Common use of Sick Bank Clause in Contracts

Sick Bank. a. The Board shall provide a Sick Leave Bank for all members of the bargaining unit. Participation in the Bank is voluntary. Days withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank shall be used for absences resulting from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in the immediate family.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 bargaining unit who are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall be eligible to withdraw days, and then only after his/her own sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of 20 days each contract year can be drawn by one individual from the bank. f. Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have to replace those days except as a regular 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 leave bank. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested days.

Sick Bank. a. The Board shall provide a Sick Leave Bank for all members of the bargaining unit. Participation in the Bank is voluntary. Days withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank shall be used for absences resulting from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in the immediate family.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 bargaining unit who are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall be eligible to withdraw days, and then only after his/her own sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of 20 days each contract year can be drawn by one individual from the bank. f. Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have to replace those days except as a regular 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 leave bank. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use uses all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested days.

Sick Bank. a. 1. The Board shall provide of Education will cooperate in the operation of a Sick Leave Bank for all members Bank. All certified professional personnel of the bargaining unit. Participation unit may participate in the Bank is voluntarybank on a voluntary yearly basis. Days withdrawn from Exceptions to this Article will be individuals who are on a short or long-term disability. 2. The primary purpose of the Sick Leave Bank shall be used for absences resulting from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in is to protect an Employee’s earning power during periods of protracted and unavoidable absence due to his/her incapacity to perform the immediate familyresponsibilities of his/her assignment. b. 3. Each member of the bargaining unit who joins the Bank teacher 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 bargaining unit who are participants automatically participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall be eligible to withdraw Bank, unless he/she objects, at which time they may opt out of the program. Initial participation requires the donation of two (2) days, and then only after . 4. A member will donate one (1) day of his/her own sick leave to the bank only when the tabulation drops below two hundred (and 200) days. When the bank falls below the two hundred (200) days, an additional day will be taken from all other available paid leaveparticipating members at the start of the following year. Any sick time over one hundred thirty (130) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of 20 days each contract year can will be drawn by one individual from donated to the sick bank. f. Members 5. A person withdrawing sick leave days from membership in the bank will not have be able to replace those days except as a regular contributing member to withdraw the bankcontributed days. g. No member 6. Members of the sick bank will need to use all sick time, plus borrow five (5) days of the next year’s sick time before they may contribute draw from the sick bank. Days from the sick bank may 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 total amount of days that may be withdrawn shall be no more than one day per year under any circumstancesthe number of days needed between the member’s accumulated sick leave and the time period that is required before long term disability (LTD) takes effect. h. A committee will be established by the association and the Administration in 8. In order to screen requests and be eligible to review continuous usage draw days from the sick bank, members will need a doctor’s statement including the number of days in requesting or expected day of return. This doctor’s statement need not contain a diagnosis if members want to maintain privacy. Members may use the sick leave bankbank for an illness of self, immediate family (spouse and children) or parents. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested days.

Sick Bank. a. (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 Board shall provide a initial grant of sick leave by the Sick Leave Bank for all members Committee to an eligible employee shall not exceed fifteen (15) days. (d) Upon completion of the bargaining unit. Participation in fifteen (15) day period, the period of entitlement may be extended by the Sick Leave Bank is voluntary. Days withdrawn from 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) members shall be designated by the Union. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall determine the eligibility for use of the Bank and the amount of leave to be granted. The following criteria shall be used for absences resulting from personal by the Committee in administering the Bank and in determining eligibility and amount of leave: 1. Adequate medical evidence of serious illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness . 2. Prior utilization of all eligible sick leave. 3. Length of service in the immediate familyBelmont School System. b. Each member 4. Propriety of use of previous sick leave. (f) Employees retiring between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2010 will have the bargaining unit who joins option of donating up to 15% of their accumulated sick leave to the Sick Leave Bank. This benefit will expire at the close of this contract on June 30, 2010. (g) If the Sick Leave Bank will is exhausted, it shall be assessed renewed by the contribution of one additional day of sick leave upon initial enrollment in the Bankby each employee covered by this contract. Assessment of one day per year of a member’s sick leave Such additional days will be continued until deducted from the bank is built up to a maximum for 150 days, each active member will be assessed one day eachemployees' annual fifteen (15) days of sick leave. This assessment will be made at the time of enrollment as a The Sick Leave Bank member, that being Committee shall determine the first official day of schooltime when it becomes necessary to replenish the Bank. c. Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning (h) The decision of each school year according to the above limitations. d. Only those members of the bargaining unit who are participants in the Sick Leave Bank Committee, with respect to the eligibility and entitlement, shall be eligible final and binding and not subject to withdraw days, and then only after his/her own sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhaustedappeal. e. A maximum of 20 days each contract year can be drawn by one individual from the bank. f. Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have to replace those days except as a regular 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 leave bank. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested days.

Sick Bank. a. The Board After two (2) full years of employment in the District, any teacher who has accumulated at least twenty (20) Sick Days shall provide a be eligible to participate voluntarily in the “Sick Leave Bank for all members Bank.” The intention of the bargaining unit. Participation in the Bank is voluntary. Days withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank 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 is to provide extended 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 bargaining unit bank who are participants 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 eligible forwarded to withdraw daysthe Administration no later than September 30. To be a member of the Sick Bank, and then only after his/her own an employee shall contribute two (2) sick leave days per year for the first two (and all other available paid leave2) has been exhausted. e. A 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 20 days each contract year can is reached before the beginning of a school year, donation days will be drawn by waived. If accumulated days drop below eight hundred (800), members will donate one individual (1) additional day for that school year. If a member withdraws from the bank. f. Members , the days already contributed by the individual shall remain in the bank. A member withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have be asked to replace those the days except as a regular contributing member 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 bank. g. No member may contribute more than one day per year under any circumstances. h. A committee physician prior to an approval and/or denial. It will be established 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 association committee and taken into consideration when granting sick days. A member of the Administration in order to screen requests and to review continuous usage of Sick Bank may not withdraw sick days in until the sick leave bank. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: said member has: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank exhausted his/her own accumulated sick days; 2) Employees who are members must apply through submitted a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician; and 3) completed the sick leave bank committee 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 approval the illness of the immediate family. Immediate family includes spouse, children, or disapproval 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 requested dayssuch 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. a. The Board A. During his service with the District, a teacher shall provide have only one opportunity to become a Sick Leave Bank for all members member of the bargaining unitBank. Participation This opportunity shall take place within thirty (30) days from inception of agreement or from date of first eligibility. New members may join by contributing one (1) day 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 District. At no time shall the number of days in the Bank is voluntaryexceed seven hundred fifty (750) days. Days withdrawn 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 Sick Leave Bank shall reserve enough days to bring the balance back up to the level of 750. Notification of such transfer will be used for absences resulting from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in provided to the immediate family. b. Each Association. No current member of the bargaining unit who joins the Bank will be assessed required to make a contribution to the Bank until such time as the reserve is depleted. When the reserve is depleted, the District will again withhold from each member of the bank one day 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, 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 retain a number of their sick days for use upon initial enrollment return from said leave. For leaves ending during July, August or September, the member will retain up to nine (9) sick days for use after returning from the leave. For leaves ending October, November or December, the member will retain up to six (6) sick days. For leave ending during January, February or March, the member will retain up to three (3) sick days. For leaves ending during April, May or June, the member will retain up to one (1) sick day. A physician’s statement of nature of illness may be requested by the administrative 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. Assessment The District shall be responsible for keeping an accurate record of one day per year the Bank’s accumulation of days and making salary payments in accordance with normal District operation. Sick Bank days that are awarded to (but not used by) a membermember are returned to the Sick Bank. C. Upon retirement, a teacher’s accumulated sick leave credit for which a 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 zero balance. At that time individuals will again be allowed to contribute as stated above. The Association 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 notified of the bargaining unit who are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall be eligible to withdraw days, and then only after his/her own sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of 20 days each contract year can be drawn by one individual from the bank. f. Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have to replace those days except as reserve reaching a regular 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 leave bank. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested days.zero balance. RETURN FROM SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

Sick Bank. a. 1. The Board shall provide a Sick Leave Bank for all members of the bargaining unit. Participation in the Bank is voluntary. Days withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank 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 purpose and philosophy of a member’s sick leave will be continued until the bank is built up to provide security to Association members when they suffer a maximum for 150 days, each active prolonged illness or injury that causes the Association member will be assessed one day each. This assessment will be made at the time to exhaust all 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 bargaining unit who are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall be eligible to withdraw days, and then only after his/her own accumulated sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhausted. e. A maximum 2. All Association members are eligible to join. The open enrollment period will be September of 20 days each contract year can be drawn by one individual from year. Once enrolled, the bank. f. Members withdrawing sick bank member must stay in the bank until the following September. Upon enrolling, each new member will contribute two (2) sick leave days from to the bank. All contributions to the sick bank will not have 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 replace those return must contribute another two (2) sick days except as a regular contributing member to the bank. g. No member 5. The bank will have a maximum number of 250 days. The maximum cap may contribute more than one day per year under any circumstances. h. A committee will be established exceeded only when new members, by the association and the Administration in order to screen requests and to review continuous usage of days in the sick leave bank. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through joining, cause the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested to exceed 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 out of sick days, he/she will be assessed a sick day from his/her next school year’s allocation. 7. Only members of the 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 given in full-day increments only and will commence on the 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 twenty (20) days at one time. The applicant may apply for additional days but must complete the process described above with an updated doctor’s statement and date of return. The maximum number of days a member may receive is ninety (90) days per school year. 12. Sick bank days given to a member but not used will revert back to the sick bank 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. a. 1. The Board shall provide of Education will cooperate in the operation of a Sick Leave Bank for all members Bank. All certified professional personnel of the bargaining unit. Participation unit may participate in the Bank is voluntarybank on a voluntary yearly basis. Days withdrawn from Exceptions to this Article will be individuals who are on a short or long-term disability. 2. The primary purpose of the Sick Leave Bank shall be used for absences resulting from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in is to protect an Employee’s earning power during periods of protracted and unavoidable absence due to his/her incapacity to perform the immediate familyresponsibilities of his/her assignment. b. 3. Each member of the bargaining unit who joins the Bank teacher 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 bargaining unit who are participants automatically participate in the Sick Leave Bank shall be eligible to withdraw Bank, unless he/she objects, at which time they may opt out of the program. Initial participation requires the donation of two (2) days, and then only after . 4. A member will donate one (1) day of his/her own sick leave to the bank only when the tabulation drops below two hundred (and 200) days. When the bank falls below the two hundred (200) days, an additional day will be taken from all other available paid leaveparticipating members at the start of the following year. Any sick time over one hundred forty (140) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of 20 days each contract year can will be drawn by one individual from donated to the sick bank. f. Members 5. A person withdrawing sick leave days from membership in the bank will not have be able to replace those days except as a regular contributing member to withdraw the bankcontributed days. g. No member 6. Members of the sick bank will need to use all sick time, plus borrow five (5) days of the next year’s sick time before they may contribute draw from the sick bank. Days from the sick bank may 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 total amount of days that may be withdrawn shall be no more than one day per year under any circumstancesthe number of days needed between the member’s accumulated sick leave and the time period that is required before long term disability (LTD) takes effect. h. A committee will be established by the association and the Administration in 8. In order to screen requests and be eligible to review continuous usage draw days from the sick bank, members will need a doctor’s statement including the number of days in requesting or expected day of return. This doctor’s statement need not contain a diagnosis if members want to maintain privacy. Members may use the sick leave bankbank for an illness of self, immediate family (spouse and children) or parents. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested days.

Sick Bank. a. The Board shall provide a Sick Leave Bank for all members of the bargaining unit. Participation in the Bank is voluntary. Days withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank shall be used for absences resulting administered by a sick bank committee consisting of two members from personal illness, accidental injuries, maternity, the Federation and the Superintendent or illness in the immediate family. b. his/her designee. Each member of the bargaining unit who joins the Bank will be assessed employee may assign only one day of his/her accumulated sick leave upon initial enrollment to 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 Bank. Assessment In case of one extraordinary illness and on recommendation of the Sick Bank Committee, up to an additional 30 days may be allotted. Any days awarded by the Sick Bank which are not used, shall be returned to the Sick Bank. In the event a member exhausts the 60 day sick bank leave cap, 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 year of a member’s person) from their own accrued sick leave will be continued until days to the bank is built affected Member up to a total sick leave bank maximum of 90 days b. Employees applying for 150 daysearly retirement bonus will not be eligible during that year to receive days from the sick bank except that the Superintendent may, each active member in his/her sole discretion, which decision shall not be subject to the parties' grievance and arbitration procedure, allow individual teachers to apply to the sick bank on a case by case basis. c. Doctor's certificates will be assessed one day eachrequired by the Sick Bank Committee. This assessment Such information may be reviewed by the Superintendent upon written request to the Federation president. d. First year employees are eligible to participate. e. Yearly sick bank deductions will be made at the time by October 1 of enrollment as a each year. Sick Leave Bank member, that being the first official day of school. c. Additions 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 bank at the beginning of each school year according to the above limitationsSick Bank. d. Only those members of the bargaining unit who are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall be eligible to withdraw days, and then only after his/her own sick leave (and all other available paid leave) has been exhausted. e. A maximum of 20 days each contract year can be drawn by one individual from the bank. f. Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank will not have to replace those days except as a regular 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 leave bank. i. Guidelines used by committee to administer sick leave bank: 1) Employee must use all available leave (including paid personal leave) prior to drawing on the bank 2) Employees who are members must apply through the sick leave bank committee for approval or disapproval of requested days.