Common use of Sick Leave Accrual Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of rounded to the nearest one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any Employees shall be paid for sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specifiedtheir regular rate. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, may choose to use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-in- law, grandparents, great great-grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-sister- in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/child or parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/child or parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent employee may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave, at the rates specified below for each usage period. A new usage period will begin with the paycheck that includes December 1st. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement. Explanation: Establishes that effective July 1, with 2006, the new usage period for sick leave begins the paycheck that includes December 1st.1st of each year. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave * 70% * Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) for time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four thirty (2430) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State state or Federal federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Articlethis article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical me dical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave used at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. ‌ All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave used at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. Hours Use % of Regular Rate 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period which was accrued on or before March 1, 1997, shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Any new sick leave earned after March 1, 1997, if saved shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of rounded to the nearest one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any Employees shall be paid for sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specifiedtheir regular rate. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, may choose to use accrued vacation, compensatory compensa- tory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-brother- in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses parents are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child at home on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave sick leave* 70% * Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for time spent hospitalized overnight by the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested , will be paid at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request%. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the this Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Articles 35A .04, 34.03 and 30.08 C. Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of one hundred percent (100% %) notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave used at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-brother- in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses parents are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child at home on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. Hours Used Percent of Regular Rate 1-40 sick leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave sick leave* 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Articles 35A .04, 34.03 and 30.08 C. Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of one hundred percent (100% %) notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-in- law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-sister- in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay. Explanation: Sick leave usage continues to be paid at differing rates based on the number of hours used. There is an exception to the reduced sick leave pay provision for time spent immediately before, during and immediately after a hospital stay. Leave used in lieu of sick leave is granted at the Employer’s discretion rather the employee’s choice.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great great-grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/child or parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/child or parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent employee may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave, at the rates specified below for each usage period. A new usage period will begin with the paycheck that includes December 1st. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave *70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All full-time employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty ten (8010) hours each month in an active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty one hundred twenty (80120) hours in one year. Compensation Upon notification of retirement, the employee shall be allowed to convert his/her accumulated sick leave hours, up to a maximum of 125 days. Employees that are on approved leave of absence with pay or receiving workers’ compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household requiring the care and presence of the employee or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The , the definition of “immediate family” for purposes purpose of this Article article shall be: be spouse, significant other (“significant other” other as used in this Agreementagreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law step parents or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoptionguardian. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth in one-half (1/10½) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any Employees shall be paid for sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specifiedtheir regular rate. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, may choose to use accrued vacation, compensatory time vacation hours or personal days leave hours or may be granted leave without paypay at the discretion of the Employer. When a bargaining unit member has accrued the maximum allowable sick leave days as noted “250 days or 2000 hours,” he will be allowed to buy back sick days as listed below. This pertains to full-time members of the bargaining unit only, the following cash bonus, sick leave buyback program shall apply in each calendar year period: HOURS OFF ON SICK LEAVE EACH YEAR NUMBER OF SICK LEAVE HOURS CITY Zero (0) Eight (8) Sixteen (16) Twenty-four (24) Sixteen (16) Eight (8) Full-time employees, approved for the buy back, will have their accumulated, but unused, sick leave balances reduced by the amount of the buy back.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers’ Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-in- law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses parents are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child at home on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. Hours Used Percent of Regular Rate 1-40 sick leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave sick leave* 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leaveArticles 35A .04, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.34.03 and 30.08

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave used at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. Hours Use % of Regular Rate 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period which was accrued on or before March 1, 1997, shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Any new sick leave earned after March 1, 1997, if saved shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-in- law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. Hours Use % of Regular Rate 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for time spent hospitalized overnight by the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested , will be paid at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request%. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All full-time employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty ten (8010) hours each month in an active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty one hundred twenty (80120) hours in one year. Compensation Upon notification of retirement, the employee shall be allowed to convert his/her accumulated sick leave hours, up to a maximum of 125 days. Employees that are on approved leave of absence with pay or receiving workers’ compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household requiring the care and presence of the employee or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The , the definition of “immediate family” for purposes purpose of this Article article shall be: be spouse, significant other (“significant other” other as used in this Agreementagreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law step parents or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoptionguardian. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth in one-half (1/10½) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any Employees shall be paid for sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specifiedtheir regular rate. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, may choose to use accrued vacation, compensatory time vacation hours or personal days leave hours or may be granted leave without paypay at the discretion of the Employer. When a bargaining unit member has accrued the maximum allowable sick leave days as noted “250 days or 2000 hours,” he will be allowed to buy back sick days as listed below. This pertains to full-time members of the bargaining unit only, the following cash bonus, sick leave buyback program shall apply in each calendar year period: HOURS OFF ON SICK LEAVE EACH YEAR NUMBER OF SICK LEAVE HOURS CITY Zero (0) Eight (8) Sixteen (16) Twenty-four (24) Sixteen (16) Eight (8) Full-time employees, approved for the buy back, will have their accumulated, but unused, sick leave balances reduced by the amount of the buy back.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-step- parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. Hours Use % of Regular Rate 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for time spent hospitalized overnight by the employee, employee’s spouse or of child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested , will be paid at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request%. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses parents are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child at home on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any Employees shall be paid for sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specifiedtheir regular rate. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, may choose to use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-brother- in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses parents are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child at home on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave sick leave* 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for time spent hospitalized overnight by the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested , will be paid at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request%. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the this Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Articles 35A .04, 34.03 and 30.08 C. Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of one hundred percent (100% %) notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great great-grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/'s child or parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/child or parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent employee may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave . at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave * 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. * Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 Articles 43.10, and 45.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-step- parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick grantedsick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% . Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for time spent hospitalized overnight by the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested , will be paid at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request%. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave used at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical me dical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave used at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. *Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Less than full-time employees shall receive 3.1 hours of sick leave for each eighty (80) hours of completed service, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-brother- in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s 's child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses parents are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child at home on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave at the rates specified below with the effective date of this Agreement through the pay period ending November 22, 1997. A new usage period will begin with the pay period effective November 23, 1997. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave sick leave* 70% * Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for time spent hospitalized overnight by the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested , will be paid at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request%. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the this Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Articles 35A .04, 34.03 and 30.08 C. Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of one hundred percent (100% %) notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “immediate family” for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“significant other” as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one tenth (1/10) hour. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st. 40.1 plus Sick Leave 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick Xxxx leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great great-grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-brother- in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/'s child or parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/child or parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent employee may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave, at the rates specified below for each usage period. A new usage period will begin each year with the first day of the pay period that follows the pay period in November from which the first paycheck in December is issued. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave * 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. * Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 Articles 43.10, and 45.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.

Sick Leave Accrual. All employees shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.1 hours for each eighty (80) hours in active pay status, excluding overtime hours, not to exceed eighty (80) hours in one year. Employees that are on approved leave of absence or receiving Workers' Compensation benefits shall be credited with those sick leave hours which they normally would have accrued upon their approved return to work. Sick Xxxx leave shall be granted to employees who are unable to work because of illness or injury of the employee or a member of his/her immediate family living in the employee’s 's household or because of medical appointments or other ongoing treatment. The definition of “"immediate family” " for purposes of this Article shall be: spouse, significant other (“"significant other” " as used in this Agreement, is defined to mean one who stands in place of a spouse, and who resides with the employee), child, step-child, grandchild, parents, step-parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, great great-grandparents, brother, sister, step-siblings, brother-brother- in-law, sister-in-law or legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent. Sick leave may be granted to care for an employee’s child/'s child or parent(s) regardless of whether or not the child/child or parent(s) is currently living in the same household, but in cases in which both spouses are employed by the State, only one parent employee may be granted sick leave to care for a child/parent child on the same day. A period of up to ten (10) working days of sick leave will be allowed for parenting during the postnatal period or following an adoption. The amount of sick leave charged against an employee’s 's accrual shall be the amount used, charged in units of one one-tenth (1/10) hour. Employees shall be paid for sick leave, at the rates specified below for each usage period. A new usage period will begin each year with the first day of the pay period that follows the pay period in November from which the first paycheck in December is issued. A new usage period will begin each year of the Agreement, with the paycheck that includes December 1st.. 1 - 40 Sick Leave 100% 40.1 plus Sick Leave * 70% Any sick leave used during the 40.1 to 80 hours will be paid at 100% when the sick leave usage is for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee for: 1) time spent hospitalized overnight or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the hospital stay that are contiguous to the hospital stay; or 2) time spent in outpatient surgery or for those hours of sick leave used before or after the outpatient surgery. Sick leave requested at least twenty-four (24) calendar days in advance for prescheduled medical appointments for the employee, employee’s spouse or child residing with the employee may be supplemented at the employee’s request to 100% of pay with available sick leave balances provided that a doctor’s statement is submitted on the first day the employee returns to work following the absence. The employee must indicate the desire to supplement sick leave balances on the leave request. In the event this paragraph is found to violate the FMLA or any other State or Federal law or regulation or the implementation of such will adversely affect the provisions of the Article, the parties agree that this paragraph will be null and void. * Any sick leave utilized in excess of eighty (80) hours in any usage period shall be paid at one hundred percent (100%). Employees may elect to utilize sick leave to supplement an approved Disability Leave, Workers Compensation Claim or the Adoption/Childbirth Adoption Leave pursuant to Section 49.08 Articles 43.10, and 45.08 (C). Sick leave used for these supplements shall be paid at a rate of 100% notwithstanding the schedule previously specified. After employees have used all of their accrued sick leave, they may, at the Employer’s discretion, use accrued vacation, compensatory time or personal days or may be granted leave without pay.