Common use of Sick Day Bank Clause in Contracts

Sick Day Bank. 1. The Sick Day Bank is a program to offer assistance to employees in time of extended illness in the form of extension of their accrued personal sick days. It is not the purpose of the Bank to provide for an illness of a brief nature. The Sick Day Bank is a cooperative program whose implementation and maintenance is dependent on employee support. 2. The Bank will be built up once annually, as needed, by the employees contributing one or more of their accumulated sick leave days to the Bank. No days will be added to the Bank until the number drops below 300 days. At the end of the school year, any unused sick days remaining in the Bank will be carried over to the next year. 3. In the event that the Board of Education and the WCMA agree to dissolve the Bank for whatever reason, all days left in the Bank will be divided equally by the employees. No employee will receive more days than he/she has contributed to the Bank. 4. The Board of Trustees shall consist of five (5) WCMA members, appointed by the WCMA annually to receive requests for the use of sick leave days in the Bank and to determine whether to recommend such requests for approval. 5. The Trustees shall provide the Board annually with the names of employees who contributed to the sick leave bank and the number of days they contribute. The Board of Education shall maintain records on the donation and usage of sick leave bank days, which shall be the records relied on by all parties involved. At the end of each school year, the Board of Education shall provide the WCMA a written accounting of donation and usage for that year to support the total number of days shown by the Board of Education as remaining in the Bank. 6. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself, the right to have a second medical opinion of the employee making the claim for Bank use. The cost for such examination shall be paid for by the employee and the doctor used will be of the Bank’s choice. 7. The trustees of the Bank will be limited to granting up to sixty (60) school days at one time. A member may request additional sick leave by submitting a request and a doctor’s certificate. 8. If in the judgment of the Trustees the employee qualifies, the Trustees shall submit the request to the Board of Education. If the Board of Education agrees with the Trustees, the Board of Education will arrange payment to the employee. If the Board of Education rejects the request, the Board will notify the Trustees of the Bank. 9. The parties acknowledge that the decision of the Board of Education shall be final and binding and shall not be reviewable by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction or subject to the contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. The Board of Education shall not withhold its approval for illegal reasons. 10. When an employee is on sick leave beyond his/her allotted number of days with pay, the deductions from his/her pay will be in the amount of 1/200th (10-month employees) and 1/240th (12 month employees) of his/her annual salary per day. 11. Prior to any recommendation or approval of the use of sick leave bank days, every applicant must sign an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Board of Education, the WCMA, their members, agents, servant, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs related to: a. The solicitation and/or contributions of sick leave days to the Bank; b. The communication of the names of WCMA members who contribute to the Bank and/or the number of days they contribute; c. The application for use of sick leave days in the Bank and/or the WCMA’s committee review and recommendation process; and d. The Board of Education’s approval or denial of recommendations to allow the use of sick leave days in the Bank.

Sick Day Bank. 1. The A. A district employee Sick Day Bank is a program to offer assistance to employees in time of extended illness in the form of extension of their accrued personal sick daysshall be established. It is not the purpose of the Bank to provide for an illness of a brief nature. The Sick Day Bank is a cooperative program whose implementation and maintenance is dependent on Each employee support. 2. The Bank will be built up once given the option of participating annually, as needed, by the employees contributing . Each participant may voluntarily contribute one or more (1) of their accumulated his/her sick leave days to the Bankbank annually and must be submitted to the Human Resources Department at the time the annual employment contract is due. No days An indication to join or not will be added to the Bank until employment contract. If neither option is checked, your decision is “NO”. This will constitute a pool of days upon which a participant may draw, as explained below: A participant who has exhausted his/her sick and personal days due to a protracted and verifiable illness may apply to the committee. The participant’s record must show non-abuse of sick day usage, as determined by the committee. Maternity related disability will generally not be considered by the Sick Day Bank. The committee may or may not award the days and may do so in not more than thirty (30) day segments. Reapplication is necessary for each segment. If the pool diminishes to the point whereby it is less than thirty percent (30%) of whole days in relation to the number drops below 300 days. At of participants at a given moment, an open enrollment period will be declared and all employees covered by this agreement shall have the end of the school year, any unused sick days remaining opportunity to enroll in the Bank Sick Day Bank. Should a participant at any time of replenishing opt NOT to enroll, such action will constitute a withdrawal from the bank, losing any days thus far contributed. B. The committee will be carried over to as follows: Two participating STEA members appointed by the next year. 3president. In One participating STEA support staff member appointed by the event that president. The superintendent (or his designee). A member of the Board of Education and (or an administrator as so designated by the WCMA agree board president). A non-affiliated support staff member as designated by the superintendent. If a tie vote occurs, up to dissolve the Bank for whatever reason, all thirty (30) days left in the Bank will be divided equally by awarded, but not more, for a single incident or illness. Also, in cases of a tie and following the employees. No employee initial 30 day award, if a reapplication follows, and a second tie results, the reapplication will receive more days than he/she has contributed to the Bankbe denied. 4. The Board of Trustees shall consist of five (5) WCMA members, appointed by the WCMA annually to receive requests for the use of sick leave days in the Bank and to determine whether to recommend such requests for approval. 5. The Trustees shall provide the Board annually with the names of employees who contributed to the sick leave bank and the number of days they contribute. The Board of Education shall maintain records on the donation and usage of sick leave bank days, which shall be the records relied on by all parties involved. C. At the end of each school year, the Board of Education school business administrator shall provide the WCMA STEA with a written accounting of donation and usage for that year to support the total number of days shown by the Board of Education as remaining in the Bank. 6. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself, the right to have a second medical opinion of the employee making the claim for Bank use. The cost for such examination shall be paid for by the employee and the doctor used will be of the Bank’s choice. 7. The trustees of the Bank will be limited to granting up to sixty (60) school days at one time. A member may request additional sick leave by submitting a request and a doctor’s certificate. 8. If in the judgment of the Trustees the employee qualifies, the Trustees shall submit the request to the Board of Education. If the Board of Education agrees with the Trustees, the Board of Education will arrange payment to the employee. If the Board of Education rejects the request, the Board will notify the Trustees of the Bank. 9. The parties acknowledge that the decision of the Board of Education shall be final and binding and shall not be reviewable by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction or subject to the contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. The Board of Education shall not withhold its approval for illegal reasons. 10. When an employee is on sick leave beyond his/her allotted number of days with pay, the deductions from his/her pay will be in the amount of 1/200th (10-month employees) and 1/240th (12 month employees) of his/her annual salary per day. 11. Prior to any recommendation or approval of the use of sick leave bank days, every applicant must sign an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Board of Education, the WCMA, their members, agents, servant, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs related to: a. The solicitation and/or contributions of sick leave days to the Bank; b. The communication of the names of WCMA members who contribute to the Bank and/or the number of days they contribute; c. The application for use used, the number of sick leave individuals who utilized days in and the Bank and/or the WCMA’s committee review and recommendation process; and d. The Board number of Education’s approval or denial of recommendations to allow the use of sick leave days in the Bankremaining.

Sick Day Bank. 1. A sick day bank as agreed upon by the Board and the Association will be voluntary for members of the bargaining unit. Each unit member wishing to participate will contribute five (5) accumulated sick days to the bank. Since the bank is voluntary, an individual unit member may join the bank or may withdraw from the bank and receive his/her five (5) days at the end of any school year, to be effective with the commencement of the following school year. A new unit member wishing to participate in the sick bank may do so immediately upon employment. That individual will contribute five (5) accumulated sick days as soon as he/she has accumulated that number of days. The maximum size of the Sick Day Bank shall be ten (10) days times the number of members in the bargaining unit. 2. Association members may contribute sick days once per year. Days shall only be contributed on or before November 15th to a maximum of twenty (20) days per employee. If at the end of any school year the Bank drops below five (5) days times the number of members in the bargaining unit, the Association will replenish the Bank. 3. The Sick Day Bank is a program shall be available for use in case of major illnesses and disabilities on the following bases: (a) Upon depletion of existing accumulated sick leave, members may be eligible to offer assistance to employees in time of extended illness in the form of extension of their accrued personal sick days. It is not the purpose of draw upon the Bank to provide for an illness of a brief nature. The Sick Day Bank is a cooperative program whose implementation and maintenance is dependent on employee supportfrom the first day, if hospitalized. 2. The Bank will be built up once annually, as needed, by the employees contributing one or more (b) Upon depletion of their existing accumulated sick leave days leave, members may be eligible to the Bank. No days will be added to draw upon the Bank until the number drops below 300 days. At the end after five (5) consecutive days of the school year, any unused sick days remaining in the Bank will be carried over to the next year. 3. In the event that the Board of Education and the WCMA agree to dissolve the Bank for whatever reason, all days left in the Bank will be divided equally by the employees. No employee will receive more days than he/she has contributed to the Bankabsence. 4. The Board If an illness meets either of Trustees shall consist the above criteria the member may apply in writing to the sick bank committee composed of five (5) WCMA members, representatives appointed by the WCMA annually Board and five (5) representatives appointed by the association. The committee shall establish its operating rules and procedures to receive facilitate review and consideration of requests for the use allocation of days from the sick leave days in day bank. Recommendations of the Bank and to determine whether to recommend such requests for approval. 5. The Trustees committee shall provide the Board annually with the names of employees who contributed be submitted to the sick leave bank and the number of days they contribute. The Board of Education shall maintain records on the donation and usage of sick leave bank days, which shall be the records relied on by all parties involved. At the end of each school year, the Board of Education shall provide the WCMA a written accounting of donation and usage for that year to support the total number of days shown by the Board of Education as remaining in the Bank. 6. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself, the right to have a second medical opinion of the employee making the claim for Bank use. The cost for such examination shall be paid for by the employee and the doctor used will be of the Bank’s choice. 7. The trustees of the Bank will be limited to granting up to sixty (60) school days at one time. A member may request additional sick leave by submitting a request and a doctor’s certificate. 8. If in the judgment of the Trustees the employee qualifies, the Trustees shall submit the request to the Board of Education. If the Board of Education agrees with the Trustees, the Board of Education will arrange payment to the employee. If the Board of Education rejects the request, the Board will notify the Trustees of the Bank. 9. The parties acknowledge that the decision of the Board of Education shall be final and binding and shall not be reviewable by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction or subject to the contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. The Board of Education shall not withhold its approval for illegal reasons. 10. When an employee is on sick leave beyond his/her allotted number of days with pay, the deductions from his/her pay will be in the amount of 1/200th (10-month employees) and 1/240th (12 month employees) of his/her annual salary per day. 11. Prior to any recommendation or approval of the use of sick leave bank days, every applicant must sign an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the full Board of Education, which shall vote on the WCMA, recommendations in accordance with their members, agents, servant, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs related to: a. The solicitation and/or contributions of sick leave days authority pursuant to the Bank; b. The communication of the names of WCMA members who contribute to the Bank and/or the number of days they contribute; c. The application for use of sick leave days in the Bank and/or the WCMA’s committee review and recommendation process; and d. The Board of Education’s approval or denial of recommendations to allow the use of sick leave days in the Bank.N.J.S.A.18A:30-

Sick Day Bank. 1. A sick day bank as agreed upon by the Board and the Association will be voluntary for members of the bargaining unit. Each unit member wishing to participate will contribute five (5) accumulated sick days to the bank. Since the bank is voluntary, an individual unit member may join the bank or may withdraw from the bank and receive his/her five (5) days at the end of any school year, to be effective with the commencement of the following school year. A new unit member wishing to participate in the sick bank may do so immediately upon employment. That individual will contribute five (5) accumulated sick days as soon as he/she has accumulated that number of days. The maximum size of the Sick Day Bank shall be ten (10) days times the number of members in the bargaining unit. 2. If at the end of any school year the Bank drops below five (5) days times the number of members in the bargaining unit, the Board and the Association will replenish the Bank to the level specified in Paragraph E, Section 1 through equal assessments of the Board and members. 3. The Sick Day Bank is a program shall be available for use in case of major illnesses and disabilities on the following bases: (a) Upon depletion of existing accumulated sick leave, members may be eligible to offer assistance to employees in time of extended illness in the form of extension of their accrued personal sick days. It is not the purpose of draw upon the Bank to provide for an illness of a brief nature. The Sick Day Bank is a cooperative program whose implementation and maintenance is dependent on employee supportfrom the first day, if hospitalized. 2. The Bank will be built up once annually, as needed, by the employees contributing one or more (b) Upon depletion of their existing accumulated sick leave days leave, members may be eligible to the Bank. No days will be added to draw upon the Bank until the number drops below 300 days. At the end after five (5) consecutive days of the school year, any unused sick days remaining in the Bank will be carried over to the next year. 3. In the event that the Board of Education and the WCMA agree to dissolve the Bank for whatever reason, all days left in the Bank will be divided equally by the employees. No employee will receive more days than he/she has contributed to the Bankabsence. 4. The Board If an illness meets either of Trustees shall consist the above criteria the member may apply in writing to the sick bank committee composed of five (5) WCMA members, representatives appointed by the WCMA annually Board and five (5) representatives appointed by the association. The committee shall establish its operating rules and procedures to receive facilitate review and consideration of requests for the use allocation of days from the sick leave days in day bank. Recommendations of the Bank and to determine whether to recommend such requests for approval. 5. The Trustees committee shall provide the Board annually with the names of employees who contributed be submitted to the sick leave bank and the number of days they contribute. The Board of Education shall maintain records on the donation and usage of sick leave bank days, which shall be the records relied on by all parties involved. At the end of each school year, the Board of Education shall provide the WCMA a written accounting of donation and usage for that year to support the total number of days shown by the Board of Education as remaining in the Bank. 6. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself, the right to have a second medical opinion of the employee making the claim for Bank use. The cost for such examination shall be paid for by the employee and the doctor used will be of the Bank’s choice. 7. The trustees of the Bank will be limited to granting up to sixty (60) school days at one time. A member may request additional sick leave by submitting a request and a doctor’s certificate. 8. If in the judgment of the Trustees the employee qualifies, the Trustees shall submit the request to the Board of Education. If the Board of Education agrees with the Trustees, the Board of Education will arrange payment to the employee. If the Board of Education rejects the request, the Board will notify the Trustees of the Bank. 9. The parties acknowledge that the decision of the Board of Education shall be final and binding and shall not be reviewable by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction or subject to the contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. The Board of Education shall not withhold its approval for illegal reasons. 10. When an employee is on sick leave beyond his/her allotted number of days with pay, the deductions from his/her pay will be in the amount of 1/200th (10-month employees) and 1/240th (12 month employees) of his/her annual salary per day. 11. Prior to any recommendation or approval of the use of sick leave bank days, every applicant must sign an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the full Board of Education, which shall vote on the WCMA, recommendations in accordance with their members, agents, servant, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs related to: a. The solicitation and/or contributions of sick leave days authority pursuant to the Bank; b. The communication of the names of WCMA members who contribute to the Bank and/or the number of days they contribute; c. The application for use of sick leave days in the Bank and/or the WCMA’s committee review and recommendation process; and d. The Board of Education’s approval or denial of recommendations to allow the use of sick leave days in the Bank.N.J.S.A.18A:30-

Sick Day Bank. 1. The A. A district employee Sick Day Bank shall be established. Each employee will be given the option of participating annually. Each participant may voluntarily contribute one (1) of his/her sick days to the bank annually and must be submitted to the Human Resources Department at the time the annual employment contract is due. An indication to join or not will be added to the employment contract. If neither option is checked, your decision is “NO”. This will constitute a program pool of days upon which a participant may draw, as explained below: 1. A participant who has exhausted his/her sick and personal days due to offer assistance a protracted and verifiable illness may apply to employees in time of extended illness in the form of extension of their accrued personal sick days. It is not the purpose of the Bank to provide for an illness of a brief nature. The Sick Day Bank is a cooperative program whose implementation and maintenance is dependent on employee supportcommittee. 2. The Bank will be built up once annuallyparticipant’s record must show non-abuse of sick day usage, as needed, determined by the employees contributing one or more of their accumulated sick leave days to the Bank. No days will be added to the Bank until the number drops below 300 days. At the end of the school year, any unused sick days remaining in the Bank will be carried over to the next yearcommittee. 3. In the event that the Board of Education and the WCMA agree to dissolve the Bank for whatever reason, all days left in the Bank Maternity related disability will generally not be divided equally considered by the employees. No employee will receive more days than he/she has contributed to the Sick Day Bank. 4. The Board committee may or may not award the days and may do so in not more than thirty (30) day segments. Reapplication is necessary for each segment. If the pool diminishes to the point whereby it is less than thirty percent (30%) of Trustees whole days in relation to the number of participants at a given moment, an open enrollment period will be declared and all employees covered by this agreement shall consist have the opportunity to enroll in the Sick Day Bank. Should a participant at any time of five (5) WCMA membersreplenishing opt NOT to enroll, such action will constitute a withdrawal from the bank, losing any days thus far contributed. B. The committee will be as follows: 1. Two participating STEA members appointed by the WCMA annually to receive requests for the use of sick leave days in the Bank and to determine whether to recommend such requests for approvalpresident. 52. One participating STEA support staff member appointed by the president. 3. The Trustees shall provide superintendent (or his designee). 4. Two members of the Board annually with the names of employees who contributed to the sick leave bank and the number of days they contribute. The Board of Education shall maintain records on (or an administrator as so designated by the donation board president). C. If a tie vote occurs, up to thirty (30) days will be awarded, but not more, for a single incident or illness. Also, in cases of a tie and usage of sick leave bank daysfollowing the initial 30 day award, which shall if a reapplication follows, and a second tie results, the reapplication will be the records relied on by all parties involved. denied. D. At the end of each school year, the Board of Education school business administrator shall provide the WCMA STEA with a written accounting of donation and usage for that year to support the total number of days shown by the Board of Education as remaining in the Bank. 6. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself, the right to have a second medical opinion of the employee making the claim for Bank use. The cost for such examination shall be paid for by the employee and the doctor used will be of the Bank’s choice. 7. The trustees of the Bank will be limited to granting up to sixty (60) school days at one time. A member may request additional sick leave by submitting a request and a doctor’s certificate. 8. If in the judgment of the Trustees the employee qualifies, the Trustees shall submit the request to the Board of Education. If the Board of Education agrees with the Trustees, the Board of Education will arrange payment to the employee. If the Board of Education rejects the request, the Board will notify the Trustees of the Bank. 9. The parties acknowledge that the decision of the Board of Education shall be final and binding and shall not be reviewable by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction or subject to the contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. The Board of Education shall not withhold its approval for illegal reasons. 10. When an employee is on sick leave beyond his/her allotted number of days with pay, the deductions from his/her pay will be in the amount of 1/200th (10-month employees) and 1/240th (12 month employees) of his/her annual salary per day. 11. Prior to any recommendation or approval of the use of sick leave bank days, every applicant must sign an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Board of Education, the WCMA, their members, agents, servant, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs related to: a. The solicitation and/or contributions of sick leave days to the Bank; b. The communication of the names of WCMA members who contribute to the Bank and/or the number of days they contribute; c. The application for use used, the number of sick leave individuals who utilized days in and the Bank and/or the WCMA’s committee review and recommendation process; and d. The Board number of Education’s approval or denial of recommendations to allow the use of sick leave days in the Bankremaining.

Sick Day Bank. A. A sick day bank shall be created by the Board for supervisors and teachers who wish to participate. B. The sick day bank shall be built up and maintained in the following manner. 1. The Sick Day Bank is Those who wish to join the bank in a program given year are to offer assistance to employees notify the Superintendent or his designee in time of extended illness in the form of extension writing of their accrued personal sick days. It is not the purpose intention to enroll by October 15 of the Bank to provide for an illness of a brief nature. The Sick Day Bank is a cooperative program whose implementation and maintenance is dependent on employee supportany year. 2. The Bank individuals allotted number of cumulative sick days for that year will be built up once annuallyreduced by five (5), as needed, by and five (5) additional days shall be donated in the employees contributing one or more succeeding year. 3. The Board shall then place these five (5) sick days in the bank for each of their accumulated the first two (2) years for each teacher who joins 4. The bank member may not claim these sick leave days to if he withdraws from the Bankbank for any reason. 5. No The maximum size of the sick day bank shall be ten (10) days will be added to the Bank until times the number drops below 300 daysof enrolled members. 6. At If, at the end of the school year, any unused the sick day bank drops to or below five (5) days times the number of enrolled members in the following school year, the cumulative sick days remaining for each member will again be reduced by five (5) for that year and the Board shall place the five (5) sick days in the bank for each member. 7. In an emergency as determined by the Day Bank will Committee and agreed to by the Board, the members may be carried over asked to relinquish additional accumulated sick days during the next yearyear to replenish a depleted bank. 8. The Superintendent or his designee shall be custodian of the sick day bank. C. The sick day bank shall be available for use in case of major illnesses or disabilities on the following basis: 1. Anyone who has accumulated fifty (50) or more sick days is required to use up fifty (50) sick days during the school year before drawing on the bank. 2. The bank is only to be used for long-term illnesses, that is, those requiring an absence of more than five (5) consecutive working days. 3. In If the event that situation meets the Board above criteria, the member must apply in writing to the Sick Day Bank Committee, composed of Education teachers and the WCMA agree to dissolve Superintendent, who may grant additional sick days from the Bank for whatever reasonbank. If they so decide, all days left in the Bank will be divided equally by the employees. No employee will receive more days than he/she has contributed they then certify to the Bank. 4. The Board of Trustees shall consist of five (5) WCMA members, appointed by Superintendent or his designee the WCMA annually member to receive requests for the use of sick leave days in the Bank and to determine whether to recommend such requests for approval. 5. The Trustees shall provide the Board annually with the names of employees who contributed to whom the sick leave bank days are to be granted and the number of days they contribute. The Board of Education shall maintain records on the donation and usage of sick leave bank days, which shall be the records relied on by all parties involved. At If the end time allotted is insufficient, a new application may be made; conversely if all the days allotted are not used, they revert, to the bank. If the member is incapacitated, application may be made on his behalf by the next of each kin or guardian. 4. All applications must be accompanied by a written certification of the need by a practitioner licensed in the area in which the illness occurs. 5. No more than one hundred seventy (170) sick days may be granted to any one member in any school year, the Board of Education shall provide the WCMA a written accounting of donation and usage for that year to support the total number of days shown by the Board of Education as remaining in the Bank. 6. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself, the right to have a second medical opinion of the employee making the claim for Bank use. The cost for such examination shall be paid for by the employee and the doctor used will be of the Bank’s choice. 7. The trustees of the Bank will be limited to granting up to sixty (60) school days at one time. A member may request additional sick leave by submitting a request and a doctor’s certificate. 8. If in the judgment of the Trustees the employee qualifies, the Trustees shall submit the request to the Board of Education. If the Board of Education agrees with the Trustees, the Board of Education will arrange payment to the employee. If the Board of Education rejects the request, the Board will notify the Trustees of the Bank. 9. The parties acknowledge that the decision of the Board of Education shall be final and binding and shall not be reviewable by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction or subject to the contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. The Board of Education shall not withhold its approval for illegal reasons. 10. When an employee is on sick leave beyond his/her allotted number of days with pay, the deductions from his/her pay will be in the amount of 1/200th (10-month employees) and 1/240th (12 month employees) of his/her annual salary per day. 11. Prior to any recommendation or approval of the use of sick leave bank days, every applicant must sign an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Board of Education, the WCMA, their members, agents, servant, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs related to: a. The solicitation and/or contributions of sick leave days to the Bank; b. The communication of the names of WCMA Any members who contribute to the Bank and/or the number of have fifty (50) or fewer sick days they contribute; c. The application for use of sick leave days in the Bank and/or the WCMA’s committee review and recommendation process; and d. The Board of Education’s approval or denial of recommendations to allow the use of sick leave days in the Bank.may retain two

Sick Day Bank. 1. The Sick Day Bank is a program to offer assistance to employees in time of extended illness in the form of extension of their accrued personal sick days. It is not the purpose of the Bank to provide for an illness of a brief nature. The Sick Day Bank is a cooperative program whose implementation and maintenance is dependent on employee support. 2. The Bank will be built up once annually, as needed, by the employees contributing one or more of their accumulated sick leave days to the Bank. No days will be added to the Bank until the number drops below 300 days. At the end of the school year, any unused sick days remaining in the Bank will be carried over to the next year. 3. In the event that the Board of Education and the WCMA Association agree to dissolve the Bank for whatever reason, all days left in the Bank will be divided equally by the employees. No employee will receive more days than he/she has contributed to the Bank. 4. The Board of Trustees shall consist of five (5) WCMA Association members, appointed by the WCMA Association annually to receive requests for the use of sick leave days in the Bank and to determine whether to recommend such requests for approval. 5. The Trustees shall provide the Board annually with the names of employees who contributed to the sick leave bank and the number of days they contribute. The Board of Education shall maintain records on the donation and usage of sick leave bank days, which shall be the records relied on by all parties involved. At the end of each school year, the Board of Education shall provide the WCMA Association a written accounting of donation and usage for that year to support the total number of days shown by the Board of Education as remaining in the Bank. 6. The Board of Trustees reserves to itself, the right to have a second medical opinion of the employee making the claim for Bank use. The cost for such examination shall be paid for by the employee and the doctor used will be of the Bank’s choice. 7. The trustees of the Bank will be limited to granting up to sixty (60) school days at one time. A member may request additional sick leave by submitting a request and a doctor’s certificate. 8. If in the judgment of the Trustees the employee qualifies, the Trustees shall submit the request to the Board of Education. If the Board of Education agrees with the Trustees, the Board of Education will arrange payment to the employee. If the Board of Education rejects the request, the Board will notify the Trustees of the Bank. 9. The parties acknowledge that the decision of the Board of Education shall be final and binding and shall not be reviewable by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction or subject to the contractual grievance or arbitration procedures. The Board of Education shall not withhold its approval for illegal reasons. 10. When an employee is on sick leave beyond his/her allotted number of days with pay, the deductions from his/her pay will be in the amount of 1/200th (10-month employees) and 1/240th (12 month employees) of his/her annual salary per day. 11. Prior to any recommendation or approval of the use of sick leave bank days, every applicant must sign an agreement to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Board of Education, the WCMAAssociation, their members, agents, servant, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, and costs related to: a. The solicitation and/or contributions of sick leave days to the Bank; b. The communication of the names of WCMA Association members who contribute to the Bank and/or the number of days they contribute; c. The application for use of sick leave days in the Bank and/or the WCMAAssociation’s committee review and recommendation process; and d. The Board of Education’s approval or denial of recommendations to allow the use of sick leave days in the Bank.