Common use of Reduced Load Clause in Contracts

Reduced Load. In accordance with the limitations set forth in Education Code Section 87483, on the approval of the Board of Trustees, faculty members shall be granted the option of reduced load under the following rules: a. the faculty member must have reached the age of 55 prior to reduction in workload; b. the faculty member must have been employed full-time in a position that requires meeting minimum qualifications and District competency standards for at least 10 years, of which the immediately preceding five years were full-time employment, without a break in service. If a faculty member was on a board-approved paid leave at any time during the immediately preceding five years, such leave of absence will be counted as full-time employment, however, time spent on a sabbatical or other approved leave of absence shall not be used in computing the five-year full-time service requirement required under this subsection; c. the faculty member shall be paid a salary which is the pro-rata share of the salary he/she would be earning had he/she not elected to exercise the option of part-time employment but shall retain all other rights and benefits for which he/she makes the payments that would be required if he/she remained in full-time employment in accordance with .Education Code Section 87483(e); d. other non-monetary leave of absence benefits shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the amount of reduced load; e. the minimum part-time employment shall be the equivalent of one-half of the number of days of service required by the employee's contract of employment during his/her final year of service in a full-time position 87483(f) and; f. contributions to the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) shall continue at the full salary amount unless state statute or rule or regulation of the STRS provide otherwise.

Reduced Load. In accordance with the limitations set forth in Education Code Section 87483, on the approval of the Board of Trustees, faculty members shall be granted the option of reduced load under the following rules: a. the faculty member must have reached the age of 55 prior to reduction in workload; b. the faculty member must have been employed full-time in a position that requires meeting minimum qualifications and District competency standards for at least 10 years, of which the immediately preceding five years were full-time employment, without a break in service. If a faculty member was on a board-approved paid leave at any time during the immediately preceding five years, such leave of absence will be counted as full-time employment, however, time spent on a sabbatical or other approved leave of absence shall not be used in computing the five-year full-time service requirement required under this subsection; c. the faculty member shall be paid a salary which is the pro-rata share of the salary he/she would be earning had he/she not elected to exercise the option of part-time employment but shall retain all other rights and benefits for which he/she makes the payments that would be required if he/she remained in full-time employment in accordance with .Education Education Code Section 87483(e); d. other non-monetary leave of absence benefits shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the amount of reduced load; e. the minimum part-time employment shall be the equivalent of one-half of the number of days of service required by the employee's contract of employment during his/her final year of service in a full-time position 87483(f) and; f. contributions to the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) shall continue at the full salary amount unless state statute or rule or regulation of the STRS provide otherwise.

Reduced Load. In accordance with the limitations set forth in Education Code Section 87483, on the approval of the Board of Trustees, faculty members shall be granted the option of reduced load under the following rules: a. the faculty member must have reached the age of 55 prior to reduction in workload; b. the faculty member must have been employed full-time in a position that requires meeting minimum qualifications and District competency standards for at least 10 years, of which the immediately preceding five years were full-time employment, without a break in service. If a faculty member was on a board-approved paid leave at any time during the immediately preceding five years, such leave of absence will be counted as full-time employment, however, time spent on a sabbatical or other approved leave of absence shall not be used in computing the five-year full-time service requirement required under this subsection; c. the faculty member shall be paid a salary which is the pro-rata share of the salary he/she would be earning had he/she not elected to exercise the option of part-time employment but shall retain all other rights and benefits for which he/she makes the payments that would be required if he/she remained in full-time employment in accordance with .Education Code Section 87483(e); d. other non-monetary leave of absence benefits shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the amount of reduced load; e. the minimum part-time employment shall be the equivalent of one-half of the number of days of service required by the employee's contract of employment during his/her final year of service in a full-time position 87483(f) and; f. contributions to the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) shall continue at the full salary amount unless state statute or rule or regulation of the STRS provide otherwise.

Reduced Load. In accordance with the limitations set forth in Education Code Section 87483, on On the approval of the Board of Trustees, Trustees faculty members shall be granted the option of fifty percent (50%) reduced load load-early retirement under the following rules: a. the 17.1.1 The faculty member must have reached the age of 55 fifty-five (55) prior to reduction in workload;. b. the 17.1.2 The faculty member must have been employed full-time in a position that requires meeting requiring certification and/or minimum qualifications and District competency standards academic qualification for at least 10 ten (10) years, of which the immediately preceding five (5) years were full-time employment, employment without a break in service. If a faculty member was on a boardSabbaticals and other Board-approved paid leave at any time during the immediately preceding five years, such leave of absence will be counted as full-time employmentleaves do not constitute a break in service. Such leaves, however, time spent on a sabbatical or other approved leave of absence shall are not be used in computing to compute the five-five-(5) year full-full- time service requirement required under for entering the program. 17.1.3 The option of part-time employment may be exercised at the request of the faculty member and can be revoked only with the mutual consent of the Board and the faculty member. Participation in this subsection;program is limited to five (5) years. Retirement is mandatory at the end of that period. c. the 17.1.4 The faculty member shall be paid a salary which is the pro-pro rata share of the salary he/she would be earning had he/she not elected to exercise the option of part-time employment employment, but shall retain all other rights and benefits for which he/she makes the payments that would be required if he/she remained in full-full- time employment in accordance with .Education Code Section 87483(e);employment. d. other non-monetary leave 17.1.5 Leave of absence benefits shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the amount of reduced load;by fifty (50) percent. e. the minimum 17.1.6 The part-time employment shall be the equivalent of one-half of the number of days each regular workday of service required by the employeefaculty member's contract of employment during his/her final year of service in a full-time position 87483(f) and;(unless there was an atypical assignment during that year), or full-time service the first or second semester of an academic year, provided that in the event the faculty member elects full-time service during the second semester, he/she shall be required to furnish a third- party surety bond at his/her own expense indemnifying the District for all benefits and retirement contributions paid by the District in the event he/she does not render paid service during the second semester. AFT Guild members are eligible to receive indemnification via the Guild as a benefit of their membership in the Guild. The Guild agrees to indemnify the District for these members. A copy of this indemnification agreement will be executed by the Guild, the member, and the District, and will remain on file with the District. f. contributions 17.1.7 Contributions to the State Teachers Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) shall continue at the full salary amount unless state statute or rule or regulation of the STRS provide otherwiseamount.

Reduced Load. In accordance with the limitations set forth in Education Code Section 87483, on the approval of the Board of Trustees, faculty members shall be granted the option of reduced load under the following rules: a. the faculty member must have reached the age of 55 prior to reduction in workloadinworkload; b. the faculty member must have been employed full-time in a position that requires meeting minimum qualifications and District competency standards for at least 10 years, of which the immediately preceding five years were full-time employment, without a break in service. If a faculty member was on a board-approved paid leave at any time during the immediately preceding five years, such leave of absence will be counted as full-time employment, however, time spent on a sabbatical or other approved leave of absence shall not be used in computing the five-year full-time service requirement required under this subsection; c. the faculty member shall be paid a salary which is the pro-rata share of the salary he/she would be earning had he/she not elected to exercise the option of part-time employment but shall retain all other rights and benefits for which he/she makes the payments that would be required if he/she remained in full-time employment in accordance with .Education Code Section 87483(e); d. other non-monetary leave of absence benefits shall be reduced on a pro-rata basis in proportion to the amount of reduced load; e. the minimum part-time employment shall be the equivalent of one-half of the number of days of service required by the employee's contract of employment during his/her final year of service in a full-time position 87483(f) and; f. contributions to the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) shall continue at the full salary amount unless state statute or rule or regulation of the STRS provide otherwise.