Common use of Sick Bank Clause in Contracts

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years of employment in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended sick leave to members of the bank who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires to participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute two (2) sick days per year for the first two (2) years of membership. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws from the bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member withdrawing days from the bank will not be asked to replace the days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminated, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bank.

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years a. The Board shall provide a Sick Leave Bank for all members of employment the bargaining unit. Participation in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Bank is voluntary. Days shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention of withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended shall be used for absences resulting from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in the immediate family. b. Each member of the bargaining unit who joins the Bank will be assessed one day of sick leave upon initial enrollment in the Bank. Assessment of one day per year of a member’s sick leave will be continued until the bank is built up to a maximum for 150 days, each active member will be assessed one day each. This assessment will be made at the time of enrollment as a Sick Leave Bank member, that being the first official day of school. c. Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning of each school year according to the above limitations. d. Only those members of the bank bargaining unit who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires to participate are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit be eligible to the Union President a written notice withdraw days, and then only after his/her own sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall 20 days each contract year can be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute two (2) sick days per year for the first two (2) years of membership. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute drawn by one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws individual from the bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member . f. Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not be asked have to replace the those days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment contributing member to the bank. g. No member may contribute more than one day per year under any circumstances. h. A committee will be established by the association and the Administration in order to screen requests and to review continuous usage of days in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered sick leave bank. i. Guidelines used by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and onecommittee to administer sick leave bank: (1) administrator. The committee Employee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four use all available leave (4including paid personal leave) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at drawing on the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; bank 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members committee for approval or disapproval of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminated, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bankrequested days.

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years 1. The purpose and philosophy of employment in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention of the Sick Leave Bank a sick bank is to provide extended security to Association members when they suffer a prolonged illness or injury that causes the Association member to exhaust all of his/her accumulated sick leave leave. 2. All Association members are eligible to members join. The open enrollment period will be September of each year. Once enrolled, the sick bank member must stay in the bank who incur a period of prolonged illnessuntil the following September. Upon enrolling, injury, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires to participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a each new member of the Sick Bank, an employee shall will contribute two (2) sick leave days per year for to the first bank. All contributions to the sick bank are non-returnable. 3. A member may leave the sick bank only by notifying the Business Office during the open enrollment. 4. A member who leaves the sick bank and then wishes to return must contribute another two (2) years of membershipsick days to the bank. 5. Each succeeding year, an employee The bank will contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the have a maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws from the bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member withdrawing days from the bank will not be asked to replace the days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full 250 days. The member’s history of sick days used maximum cap may be reviewed exceeded only when new members, by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed joining, cause the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefromexceed 250 days. 6. If the sick bank falls below 50 days, each member of the bank will be assessed an additional day of his/her personal accumulated sick leave. If a member is terminatedout of sick days, he/she will be assessed a sick day from his/her next school year’s allocation. 7. Only members of the available sick leave bank are eligible to withdraw days. 8. A committee shall be established to consider requests for the use of sick leave bank days. The committee shall be composed of five (5) representatives: three (3) Association members and two (2) administrators. One of the Association members shall be named the chairperson of the committee. The Association will hold the District harmless for all decisions made by the committee. Decisions of the committee will not be subject to the grievance procedure of this Agreement. 9. Application to the sick leave bank must be in writing and shall be accompanied by a doctor’s statement indicating that the applicant cannot resume normal work duties. The application will include an estimate of the days needed. 10. Sick bank days will be prorated by given in full-day increments only and will commence on the Sick Bank Committee 21st consecutive working day of absence or when all sick time is exhausted, whichever is later. This twenty (20) day “waiting period” is renewable annually. 11. An applicant may request up to contributing members employed twenty (20) days at one time. The applicant may apply for additional days but must complete the time process described above with an updated doctor’s statement and date of such terminationreturn. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total The maximum number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half a member may receive is ninety (1/290) days shall per school year. 12. Sick bank days given to a member but not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days used will revert back to the sick bankbank immediately upon the member returning to work. 13. Each application for days will be held in strict confidence and judged on its own merit. Past practice or precedence will not be a determining factor.

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years of employment in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) a. The Sick Days Bank shall be eligible administered by a sick bank committee consisting of two members from the Federation and the Superintendent or his/her designee. Each employee may assign only one day of his/her accumulated sick leave to participate voluntarily the Bank per year. In the event the Bank should become exhausted, a teacher may put in one additional day. An employee may not withdraw more than 30 days per year from the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention . In case of extraordinary illness and on recommendation of the Sick Leave Bank is Committee, up to provide extended sick leave to members of the bank who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalizationan additional 30 days may be allotted. Any teacher who desires to participate in days awarded by the Sick Leave Bank shall submit to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice which are not used, shall be forwarded returned to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member of the Sick Bank. In the event a member exhausts the 60 day sick bank leave cap, an employee shall contribute two (2) and is still experiencing extraordinary circumstances limiting his/her ability to return to work, the sick bank chairs may request other WFT Members to voluntarily transfer sick days (up to 5 per person) from their own accrued sick days to the affected Member up to a total sick leave bank maximum of 90 days b. Employees applying for early retirement bonus will not be eligible during that year for the first two (2) years of membership. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws from the bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member withdrawing to receive days from the sick bank will except that the Superintendent may, in his/her sole discretion, which decision shall not be asked subject to replace the days except as parties' grievance and arbitration procedure, allow individual teachers to apply to the sick bank on a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment in case by case basis. c. Doctor's certificates will be required by the Sick Bank will occur annuallyCommittee. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional Such information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting Superintendent upon written request to the Federation president. d. First year employees are eligible to participate. e. Yearly sick daysbank deductions will be made by October 1 of each year. A member Sick bank deductions for new hires after October 1 will be made within 10 days of notice from the WFT that the new Member intends to donate a day to the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminated, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bankBank.

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years of employment in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days 1. There shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended a sick leave bank. Sick leave bank participation is voluntary. In order to members participate, new employees as of July 1, 2015, must make a decision within 1-year from the bank who incur a period date of prolonged illnessmutual ratification of this Agreement. Current WEA Staff employed as of June 30, injury2015, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires shall have until June 30, 2016 to decide if they would like to participate in the Sick Leave sick bank. 2. In order to participate, eligible employees must have completed two years of employment. Bank in service, except for reduction in force, breaks time toward eligibility. Paid and Board-granted unpaid leaves to not constitute a “break in service.” 3. Before days can be granted from the bank, all available paid leave days must be used. This includes sick leave, personal leave, family leave and vacation (for 12 month employees). 4. The Board of Education, on the recommendation of the Superintendent, shall submit determine whether to permit the use of sick bank leave. 5. The employee must file a written request to the Union President a written notice Superintendent and demonstrate, through physicians’ certifications, that the absence is due to an extraordinary and protracted illness or that the employee is required to be absent from work due to hospital confinement. 6. The Board of intent Education will determine whether or not to participate on a union established form providedgrant leave to employees under the sick bank leave, based upon the purpose of such leave and its assessment that the applying employee has not abused his/her sick leave in the past. 7. Such notice The judgments of the Board of Education are final and not subject to the grievance procedure and arbitration. 8. An eligible applicant may receive not less than five (5) days and not more than 25 days of such leave in any one year. 9. All time granted by the bank qualifies as leave time under the Federal and State Family Leave Acts. 10. The bank shall be forwarded to established by the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member contribution of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute two (2) sick leave days per year for from each employee in the first two (2) years unit who voluntarily takes part in the program 11. Should the number of membership. Each succeeding year, an days available in the bank diminish to a point where the number is less than 30% of the number of participants in the bank; each participating employee will be asked to contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800)additional sick leave day. If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of Should a school yearparticipating employee decide not to contribute, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If such action shall constitute a member withdraws withdrawal from the bank, the ’s coverage and a loss of any sick leave days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bankcontributed. 12. A member withdrawing days from the committee shall be formed to determine eligibility of sick bank will not be asked to replace the days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annuallytime usage. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership committee shall consist of the Union President or designee, five two (52) teachersWEA members, and one two (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) submitted a written certificate Ocean Board of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank Education members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or event that there is a tie-vote on any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminatedgiven applicant’s eligibility, the available days will Superintendent shall be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than onedeciding tie-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bankbreak vote.

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years of employment in A. During his service with the District, any a teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall be eligible have only one opportunity to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended sick leave to members of the bank who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires to participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be become a member of the Sick Bank, an employee . This opportunity shall contribute two take place within thirty (230) sick days per year for the from inception of agreement or from date of first two (2) years of membershipeligibility. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute New members may join by contributing one (1) day per year until of personal sick leave. The Bank shall be established to aid teachers who suffer prolonged illness and whose sick leave accumulations have been exhausted. A teacher shall make his contributions by giving a signed written authorization to the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800)District. If At no time shall the maximum number of days in the Bank exceed seven hundred fifty (750) days. The days in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) shall be held in reserve. When the number of days in the Bank falls below 750 days, the District will transfer from the reserve enough days to bring the balance back up to the level of 750. Notification of such transfer will be provided to the Association. No current member of the Bank will be required to make a contribution to the Bank until such time as the reserve is reached before depleted. When the beginning reserve is depleted, the District will again withhold from each member of the bank one of his yearly allotment of sick leave days on an irrevocable basis in September of each year-until the balance of the Bank is again 750 days. B. A member of the Bank who has completed three (3) years service to the District will be permitted to withdraw up to the total number of days in a full school year. Such leave shall be for the same illness and as such, donation does not have to be continuous. A member shall be allowed to take one full school year as stated for each separate and distinct illness, after his own sick day accumulation has been exhausted except as per the following: When a member of the bank applies for days to be used for a prolonged leave, the member will be waivedretain a number of their sick days for use upon return from said leave. If accumulated For leaves ending during July, August or September, the member will retain up to nine (9) sick days drop below eight hundred for use after returning from the leave. For leaves ending October, November or December, the member will retain up to six (800)6) sick days. For leave ending during January, members February or March, the member will donate retain up to three (3) sick days. For leaves ending during April, May or June, the member will retain up to one (1) additional day for that school yearsick day. If a member withdraws from the bank, the days already contributed A physician’s statement of nature of illness may be requested by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member withdrawing days from the bank will not be asked to replace the days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick daysadministrative committee. A member of the Bank in his first year of employment in the District will be able to draw thirty (30) full-paid days; second year of employment - sixty (60) days; third year of employment - ninety (90) days. Two (2) teachers, appointed yearly by the Executive Board of the Fredonia Teachers’ Association, and one administrator shall be responsible for administration of the Bank. The District shall be responsible for keeping an accurate record of the Bank’s accumulation of days and making salary payments in accordance with normal District operation. Sick Bank may days that are awarded to (but not withdraw sick days until used by) a member are returned to the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own Sick Bank. C. Upon retirement, a teacher’s accumulated sick days; 2) submitted leave credit for which a written certificate of illness from teacher has not received payment shall automatically be credited into the Bank or held in reserve. This contribution will only take place once die reserve has reached a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application formzero balance. At that time individuals will again be allowed to contribute as stated above. The sick leave bank shall Association will be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members notified of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate familyreserve reaching a zero balance. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminated, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bank.RETURN FROM SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years a. The Board shall provide a Sick Leave Bank for all members of employment the bargaining unit. Participation in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Bank is voluntary. Days shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention of withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended shall be used for absences resulting from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in the immediate family. b. Each member of the bargaining unit who joins the Bank will be assessed one day of sick leave upon initial enrollment in the Bank. Assessment of one day per year of a member’s sick leave will be continued until the bank is built up to a maximum for 150 days, each active member will be assessed one day each. This assessment will be made at the time of enrollment as a Sick Leave Bank member, that being the first official day of school. c. Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning of each school year according to the above limitations. d. Only those members of the bank bargaining unit who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires to participate are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit be eligible to the Union President a written notice withdraw days, and then only after his/her own sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall 20 days each contract year can be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute two (2) sick days per year for the first two (2) years of membership. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute drawn by one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws individual from the bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member . f. Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not be asked have to replace the those days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment contributing member to the bank. g. No member may contribute more than one day per year under any circumstances. h. A committee will be established by the association and the Administration in order to screen requests and to review continuous usage of days in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered sick leave bank. i. Guidelines used by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and onecommittee to administer sick leave bank: (1) administrator. The committee Employee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four uses all available leave (4including paid personal leave) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at drawing on the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; bank 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members committee for approval or disapproval of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminated, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bankrequested days.

Sick Bank. After (a) A sick leave bank for use by eligible employees covered by this contract who have exhausted their own sick leave and who have serious illness has been established. (b) Employees new to the system shall contribute one (l) day of sick leave to the Bank in the first year of employment. (c) The initial grant of sick leave by the Sick Leave Bank Committee to an eligible employee shall not exceed fifteen (15) days. (d) Upon completion of the fifteen (15) day period, the period of entitlement may be extended by the Sick Leave Bank Committee upon the demonstration of need by the applicant. (e) The Sick Leave Bank shall be administered by a Sick Leave Bank Committee consisting of four (4) members. Two (2) members shall be designated by the Committee to serve at its discretion and two (2) full years members shall be designated by the Union. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall determine the eligibility for use of employment the Bank and the amount of leave to be granted. The following criteria shall be used by the Committee in administering the Bank and in determining eligibility and amount of leave: 1. Adequate medical evidence of serious illness. 2. Prior utilization of all eligible sick leave. 3. Length of service in the DistrictBelmont School System. 4. Propriety of use of previous sick leave. (f) Employees retiring between July 1, any teacher who has 2008 and June 30, 2010 will have the option of donating up to 15% of their accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall be eligible sick leave to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank. This benefit will expire at the close of this contract on June 30, 2010.” (g) If the Sick Leave Bank is exhausted, it shall be renewed by the contribution of one additional day of sick leave by each employee covered by this contract. Such additional days will be deducted from the employees' annual fifteen (15) days of sick leave. The intention Sick Leave Bank Committee shall determine the time when it becomes necessary to replenish the Bank. (h) The decision of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended sick leave to members of the bank who incur a period of prolonged illnessCommittee, injury, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires to participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit with respect to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice eligibility and entitlement, shall be forwarded final and binding and not subject to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute two (2) sick days per year for the first two (2) years of membership. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws from the bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member withdrawing days from the bank will not be asked to replace the days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminated, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bankappeal.

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years of employment in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank.” The intention of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended sick leave to members of the bank who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalization. Any teacher who desires to participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute two (2) sick days per year for the first two (2) years of membership. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws from the bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member withdrawing days from the bank will not be asked to replace the days except as a regular yearly contribution. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist of the Union President or designee, five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee may ask for additional information and records from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school year. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history depository of sick days used and vacation days voluntarily donated by bargaining unit and non-bargaining unit employees (participants) from their individual accruals. The Sick Bank may be reviewed used by participants in the committee and taken into consideration when granting event of a serious illness or injury that results in their long-term absence from employment. ▇▇▇ will consider requests for sick daysbank time for part-time absence in connection with an employee’s return to work from a long-term absence due to serious illness or injury. A member of In such instances, the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick be available to provide employees whose leave accruals are exhausted with income replacement during the seven (7) day elimination period for ANA’s Short Term Disability (“STD”) plan, or to supplement the employee’s approved STD coverage so that it equals 100% income replacement for the employee, up to the number of days until to reach eligibility for Long Term Disability (“LTD”) benefits. 2. A participant in the said member has: Sick Bank may donate a minimum of one (1) exhausted his/her own accumulated day, up to a maximum combined total of six (6) days, of sick and/or vacation leave each year to the Sick Bank by notifying the Human Resources Department in writing. Participants wishing to donate may do so during open enrollment each year or during their new hire enrollment period. Participants also may donate leave within the maximum specified above if the Sick Bank balance falls below sixty- five (65) days; 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request days for the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The sick leave bank shall not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If the sick bank is terminated, the available donated days will be prorated by deducted from each participant’s accrued leave. 3. In order to be eligible to receive sick leave from the Sick Bank, a participant must have donated leave to the Sick Bank within that calendar year. 4. A participant in the Sick Bank who has depleted his or her accrued sick leave, accrued vacation leave, and any other accrued paid leave, and who needs additional sick leave as a result of a serious illness or injury, may request sick days from the Sick Bank in order to provide the employee with income replacement during the seven (7) day elimination period for ANA’s STD plan, or to supplement the employee’s approved STD coverage so that it equals 100% income replacement for the employee, up to the number of days to reach eligibility for LTD benefits. A request for Sick Bank days must be made in writing to the Human Resources Department and must be accompanied by a letter from the participant’s physician or advanced practice nurse verifying the seriousness of the illness or injury and specifying the expected duration of the illness or injury. The verification will be subject to review and further verification by a physician or advanced practice nurse appointed by the Labor- Management Committee to contributing members employed perform that function at no cost to the time of such terminationparticipant. 5. No sick leave bank members Employees may not receive more than the total sixty (60) Sick Bank days in any rolling twelve (12) month period. The maximum number of leave days he/she contributed to in the bankSick Bank at any one time will be two hundred and fifty (250). 6. Fractional days less than one-half (1/2) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from Human Resources will administer the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 Sick Bank and will have complete discretion regarding the number of Sick Bank days to be allotted to any individual, provided the sick bank.amount does not exceed the limit specified in Sections

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years 1. The Board of employment Education will cooperate in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “operation of a Sick Leave Bank. All certified professional personnel of the bargaining unit may participate in the bank on a voluntary yearly basis. Exceptions to this Article will be individuals who are on a short or long-term disability.” 2. The intention primary purpose of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended sick leave protect an Employee’s earning power during periods of protracted and unavoidable absence due to members his/her incapacity to perform the responsibilities of the bank who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalizationhis/her assignment. 3. Any Each teacher who desires to will automatically participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member Bank, unless he/she objects, at which time they may opt out of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute program. Initial participation requires the donation of two (2) sick days per year for the first two (2) years of membershipdays. 4. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members A member will donate one (1) day of his/her sick leave to the bank only when the tabulation drops below two hundred (200) days. When the bank falls below the two hundred (200) days, an additional day for that school will be taken from all participating members at the start of the following year. If a member withdraws from Any sick time over one hundred thirty (130) days will be donated to the sick bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. 5. A member person withdrawing days from membership in the bank will not be asked able to replace withdraw the days except as a regular yearly contributioncontributed days. 6. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist Members of the Union President or designeesick bank will need to use all sick time, plus borrow five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee days of the next year’s sick time before they may ask for additional information and records draw from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school yearsick bank. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request not be used to repay borrowed days. 7. Maximum withdrawal will not exceed one hundred (100) days per person per year. When and only when, the teacher is eligible for LTD, the illness total amount of days that may be withdrawn shall be no more than the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The number of days needed between the member’s accumulated sick leave bank shall and the time period that is required before long term disability (LTD) takes effect. 8. In order to be eligible to draw days from the sick bank, members will need a doctor’s statement including the number of days requesting or expected day of return. This doctor’s statement need not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except contain a diagnosis if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which members want to maintain privacy. Members may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If use the sick bank is terminatedfor an illness of self, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half immediate family (1/2spouse and children) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bankor parents.

Sick Bank. After two (2) full years 1. The Board of employment Education will cooperate in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “operation of a Sick Leave Bank. All certified professional personnel of the bargaining unit may participate in the bank on a voluntary yearly basis. Exceptions to this Article will be individuals who are on a short or long-term disability.” 2. The intention primary purpose of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide extended sick leave protect an Employee’s earning power during periods of protracted and unavoidable absence due to members his/her incapacity to perform the responsibilities of the bank who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury, or hospitalizationhis/her assignment. 3. Any Each teacher who desires to will automatically participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall submit to the Union President a written notice of intent to participate on a union established form provided. Such notice shall be forwarded to the Administration no later than September 30. To be a member Bank, unless he/she objects, at which time they may opt out of the Sick Bank, an employee shall contribute program. Initial participation requires the donation of two (2) sick days per year for the first two (2) years of membershipdays. 4. Each succeeding year, an employee will contribute one (1) day per year until the bank accumulates approximately eight hundred (800). If the maximum number of days is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members A member will donate one (1) day of his/her sick leave to the bank only when the tabulation drops below two hundred (200) days. When the bank falls below the two hundred (200) days, an additional day for that school will be taken from all participating members at the start of the following year. If a member withdraws from Any sick time over one hundred forty (140) days will be donated to the sick bank, the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. 5. A member person withdrawing days from membership in the bank will not be asked able to replace withdraw the days except as a regular yearly contributioncontributed days. 6. Re-enrollment in the Sick Bank will occur annually. The Sick Bank will officially be administered by the Teachers’ Union. Committee membership shall consist Members of the Union President or designeesick bank will need to use all sick time, plus borrow five (5) teachers, and one (1) administrator. The committee must have a quorum in attendance to take any action. Four (4) members in attendance shall equal a quorum. The committee days of the next year’s sick time before they may ask for additional information and records draw from the physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be at the discretion of the Sick Leave Committee to determine the minimum and maximum numbers of days granted to any applicant during a school yearsick bank. Days do not have to be consecutive or full days. The member’s history of sick days used may be reviewed by the committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days until the said member has: 1) exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank application form. The sick leave bank shall be applicable only to sick leave bank members. In addition, members of the sick bank may request not be used to repay borrowed days. 7. Maximum withdrawal will not exceed one hundred (100) days per person per year. When and only when, the teacher is eligible for LTD, the illness total amount of days that may be withdrawn shall be no more than the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or any individual whom you have been granted legal custody as defined by Illinois law and statutes. The number of days needed between the member’s accumulated sick leave bank shall and the time period that is required before long term disability (LTD) takes effect. 8. In order to be eligible to draw days from the sick bank, members will need a doctor’s statement including the number of days requesting or expected day of return. This doctor’s statement need not be applicable for: 1) cosmetic surgery (as defined in insurance policy), except contain a diagnosis if complications result therefrom; 2) elective surgery or other treatment which members want to maintain privacy. Members may be safely deferred until a vacation or holiday period, except if complications result therefrom. If use the sick bank is terminatedfor an illness of self, the available days will be prorated by the Sick Bank Committee to contributing members employed at the time of such termination. No sick leave bank members may receive more than the total number of days he/she contributed to the bank. Fractional days less than one-half immediate family (1/2spouse and children) days shall not be distributed. Teachers retiring from the District with excess sick days may donate up to 8 days to the sick bankor parents.