.2.4 Personal 5.5.3 Nothing in this personal necessity leave section will restrict the District from denying personal necessity leave to a unit member when the District determines that a unit member's absence(s) was not in compliance with this leave section. This section shall be approved subject to the grievance procedure. The burden of proof of reason for this leave shall be on the following: a. Seeking or engaging employee in remunerative employmentdisputed cases. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees may use up to ten (10) days of accumulated sick leave during any school year in case of personal necessity. Personal necessity is defined as any activity or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 7.5.1 The employee shall not be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any of the following reasons: a. Death or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family. b. Accident involving his/her person or property or the person of a member of his/her immediate family. 8.2.2 7.5.2 Advance notice is required for, but not limited to, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior to the desired absence. a. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official order. b. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such emergency nature that the presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. c. Settling of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military duty. e. Funerals. f. Extensions of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 7.5.3 No more than one (1) day of personal necessity leave will be approved for the following in any school year. (Not less than one (1) working day advance notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement or personal convenience. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 Personal necessity will not be approved for the following: a. Seeking or engaging in remunerative employment. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees may use up to ten (10) days of accumulated sick leave during any school year in case of personal necessity. Personal necessity is defined as an activity that is unavoidable, inevitable, or indispensable, and that cannot be taken care of at any activity or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment time other than during the work hoursregularly scheduled teaching day. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee Employees shall not be required to give advance notice secure advanced permission for leave taken “a-d” below; however, advanced notification is required. A request for any a substitute teacher shall be made prior to the absence, and a record of absence form shall be filed prior to the following reasonsabsence whenever possible. Personal necessity leave shall not be used for recreational purposes, seeking employment outside the District, or concerted activities against the District. An employee may use not more than seven (7) days of accrued sick leave for absences due to: a. Death or serious illness of a member of his/her employee’s immediate family.. Serious illness is defined as an illness or injury that necessitates the assistance of a caregiver as determined by a licensed medical professional who has the authority to prescribe medication; b. Accident Accident, involving his/her the employee’s person or property, or the person or property or of the person of a member of his/her employee’s immediate family.; 8.2.2 Advance notice is required for, but not limited to, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior to the desired absence. a. c. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under an official order. A litigant is a person engaged in a lawsuit. An official order is a court summons, subpoena, or citation; d. Illness or medical appointment for preventative care and/or diagnosis for a child, spouse, or parent of the employee. b. Response e. Other cases of personal necessity that are considered personal and compelling (e.g. major life activities; such as: weddings, graduations, or moving a child to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through college) may be approved in advance by the connivance site Principal or misconduct supervisor. If the request is denied, the employee may appeal to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources or designee. Should the appeal be denied by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources or designee, the denial can be grieved. In the cases of hardship or when extenuating circumstances exist, by mutual agreement of the employee of such emergency nature that Turlock Teachers Association President and the presence of the employee is required during Superintendent or his/her working hours designee, additional days of personal necessity may be drawn from the employee’s accumulated sick leave balance. Requests shall be submitted in writing to the Human Resources Department for review and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. c. Settling of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military duty. e. Funerals. f. Extensions of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 No more than one (1) day approval. This type of personal necessity leave will shall not exceed twenty (20) days per request. The District shall have the option to request verification. Should the request be approved for denied by the following Superintendent or designee, the denial shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure in any Article 11. From the maximum of seven (7) days of personal necessity leave each year, employees may take four (4) days of Discretionary Leave (Advanced Notification) with prior approval from the site principal or supervisor. Employees shall make a good faith effort to not use Discretionary Leave at the start of the contractual school year, the first week of school with students, and on days when District Professional Development is scheduled. The remaining three (Not less than one (13) working day advance notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which days are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement or personal convenience. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods to be used consistent with normal contractual reasons for personal convenience. c. Accompanying necessity leave. The site Principal or supervisor may only deny such request if this leave will result in more than 4% of the employees of the District being granted this Discretionary Leave on the requested date(s); if a spouse on a trip when such travel qualified substitute teacher is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 Personal necessity available; or if school- wide testing and or in-service training is being conducted on the requested day(s) and the site Principal determines that such leave will have an adverse impact on the testing or required in-service training. This leave shall not be approved available during periods of work stoppages, sickouts, or other concerted activities. Advanced notification is defined as no later than the close of business two (2) days prior to taking said leave (i.e., no later than close of business day on Tuesday when requesting leave for Friday). In the following: a. Seeking event of unusual circumstances, the Superintendent or engaging in remunerative employmentdesignee may waive the restrictions for two (2) full work days of advance notification. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees may use A. In any school year, up to ten (10) days of accumulated leave of accrued sick leave during any school year in case of may be used by the employee, for personal necessity. Personal necessity is defined as any activity or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee shall not be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any of the following reasonsfollows: a. Death 1. Accident or serious illness of a member of his/her immediate family. b. Accident involving his/her person or property or the person of a member of his/her immediate family.; 8.2.2 Advance notice is required for2. Personal property emergencies such as flood, but not limited tofire, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior theft or disaster to the desired absence.property of the employee or his/her spouse; or a. Appearance 3. Personal legal matters such as appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official ordersubpoenaed witness. b. Response 4. Other matters that an employee cannot reasonably be expected to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such emergency nature disregard, that the presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours require immediate attention and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. c. Settling of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which that cannot be resolved taken care of after work hours or on a non-working daywork days. 5. Personal Necessity is not for vacation purposes and shall not be used in conjunction with breaks, if approved or to extend weekends or holiday periods. B. In any school year, the District provides up to two (2) days of personal leave/floaters and this may be used by the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military duty. e. Funerals. f. Extensions of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 employee for other personal reasons. No more than one (1) day of these days may be adjacent to a holiday or break period and must be requested at least 10 work days in advance. However, in the event of an unusual special occasion – such as a graduation, wedding or family reunion that requires long distance travel, the unit member may make a request to use both floaters adjacent to a holiday or break period. These days must be requested in writing in advance and may be denied because of staffing constraints. Approved leaves shall not be rescinded. Such days shall not be used on in-service days and shall not be carried over to the next school year. C. It is our goal to allow our employees to take care of personal necessity needs and obligations with these days. Days beyond the scope of these guidelines shall be taken as non-paid days. 1. Prior written approval shall be secured for requests for leave will except in the case of accident or emergencies. The approval shall be requested through the Superintendent/Principal at least five working days before the intended time of absence. The employee shall be notified in writing within two working days whether the request is approved for the following in any school yearor denied. 2. (Not less than one (1) working day advance notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which are primarily for If circumstances beyond the employee’s pleasurecontrol make such five (5) day notification impossible, amusement or personal conveniencethen the employee shall notify the Superintendent/Principal as soon as possible. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 Personal necessity will not be approved for the following: a. Seeking or engaging in remunerative employment. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.

Personal Necessity Leave. 16 Employees may use up to ten seven (107) days of accumulated sick leave during any school 17 year in case of personal necessity. Personal necessity is defined as any activity or personal obligation the activities listed 18 below. Acceptable reasons for Personal Necessity are: 19 A. Extension of an employee which necessitates or mandates bereavement leave. (Advance permission not required). 20 B. Accident, involving his/her absence from his/her assignment during person or property, or the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee shall not be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any of the following reasons: a. Death person or serious illness property of a member 21 of his/her immediate family. (Immediate family as defined in Bereavement Leave) 22 (Advance permission not required). b. Accident involving his/her person or property or the person of a member of his/her immediate family. 8.2.2 Advance notice is required for, but not limited to, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior to the desired absence. a. 23 C. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under official orderorder and for which no 24 other leave is provided. b. 1 X. Xxxxxxx illness of a member of his/her immediate family as defined in Education Code 2 Section 45194. The District shall require a physician's written statement that the 3 employee was required to be in attendance of the immediate family member during the 4 period of serious illness. (Advance permission not required). 5 E. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not 6 brought about through the connivance or misconduct of the employee of such emergency nature that 7 the presence of the employee is required during his/her regular working hours and no 8 alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. (Advance permission 9 required). c. 10 F. Settling of legal affairs and other serious serious, personal emergencies which cannot be 11 resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designee. (Advance permission required). d. 12 G. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military dutyduty overseas. (Advance permission 13 required). e. Funerals14 H. Paternity leave for new fathers. (Advance permission required). f. Extensions 15 I. Imminent danger to the home of bereavement leavethe employee, serious in nature, which, under the 16 circumstances, cannot be disregarded and requires attention during assigned hours of 17 service. (Advance permission not required). 8.2.3 No 18 J. The employee's application to use his/her sick leave for personal necessity must be 19 received by the District Office not less than two (2) working days prior to the desired 20 absence. 21 K. In those cases where advance permission is not required, the employee's application, 22 with appropriate supporting data, to use his/her sick leave for personal necessity must 23 be received by the District Office not more than one ten (1) day of personal necessity leave will be approved for the following in any school year. (Not less than one (110) working day days after returning 24 to duty. The supervisor must be notified as soon as practicable when advance notice 25 permission is not required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities1 L. Exceptions to this may be made by the Assistant Superintendent, which are primarily for the employee’s pleasure, amusement or personal convenience. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 Personal necessity will not be approved for the following: a. Seeking or engaging in remunerative employment. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.Human Resources. 2

Personal Necessity Leave. Employees A certificated employee may use up to ten no more than eight (10) 8) days per year of accumulated sick leave during any school year in case of personal necessity. Personal necessity is defined as any activity or personal obligation of an employee which necessitates or mandates his/her absence from his/her assignment during the work hours. [Revised 2-12-15] 8.2.1 The employee sick leave in cases of personal necessity which shall not be required to give advance notice for leave taken for any of include the following reasons: a. Death or serious illness of a member of his/her the certificated employee’s immediate family, as defined in Section 2 and Section 6 of this article. b. Accident involving his/her the certificated employee’s person or property, or the person or property or the person of a member of his/her the certificated employee’s immediate family. 8.2.2 Advance notice is required for, but not limited to, the following acceptable reasons. The employee's application to use sick leave for personal necessity must be received by the Assistant Superintendent not less than one (1) working day prior to the desired absence. a. c. Appearance in court as a litigant or as a witness under an official order. b. Response to an official order from another governmental jurisdiction for reasons not brought about through d. Disabling dental or optical conditions which impair the connivance or misconduct effectiveness on the job as a certificated employee of the employee of such emergency nature that the presence of the employee is required during his/her working hours and no alternative meeting time during non-duty hours can be arranged. c. Settling of legal affairs and other serious personal emergencies which cannot be resolved on a non-working day, if approved by the Employer or its designee. d. Seeing a son, daughter or parent off to military dutyDistrict. e. FuneralsIf the certificated employee wishes to be present at the birth of his child or, if the certificated employee is adopting a child, he/she may be present when the child is delivered to them. f. Extensions Any significant event, personal to the certificated employee, for which paid leave of bereavement leave. 8.2.3 No more than one absence is not authorized, which under the circumstances the certificated employee cannot reasonably be expected to disregard and which requires the immediate attention of the certificated employee. The specific significant event shall be given in writing to the administrator in charge. However, no such leave shall be granted for purposes of personal convenience, for the extension of a holiday or vacation, or for matters which can be taken care of outside of working hours. The Superintendent or designee shall have final discretion as to whether a request reflects true personal necessity. The certificated employee shall not be required to secure advance permission for leave taken for the reasons set forth in Section 5.a and 5.b above. At least two (12) day days advance permission shall be required for the reasons set forth in Section 5.c through 5.f when circumstances are such that it is possible to obtain such permission. Proof of personal necessity for purposes of this section shall be written declaration of the certificated employee that such absence from duty was due to personal necessity within the meaning of this section. Such declaration shall be delivered to the immediate supervisor within seven (7) days of the first day of such absence. Personal necessity leave shall be taken in a minimum of one-half (½) day increments only; either for a morning or afternoon session. Four (4) of the abovementioned eight (8) days may be used for compelling personal need (CPN), as determined by the certificated employee. If possible, the certificated employee will be approved for the following in any school year. provide at least two (Not less than one (12) working day advance days’ notice is required.) a. Attendance at or participation in functions or activities, which are primarily for to the certificated employee’s pleasureimmediate supervisor, amusement prior to utilizing any of these four (4) days. None of these four (4) CPN days may be used on the last working day prior to any holiday period or personal convenienceon the day immediately following any holiday period. b. The extension of holidays or vacation periods for personal convenience. c. Accompanying a spouse on a trip when such travel is not otherwise authorized by these rules. 8.2.4 Personal necessity will not be approved for the following: a. Seeking or engaging in remunerative employment. b. Engaging in a strike, demonstration, picketing, lobbying, rally, march, campaign meeting or any other activities related to work stoppage or political campaigning. c. Religious or non-school conference.