Sick Donation. All members of the CSEA may contribute up to ten (10) days per year sick or personal leave per request to a seriously ill employee. These contributions are strictly voluntary, must be in writing signed by the donating employee, and will reduce the number of sick days that the contributing employee has for his or her own use. To be eligible for ll such donations, the seriously ill employee must be a permanent employee, and must first exhaust all of his or her accrued sick and vacation time. Employees out of work due to a work-related injury may not apply for this benefit. All applications to utilize sick leave from the sick donation program must be accompanied by a valid doctor's statement indicating that the employee is seriously ill, cannot perform his or her job duties, and when it is anticipated that the employee will return to work. The approval and solicitation process associated with sick leave donations shall be administered by CSEA, shall not constitute a past practice, and is not subject to contractual grievance procedures. Upon receipt of notification of an approved application for sick donations, and copies of written donation forms signed by the donating employees, the District will make the appropriate sick leave transfers, adjusting each participating employees' accruals as indicated on the information provided. CSEA shall indemnify and hold the District harmless against all claims, demands, suits and liabilities of whatever nature arising out of the operation of the sick donation program.
