Request and Verification Process Sample Clauses
Request and Verification Process. A unit member shall submit a written request to receive donations of sick leave under this program. The request shall be submitted to the Personnel Department and CSEA President on the District form (Appendix G) and the District will verify that the employee has met the eligibility criteria. If the unit member is incapacitated, this form may be completed by an immediate family member or other authorized person acting at the request of the unit member. If the unit member is in a coma, the bargaining unit may act on unit member’s behalf to make the request to authorize a family member or other person to act for the unit member. A physician or other person authorized under the healing arts status must provide written verification of the catastrophic illness or injury and a prognosis. If indicated by proper medical authority that a unit member will have physical or mental limitations precluding the ability to return to work in the classification to which assigned, the unit member, if eligible, shall make application to the Public Employees’ Retirement System for disability retirement prior to approval for use of donated leave.
Request and Verification Process. (i) A unit member shall submit a written request to receive donations of sick leave under this program. The request shall be submitted to the president of CSEA. If the unit member is incapacitated, this may be completed by an immediate family member or other authorized person acting at the request of the unit member. If the unit member is in a coma, the bargaining unit may act on unit member’s behalf to make the request to authorize a family member or other person to act for the unit member. A physician or other person authorized under the healing arts status must provide written verification of the catastrophic illness or injury and a prognosis.
(ii) CSEA will solicit sick leave donations. After donated sick leave has been counted and verified by the payroll department, a letter from CSEA to the Superintendent or his/her designee requesting the allotted hours be transferred to the affected unit member. Once District approves the hours, the affected unit member may start to collect Catastrophic Leave.
(iii) If indicated by proper medical authority that an unit member will have physical or mental limitations precluding the ability to return to work in the classification to which assigned, the unit member, if eligible, shall make application to the Public Employees Retirement System for disability retirement prior to approval for use of donated leave.