Sick Leave Bank Withdrawals. Utilizing leave from the Sick Leave Bank shall be for those employees with a serious physical or emotional debilitating illness that results in a prolonged absence of at least five (5) working days. 1. Hours from the Bank will not be granted to a member for an injury that is covered under the workers' compensation benefit in the negotiated Agreement or any other source. 2. All requests for sick leave drawn from the Bank must be accompanied by a physician's verification of serious illness indicating the period of time the employee will be unable to report to duty, and the date the employee will return to work. Application to the Sick Leave Bank will be made on the District Sick Leave Bank Application Form and forwarded with the doctor's statement to the Payroll Department. 3. Any employee who has donated leave to the Bank and who has exhausted all accumulated leave may make withdrawals, subject to approval by the Sick Leave Bank Committee, provided there is sufficient leave time available in the Bank. 4. Hours can be withdrawn from the Bank only for an employee's regularly scheduled working days. Members must apply for withdrawals from the Bank within thirty (30) days after returning to work or prior to termination. 5. Any member who applies to the Sick Leave Bank will be eligible to receive from the Bank up to a maximum of eighty (80) hours per school year.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Negotiated Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
