Professional Currency Leave Sample Clauses

Professional Currency Leave. ‌ 8.20.1 The Parties are committed to a high quality of programming and recognize that the responsibility of program quality is shared by the College and the faculty members in each program. In order to provide faculty members with an opportunity to maintain currency and professional competence in their field, the College shall, with the approval of the appropriate Vice President, grant Professional Currency leaves of between 6 and 12 months, provided the following conditions are met: a) the faculty member is a permanent regular faculty member at commencement of leave granted hereunder; b) the faculty member has a minimum of 5 years of service; c) the percentage of leave requested is equivalent to the entire FTE status which the faculty member holds; d) an appropriately qualified replacement is available to assume the faculty member's responsibilities; and e) the ultimate replacement faculty member is identified and, wherever possible, shall be at the minimum step of the salary range. 8.20.2 Faculty members may apply for Professional Currency leave of less than 6 months. For Professional Currency leaves of less than 4 months, the Xxxx/Director may require that such leave be taken in combination with professional development, vacation or other leaves so that their combined total meets the scheduling requirements of the department or area. Approval of such applications will not be unreasonably denied. 8.20.3 A maximum of 3 FTE Professional Currency leaves shall be granted per fiscal year. The procedure for application and allocation shall be as follows: a) Faculty members shall submit written applications for Professional Currency leave no later than December 31st for the following fiscal year. Applications must include details outlining the value of the leave to enhancing the faculty member’s currency and professional competency as well as the value of the leave to advancing the excellence of the College’s programs. b) Should the total number of leaves applied for under 8.20.2 exceed the maximum FTE Professional Currency leaves indicated in 8.20.3 above, the allocation of the maximum FTE Professional Currency leaves per year shall be on the basis of seniority. c) Should the maximum allowable quota of leaves not be reached through the process outlined above, further Professional Currency leaves shall be granted during the fiscal year in which the leave(s) is to commence, provided the faculty member submits a written application for the leave a minimum of 3 m...
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Professional Currency Leave. However, faculty members on unpaid leave of 16 calendar days or more may, upon approval of the leave and subject to the provisions of Article 7, (Benefits), opt for the continuance of the following benefits by payment of the necessary premiums and contributions, both faculty member and employer shares:
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Related to Professional Currency Leave

  • Professional Leave Professional leave without pay will be granted to full-time and regular part-time Nurses who are elected to the College of Nurses to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the College of Nurses. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Nurses who are elected to the RNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings. Professional leave without pay will be granted to Registered Practical Nurses who are elected to the RPNAO to attend regularly scheduled meetings.

  • Professional Dues The school district will pay the annual dues for the Superintendent’s membership in the following organizations: Nebraska Council of School Administrators (NCSA), The School Superintendents Association (AASA), and any other membership dues requested by the Superintendent and approved by the Board.

  • Civic Leave Civic leave is provided to faculty members who are a) subpoenaed to appear before any court or other legally constituted body authorized to compel the attendance of witnesses, where the employee is not a party to the action; or b) summoned for jury duty by any court of competent jurisdiction. Faculty members required to report or serve for only part of a day for court or jury duty are obligated to return for the remainder of that day unless otherwise authorized by the Chair. Faculty members are required to provide written notification of civic leave to the Chair as far in advance of the leave as possible. Documentation regarding the leave (e.g., a copy of the summons, subpoena) shall be attached to the notification. The faculty member may retain any money received as compensation or expense reimbursement for jury duty or court attendance compelled by the summons or subpoena.

  • Professional and Education Leaves (a) Leave of absence with pay or without pay may be granted to employees to attend professional and educational meetings, courses, or other events which may be judged beneficial to the employee's professional development, especially as it relates to her responsibilities with the Employer.

  • Alternate Rate of Interest If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing: (a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or (b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.

  • Education Leave If required by the Hospital, an employee shall be entitled to leave of absence with pay and without loss of seniority and benefits to write examinations to upgrade his or her employment qualifications. Where employees are required by the Hospital to take courses to upgrade or acquire new employment qualifications, the Hospital shall pay the full costs associated with the courses. Subject to operational requirements, the Hospital will make every reasonable effort to grant requests for necessary changes to an employee's schedule to enable attendance at a recognized up-grading course or seminar related to employment with the Hospital."

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