Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions: A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein; B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions: 1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion; 2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave; 3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein; 4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and 5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits. C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year. D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided: 1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or 2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or 3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee. E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership. F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary The Frankfort-Elberta Area Support Staff who wish to initially join a sick leave bank may do so only before the last Friday of September of that year by authorizing in writing that one (1) day be taken from their sick leave for the year and credited to the bank. Membership will be continuing as long as the Employee remains employed with the school district. The Board of Education will match up to one half (1/2) the total sick bank membership each year. (Example: If 22 sick bank members, 11 days). Each member will authorize one (1) day each year until a maximum shall be established whereby a certificated attained. One (1) credited sick leave day each year will be deducted from each member of the sick leave bank until such time as member days and matching Board-contributed days reach the one hundred twenty (120) day maximum. Such deduction shall not require an individual bank member's authorization. It is understood by the parties that it may take several years for the sick bank total to reach the maximum. The maximum shall be one hundred twenty (120) days plus the membership minus one. If during any school employeeyear the number of accumulated banked sick leave days drops below twice the number of sick bank member participants, the Board shall deduct one (1) accumulated sick leave day from each member of the sick leave bank. This deduction may be made without individual sick leave bank member authorization, but the individual sick leave bank members shall be notified that the deduction was made. The maximum number of days that any member shall be required to give in any one (1) year shall be two (2); however, individual members may elect to donate more. Any Employee who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all a member can draw on the Bank only after his/her accumulated sick leave, emergency and personal leavebusiness days have been depleted. Employees who have at least two (2) years of experience with the district may automatically draw up to ten (10) days over the life of their employment with the Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools provided written application is made to the Superintendent of Schools. Upon application, additional days up to thirty (30) may be awarded by the Sick Bank Board. Employees may join the sick leave bank after two (2) years in the district. Any member who withdraws from participation in the sick leave bank may not rejoin the sick leave bank. Any sick days that have been properly deducted from a sick bank member's accumulated sick leave total will stay in the bank and all other paid leave benefits not be re-credited to the member's accumulated total should he/she decide to end his/her participation in the sick bank. Up to ten (10) days may be awarded by the Sick Leave Bank Board upon application. A Board shall be selected to administer the Sick Leave Bank. Two members shall be selected by the Board of whatever nature may petition a committee, Education and two by the participating members. This Board shall have the authority as established herein, for specified under 21.02d to grant additional sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 11.1 The Board shall provide a Sick Leave Bank for all members of the bargaining unit. Participation in the Sick Leave Bank is voluntary. A voluntary committee of one Administrator and two members of the bank shall certify the contributions thereto and rule on applications for use of the bank. The representatives of the members shall be appointed in August each year by CTA. The Board agrees to honor withdrawals there from upon proper certification by this committee.
11.2 The Board agrees to furnish thirty days as a start up for the sick leave bank (This will be a one time contribution).
11.3 Each member of the bargaining unit who joins the bank will be assessed one day of sick leave upon initial enrollment in the Sick Leave Bank. Assessment of one day per year of a member's sick leave will be continued until the bank is built up to a minimum of 300 days. No more days will be added except from new enrollees until the bank is depleted to below 300 days. When the Sick Leave Bank total falls below the minimum 300 days, each active member will be assessed one day each. This assessment will be made at the time of enrollment as a Sick Leave Bank member, that being the first official school day.
11.4 Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning of each school year according to the above limitations.
11.5 A person withdrawing from membership in the bank will not be able to withdraw those contributed days.
11.6 A retiring teacher with extra sick days may contribute those to the bank.
11.7 At the end of the school year any unused personal days may be credited to the sick leave bank at the request of the employee (See Article II - Personal Business Leave).
11.8 Only those members of the bargaining unit who are participants in the Sick Leave Bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due eligible to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leavewithdraw days, and all other paid then only after his own sick leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committeehas been exhausted, as established hereinwhich includes the 20 days sub-deduct.
11.9 Days withdrawn from the Sick Leave Bank shall be used for absences resulting from personal illness, for accidental injuries, maternity, or illness in the immediate family.
11.10 Members withdrawing sick leave days from the bank under will not have to replace those days except as a regular contribution member to the following conditions:bank
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed 11.11 In accordance with HB 1080, qualifying employees may receive up to one hundred seventy-five (175100) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member days of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) donated sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school yearduring total district employment, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, may even though such contribution be shared by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank employee in one (1) district with an employee in another school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day district if the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board Boards of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank daysof both school districts agree.
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Samples: Contract Between Valliant Classroom Teachers and Board of Education, Contract Between Valliant Classroom Teachers and Board of Education, Contract Between Valliant Classroom Teachers and Board of Education
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby The volunteer Sick Leave Bank for teachers permits a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article 1, who is absent from assigned duties due to catastrophic personal illness illness, injury, or incapacitation of the teacher, teacher’s spouse/fiancé, or a teacher’s child living in the household and who has had utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank Bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank Bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days, provided, however, that (a) that
a. a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank Bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank Bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September August 15th of any school year, and (b) and
b. a teacher who is newly hired in this the School Corporation District shall have fifteen (15) days from the date first day of initial duty assignmentwork. During which time, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank Bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;.
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in c. In the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank Bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank Bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove herein above in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in .
d. In the case the bank is depleted Bank reaches a balance of 20 days during the school year, the current year's contribution shall can be assessed at that time. This decision will be made by the time of such depletion;Sick Leave Bank Committee.
2. Said teachers may be granted days from the Bank under the following conditions:
a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such Bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the Bank between August 1st and August 15th each year. This contribution is nonrefundable to the employee. Once membership is established for any certified personnel, said membership shall continue from year to year unless the participant makes a request in writing that the membership be canceled.
b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Days from the Bank shall be granted for catastrophic or critical illness, injury, or incapacitation, which necessitates an absence from work for five (5) consecutive days or longer.
d. Written certification will substantiating the illness must be provided from said teacher's physician. The Committee reserves the right to require a second medical opinion at the expense of the applicant and the physician substantiating may be named by the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;Sick Leave Bank Committee.
4. e. Written application must be made no later than ten twenty (1020) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days f. Effective 2007-2008, upon resumption of employment after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot using days from the bank according Bank, said teacher shall repay the number of days owed to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by Bank at the committee. The committee shall be composed rate of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and days per year for one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth ten (5th10) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefitsdays borrowed, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five three (1753) days per year.
D. Any year for eleven (11) to twenty (20) days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment borrowed, and four (4) days per year for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in twenty-one (121) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of to thirty (30) days borrowed; this amount is in addition to continuing to contribute one (1) day the following per year to continue membershipas provided herein above in Paragraph 2(a).
F. Under unusual g. If a participant remains an employee of the Xxxxxx-Xxxxx School District and extenuating circumstancesdecides to withdraw from the Bank, any days donated remain the property of the Bank, and any days owed the Bank shall be deducted the same as if the person was continuing to be an active member until these days are repaid.
h. A recipient who leaves the School Corporation and still owes days to the Sick Leave Bank must transfer accumulated sick leave or personal business leave days, if available, to the Bank as repayment toward the days granted.
i. A recipient of days from the Bank who leaves the employment of the Xxxxxx-Xxxxx School District shall be required to repay any accumulated sick days to the Bank as payment of the days owed. A recipient who retires or becomes totally disabled still owing the Bank must repay the Bank any accumulated sick days up to the number owed prior to applying for retirement. The estate of a recipient who dies still owing the Bank is not required to repay the Bank as stated above.
j. If a participant is granted a board-approved leave of absence for an entire school year, the MSD Board of Education may choose participant will not be required to grant additional repay the Bank days (beyond during that leave. Upon return from leave, the 175) participant will resume repayment to be used the Bank as sick bank days.specified in Paragraph
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary A. All employees, after one (1) year of employment, will be eligible for and will participate in the sick leave bank. The sick leave bank governing board of the CMA, in consultation with the Superintendent, will act as an advisory board in all matters that concern the policies and administration of the sick leave bank.
B. On July 1 of every year, the Board shall place into the sick leave bank a number of days equal to the number of custodial and maintenance personnel employed at that time. If, after the addition of the aforementioned days, the total number in the sick leave bank is less than six hundred (600) days, the Board will add a sufficient number of days, not to exceed two hundred (200), to bring the reserve up to six hundred (600) days.
C. No employee shall be established whereby permitted to withdraw sick leave from the sick leave bank until after his/her own accumulated sick leave has been depleted, a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal physician’s written verification of illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leavebeen submitted, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for the request has been approved by the sick leave days bank governing board of the CMA or its designee.
D. Each person will be eligible to draw from the sick leave bank under a maximum of two (2) times the following conditions:
A. The number amount of his/her highest accumulated days sick leave as of July 1 of any fiscal year. An eligible employee's entitlement in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacherreduced unless actually used. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days no case shall any employee's entitlement in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests exceed two hundred and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two eighty (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175280) days per year.
D. Any days granted by over the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day entire course of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeehis/her employment.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in period of prolonged illness or hospitalization continues from one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following fiscal year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstancesanother, the MSD Board employee will be entitled to no more and no less than the total number of Education may choose days accrued from his/her accumulated sick leave and the sick leave bank. This shall be calculated at the beginning of the illness when the disability began. No employee will accumulate additional annual sick leave during this period. The intent of this plan is to grant additional days (beyond provide extended sick leave to those eligible employees who incur a period of prolonged illness or hospitalization. Use of the 175) sick leave bank will not be permitted for any illness or injury to be used a member of the employee's "immediate family" as sick bank daysdefined in Article13, Section B of this Agreement.
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Samples: Custodial and Maintenance Personnel Agreement, Custodial and Maintenance Personnel Agreement, Custodial and Maintenance Personnel Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby The volunteer Sick Leave Bank for teachers permits a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article 1, who is absent from assigned duties due to catastrophic personal illness illness, injury, or incapacitation of the teacher, teacher’s spouse/fiancé, or a teacher’s child living in the household and who has had utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank Bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank Bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days, provided, however, that (a) that
a. a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank Bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank Bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September August 15th of any school year, and (b) and
b. a teacher who is newly hired in this the School Corporation District shall have fifteen (15) days from the date first day of initial duty assignmentwork. During which time, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank Bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;.
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in c. In the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank Bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank Bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove herein above in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in .
d. In the case the bank is depleted Bank reaches a balance of 20 days during the school year, the current year's contribution shall can be assessed at that time. This decision will be made by the time of such depletion;Sick Leave Bank Committee.
2. Said teachers may be granted days from the Bank under the following conditions:
a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such Bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the Bank between August 1st and August 15th each year. This contribution is nonrefundable to the employee. Once membership is established for any certified personnel, said membership shall continue from year to year unless the participant makes a request in writing that the membership be canceled.
b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3c. Days from the Bank shall be granted for catastrophic or critical illness, injury, or incapacitation, which necessitates an absence from work for five (5) consecutive days or longer except as otherwise provided herein. If a teacher has exhausted all of his/her sick leave days, and the teacher has follow-up medical appointments related to an original illness that prompted the need to take sick leave and such appointments need to be taken on a non-consecutive basis, then the teacher will be permitted to take sick leave bank days on a non-consecutive day basis provided such sick leave bank days are used within 365 days from the date of the original illness and the teacher provides medical certification that the non-consecutive days off are connected to the original illness.
d. Written certification will substantiating the illness must be provided from said teacher's physician. The Committee reserves the right to require a second medical opinion at the expense of the applicant and the physician substantiating may be named by the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;Sick Leave Bank Committee.
4. e. Written application must be made no later than ten twenty (1020) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot f. Effective 2007-2008, upon resumption of employment after using days from the bank according Bank, said teacher shall repay the number of days owed to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by Bank at the committee. The committee shall be composed rate of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and days per year for one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth ten (5th10) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefitsdays borrowed, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five three (1753) days per year.
D. Any year for eleven (11) to twenty (20) days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment borrowed, and four (4) days per year for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in twenty-one (121) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of to thirty (30) days borrowed; this amount is in addition to continuing to contribute one (1) day the following per year to continue membershipas provided herein above in Paragraph 2(a).
F. Under unusual g. If a participant remains an employee of the Xxxxxx-Xxxxx School District and extenuating circumstancesdecides to withdraw from the Bank, any days donated remain the property of the Bank, and any days owed the Bank shall be deducted the same as if the person was continuing to be an active member until these days are repaid.
h. A recipient who leaves the School Corporation and still owes days to the Sick Leave Bank must transfer accumulated sick leave or personal business leave days, if available, to the Bank as repayment toward the days granted.
i. A recipient of days from the Bank who leaves the employment of the Xxxxxx-Xxxxx School District shall be required to repay any accumulated sick days to the Bank as payment of the days owed. A recipient who retires or becomes totally disabled still owing the Bank must repay the Bank any accumulated sick days up to the number owed prior to applying for retirement. The estate of a recipient who dies still owing the Bank is not required to repay the Bank as stated above.
j. If a participant is granted a board-approved leave of absence for an entire school year, the MSD Board of Education may choose participant will not be required to grant additional repay the Bank days (beyond during that leave. Upon return from leave, the 175) participant will resume repayment to be used the Bank as sick bank days.specified in Paragraph
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A
1. The Board, in cooperation with the SEEO, will establish a Sick Leave Bank on a voluntary basis. Only members of this bargaining unit are eligible to participate. The Sick Leave Bank can be used only by employees who have completed the probationary period.
2. The executive board of the SEEO will administer the Sick Leave Bank.
3. To be eligible, a new employee must authorize the donation of one (1) sick leave day to the bank shall on the form provided, by September 30. New employees must authorize a donation of one (1) sick day by September 30 or within three (3) weeks of signing a contract of employment with the District. This will be established whereby a certificated school employee, who ONE-TIME opportunity at the beginning of their employment in District 54.
4. The intent of this plan is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all provide extended sick leave, as limited by the Sick Leave Bank provisions, to Sick Leave Bank members who, by reason of personal leaveillness or disability, exceed their available sick leave days.
5. An employee withdrawing from membership in the bank will not be able to withdraw the contributed days.
6. A member who has contributed will not be able to withdraw from the bank until after the member’s own accrued sick leave days have been depleted and a two- (2) day deduction period has transpired for each extended illness. Should a single extended illness exceed ten (10) days, the deduction will not apply. Persons on disability are not covered by this Section.
7. A member is entitled to a lifetime maximum of ninety (90) days from the Sick Leave Bank; however, grants for days are limited to twenty (20) work days per request, and all other paid leave benefits the initial request and any subsequent request must be verified, in writing, by the member’s physician.
8. The SEEO may request that contributing members donate an additional day to the Sick Leave Bank should the number of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for days in the bank drop below three hundred (300).
9. Employees withdrawing sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated will not have to replace these days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) daysexcept as a regular, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current yearly contributing member of the bank may become bank.
10. When necessary, a representative from the SEEO will communicate to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources or designee for the purpose of providing current information about use of the Sick Leave Bank.
11. Should a member by contributing one (1) have any additional sick leave day to days upon retirement, the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher member may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day donate them back to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacherSick Leave Bank.
12. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers Employees who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own their accumulated sick leave and personal leave;have a permanent or temporary disability can apply for disability benefits from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) if the IMRF qualifications are met.
313. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during Employees may return to work half days with a period doctor’s note for a maximum of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) consecutive half days. These days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty be taken immediately subsequent to full day sick days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitsand immediately prior to full day employment.
C. 14. Sick leave bank days may be used intermittently with ongoing treatment related to a catastrophic illness or injury in both full and half-day increments, A three (3) member doctor’s note will be required.
15. Members receiving Workers’ Compensation are ineligible for sick bank leave, nor can they use sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed in place of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearWorkers’ Compensation.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature teacher may petition a committee, as established herein, for participate by contributing one (1) sick leave days from the bank day under the following conditions:
A. a. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall be adjusted on an annual basis to accommodate new teachers into the bank but shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) 200 days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of . If the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing onefall below 50, members shall contribute an additional day.
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said b. The teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
(1. The teacher ) He must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than on or before September 15th each of the present year, and such day day(s) contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However.
(2) He must have exhausted all of his own personal sick leave.
(3) Upon request of the Committee, he must provide certification from his physician substantiating his illness.
(4) He must apply, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceededwriting, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; andhis accumulated sick leave. If he is too ill to request days, a designee may request days.
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty Upon resumption of employment after using days after exhaustion from the bank, he shall repay the number of said paid days owed to the bank at the rate of three (3) or more sick leave benefitsdays per year.
C. (6) Teachers owing days to the sick leave bank who leave employment with the school corporation prior to repayment of the days shall reimburse the school corporation at the teacher’s daily rate at the time the days were borrowed
(7) In the case of a death of a teacher owing days to the sick leave bank, owed days are waived.
(8) All new employees may contribute one sick leave day to become a member of the sick leave bank.
(9) Days will be granted for maternity leaves only for the period of time during which the teacher is certified as disabled.
(10) The Federation will receive a count of days and members in the sick leave bank by October 15 of each year.
c. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committeeCommittee. The committee Committee shall be composed of two (2) persons teachers appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by Federation plus the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee Committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits’s accumulated sick leave, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee Committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five twenty (17520) days per yeardays.
D. d. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher Committee shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
(1. ) The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
(2. ) The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeCommittee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary If an employee will exhaust all of his/her accumulated sick leave bank for the remainder of the school year due to catastrophic illness, or injury of the bargaining unit member or bargaining unit member’s spouse, children, or parents as determined by the individual’s physician, and additional days are still needed, then he/she may request through the Association that additional days be transferred from other bargaining unit members’ accumulated sick leave. The Association shall establish an internal policy to administer such a transfer. The Association shall notify the treasurer of the Board, in writing, of the number of days to be deducted, from whom, and the person receiving the transferred days. Included in the notice shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due signed statement by the bargaining unit member involved authorizing the Board treasurer to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from transfer the bank under the following conditionsdays. These additional limitations will apply to this paragraph:
A. The number of accumulated It cannot be used if the bargaining unit member has applied for disability retirement;
B. No more days in can be given than needed by the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current bargaining unit member of to serve out the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any regular school year, and (b) a teacher only that school year;
C. The bargaining unit member must exhaust his/her own sick leave days;
D. The bargaining unit member who is newly hired using donated sick leave will not earn additional sick leave while receiving the donated sick days;
E. A bargaining unit member’s donation of sick leave to another bargaining unit member shall not count as use of sick leave for the purposes of calculating the non-use incentive payment;
F. The total number of transferred days a bargaining unit member can use is forty (40) in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any one school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose ;
G. The Association will defend and hold the Board harmless against claims by a bargaining unit member against the Board relating to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) Association’s administration of the sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess transfer days;
H. The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall consist of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from NLCTA president, two (2) members appointed by the bank under NLCTA, the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each yearSuperintendent, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day All decisions of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate Committee require a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipmajority vote. All decisions are final and not grievable.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Negotiated Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary a.) The Board agrees to allow the GEA to maintain a sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits cover members of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days bargaining unit in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175event of a catastrophic illness. All employees covered by this Agreement will participate in the sick bank.
b.) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member The donated sick days will be deposited at the start of the bank may become a member by contributing school year.
c.) Employees shall contribute one (1) sick leave day per employee per school year until the sick bank reaches at least ninety (90) days. If the sick bank goes below ninety (90) days, all members will contribute a day the following school year. No more than ninety (90) sick bank days can be used in any one school year.
d.) If the bank gets depleted in one year, it will remain depleted for that year.
e.) A member will become eligible to request extended benefits from the sick leave bank for catastrophic illness or disability to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th employee or a member of any school yearthe employee’s immediate family, and provided he/she has exhausted all of his/her accrued sick leave.
f.) Upon presentation of medical evidence of catastrophic illness or disability to the Committee, an employee may be granted up to fifteen (b15) a teacher who is newly hired in additional days of sick leave. Should the employee still be sick or disabled after this School Corporation shall have time, he/she may request an additional fifteen (15) days from the date for a maximum of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing onethirty (30) days.
(1g.) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing No one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable entitled to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated receive sick leave and personal leave;disability benefits at the same time.
3. Written certification h.) The sick bank will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days administered by two elected members from the bank according to the provisions hereinbargaining unit, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person member from administration appointed by the Superintendent, a School Board member, and the school nurse. Days allotted by A majority vote shall decide whether to grant the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5thdays or not.
i.) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion All decisions of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, sick bank committee will be final and such allotment to binding and will not be grievable.
j.) The School District will maintain sick bank records and provide the sick bank committee with an individual teacher annual report by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per October 30 each year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary There shall be a sick leave bank established for bargaining unit members for the purpose of providing additional sick leave for bargaining unit members who have exhausted their accumulated sick leave due to extended illness. The Association shall establish and administer the policy and procedure of the bank. The sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditionsfollows:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current 1. Bargaining unit member of the bank may become a member by contributing will be asked to contribute one (1) day's sick leave day from their earned sick leave allotment.
2. Bargaining unit members agreeing to contribute to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) will then sign a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed authorization form (See form at end of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearthis section).
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day district shall, upon receipt of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the properly completed and signed Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year periodAuthorized Form, that member must donate a minimum of deduct one (1) day from the authorizing employee's earned sick leave allotment.
4. The authorizing employee then becomes a member of the Sick Leave Bank and is eligible to draw from the bank.
5. All accounting will be done by September 30 of each school year.
6. Any unused Sick Leave Bank days shall be added to the following year year's contributions. This accumulation shall not exceed three (3) times the number of members in the bank. Should there be a maximum number of sick leave bank days accumulated or if each member of the bank contributed one (1) day and this contribution would exceed the maximum accumulated days, there will be no request to continue membershipits members for a contribution. In addition, bargaining unit members new to the Xxxxx Central School District shall have an opportunity to become a member of the Bank within sixty (60) days of their initial date of employment. Such an opportunity shall not be denied due to a situation of maximum number of sick leave days as mentioned above; i.e., three (3) times the number of members. Announcement of the availability will be the responsibility of the Association. Should the total number of days in the Bank fall below fifty (50) in number, each bargaining unit member shall be asked to contribute one (1) additional day's sick leave in order to replenish the Bank. If more than thirty (30) consecutive days, are used from the bank by an individual bargaining unit member, a second opinion may be required. The second opinion may be provided by the school physician. Should the physician be used, the expense of this will be borne by the district.
F. Under unusual 7. The bargaining unit member must complete and extenuating circumstances, sign a Sick Leave Bank Authorization Form before each contribution. Failure to do so removes them from membership and any days contributed to the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond Bank remain in the 175) to be used as sick bank daysBank and are lost.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary A. The following conditions shall control the operation of the sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeand the right of teachers, who is absent from assigned duties due after one year of service, to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from utilize the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditionsbank:
1. The ) A teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided have been absent from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of employment without pay at least five (5) consecutive school days following as a consequence of the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;illness or disability.
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (102) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The A teacher must shall have been absent the illness or disability giving rise to the claim to use the bank for at least five sixty (560) consecutive duty calendar days after exhaustion prior to the onset of said paid leave benefitsthe claim.
C. A three (3) member A teacher who qualifies therefore may draw from the sick leave bank committee shall be established up to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions hereinone hundred eighty (180) school days, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one provided, if such withdrawal should extend over more than one
(1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day additional days of allotted sick leave which accrue to the teacher at the start of such school term pursuant to Section 1 of this Article shall be deducted from the total number of days granted thereunder.
4) The teacher shall not have to pay back in any manner the number of days borrowed from the bank.
5) The bank shall be applicable to the illness of the teacher or serious illness of the spouse or children, provided the teacher is required to care for such family member or attends the hospitalization of such member.
6) The bank shall not be applicable to any surgical or other procedure which may be safely deferred until a vacation or recess period.
7) No more than a total of two hundred eighty (280) days may be used in any school year in the aggregate for the entire bargaining unit.
B. The Board and the Union acknowledge that the utilization of days from the sick leave bank results in the expenditure of funds by the committeeBoard that would not otherwise be required. For purposes of negotiations, orthe parties have valued this contribution by the Board by computing the average teaching salary during the school year times the number of days of usage of the bank.
3. C. The first day of return to employment subsequent Union agrees, with respect to the granting operation of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year periodsick leave bank, that member must donate a minimum it will hold harmless and defend the Board, its members and all of one (1) day its agents, as regards any action, complaint or suit of any type, provided only that the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstancesBoard shall fulfill its responsibilities as set forth above. In the event any action, complaint or suit of any kind shall be brought against the Board, the MSD Board of Education may choose shall retain the right to grant additional days (beyond the 175) select counsel to defend such action, complaint or suit and/or determine whether such action, complaint or suit should be used as sick bank dayscompromised or settled in any respect.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher Each full-time employee who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause holds an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution appointment of one (1) year or longer or a continuing part-time employee having a workload of fifty percent (50%) or more, shall, on April 1 of each year, donate one (1) day's sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of from his/her sick leave entitlement to a sick leave bank until such time as there is in the bank would cause the maximum a number of days specified hereinabove equal to six (6) times the number of such full-time employees, as determined on that date.
(b) Only those employees as described in Paragraph One (1a) are entitled to be exceeded, draw from the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case bank.
(c) An employee who has drawn from the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated may not begin to accumulate sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating until he/she has repaid the illness and certifying that bank one-third (1/3) of the absence will continue during a period amount, reckoned to the nearest multiple of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member ), which he/she has drawn from the bank. The number of days drawn from an employee’s sick leave bank committee account for donation to the Sick Leave Bank cannot cause the employee’s own sick leave balance for personal use to fall below twelve (12) days.
(d) An employee who exhausts his/her sick leave allotment and accumulation shall be established entitled to additional days of sick leave only for those days of absence for which a qualified medical practitioner testifies that the employee was unable to attend to his/her duties at the College.
(e) All requests for additional sick leave must be submitted in writing, together with the necessary medical certificates, to the Joint Faculty/Administration Committee which shall make an appropriate recommendation to the appropriate vice-president as to whether the employee is to be granted sick leave from the bank and, if applicable, the number of days to be granted. The Committee may not recommend that an employee receive written requests and allot more days from the bank according than are necessary to qualify for Disability Insurance benefits, unless the provisions hereinemployee is unsuccessful at receiving LTD benefits and can present medical confirmation of illness.
(f) In the event that the bank is exhausted, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee Union may levy each employee additional days of sick leave and shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by entitled to deposit such days in the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearbank.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank 1. There shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeSick Leave Bank Committee. The Committee shall consist consisting of the Vice- Chairperson of the Northampton School Committee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leavethe Superintendent of Schools, and all other paid leave benefits the President of whatever nature may petition the Northampton Association of School Employees. In addition to the President, the Committee shall include a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days non-voting representative from each of the bank under bargaining units that make up the following conditions:
A. Association The number of accumulated days unit representative will participate only in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, meetings that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member review the request from his/her unit. The Sick Leave Bank Committee will administer the provisions of the bank Sick Leave Bank.
2. The Sick Leave Bank will depend upon voluntary contributions from employees covered by this Agreement.
3. Bargaining unit members may become a member of the Sick Leave Bank by contributing donating two (2) days within ninety (90) working days of the date that she/he first reported for work, provided that she/he has accrued days available for this purpose. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued. To join, the member will notify the Human Resources Department, using the approved form.
4. After the initial donation, each year one (1) day will be added to the Sick Leave Bank by each member of the Sick Leave Bank. Any member of the Sick Leave Bank may withdraw from the Bank for a school year by giving written notice, using the approved form, to the Human Resources Department by November 1 of the school year during which she/he no longer desires membership.
5. The number of days in the Sick Leave Bank cannot exceed four (4) times the number of employees in the bargaining units. If the sick leave day to days in the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th Bank exceed three-fourths (3/4) of the maximum number of days at the end of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause Bank will not be required to make the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of annual one (1) day donation at the start of the school year. If the number of sick leave days in the Bank are depleted to one-half (1/2) or less of the maximum number of days, one (1) additional day for the Bank may be assessed each member.
6. If an employee who has not become a member of the Sick Leave Bank decides to join in a year subsequent to the year in which she/he could first have become a member, the member will notify the Human Resources Department by November 1, using the approved form. His/her initial donation to the Bank must equal the total number of days that she/he would have donated through the years had she/he joined when first eligible. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued.
7. No member of the Sick Leave Bank will be denied continuation of membership in the Bank if a long-term illness has caused exhaustion of his/her individual sick leave benefits, thus preventing annual required donations to the Bank.
8. A member of the Sick Leave Bank who has exhausted his/her individual sick leave benefits may apply for benefits from the Sick Leave Bank. Such benefits are intended to augment an employee’s sick leave benefit in cases involving catastrophic or long-term illness or accident not covered by Workers’ Compensation. In assessing any application, the Sick Leave Bank Committee may request such medical documentation as it deems appropriate and shall, in addition, consider the following year to continue membershipcriteria:
a. Demonstrated need of the applicant
b. Prior sick leave usage
c. Relative needs of other applicants
d. Supply of days in the Bank.
F. Under unusual 9. The Sick Leave Bank Committee’s decision on all applications and extenuating circumstancesother matters within its jurisdiction shall be final and shall not be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure contained in this Agreement. Any employee whose application is rejected or modified will, upon request, be granted a meeting with the Sick Leave Bank Committee.
10. By June 15 and November 15 of each year, the MSD Board Human Resources Department will inform the Sick Leave Bank Committee of Education may choose to grant additional the number of days (beyond accrued in the 175) to be used as sick bank daysSick Leave Bank.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committeethe Sick Leave Bank Committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated sick days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a provided however that:
1. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a 15th.
2. A teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;.
3. The Association will be given a list of all teachers who are members of the sick bank at the beginning of each school year.
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become be a current member of and participate in such bank the bank.
C. Any days contributed by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank any teacher shall not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable returned to the teacher. However, in .
D. In the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove herein above in Paragraph One (1) paragraph A.1. to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;.
2. E. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said the teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;.
3. F. Written certification will be provided from said the teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five three (53) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;.
4. G. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The the teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitsbecomes eligible to draw from the Bank.
C. H. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. .
I. The committee shall not grant any days which would cause the total allotment to be exceeded.
J. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive first day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said ’s paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a the fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five forty (17540) days per yearfor teachers in the Corporation.
D. K. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If L. Pregnancy shall only be covered for the period of doctor certified disability. Child care and child rearing are not covered by the sick leave bank.
M. Family Leave Provision: The committee retains the right to allot “family illness” days to a teacher caring for a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member of their immediate family. Teachers must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year have exhausted all other paid leave benefits prior to continue membershipapplication. Up to 10 days may be granted per application.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary (a) The Board and Association will cooperate in the establishment of a sick leave bank. All regularly employed professional employees covered by this Agreement shall participate.
(b) One (1) day of each employee's sick leave will be deposited in the bank shall each year until the bank is built up to a maximum of two hundred fifty (250) days. No more days will be established whereby added to this maximum until the bank is depleted to one hundred (100) days. The bank will then be built up again to two hundred fifty (250) days and the process repeated.
(c) Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning of each fiscal year according to the above limitations. Deductions will be made from teachers who have been assigned teaching positions during the month of September for the calendar work year. If the bank is depleted during a certificated fiscal year, teachers will deposit days to rebuild the bank at the rate of one day per staff member. Those teachers who have no days to give at that time will have their days subtracted from the next year's allotment.
(d) An employee resigning from the District will not be allowed to withdraw contributed days.
(e) The first twenty-five (25) school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal days of illness and who has utilized all or disability will not be covered by the bank but must be covered by the person's own accumulated sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for or absence without pay.
(f) Persons withdrawing sick leave days from the bank under will not be required to replace these days except as a regular contributing member of the following conditions:bank.
A. (g) The number president of accumulated days in the bank Association shall not exceed one hundred seventycertify as to the accuracy of the additions of, and deductions from, the bank.
(h) The Association recognizes the responsibility of each member to use sick leave for its intended purpose.
(i) A maximum of thirty-five (17535) days during one school year may be drawn by one individual from the bank.
(j) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as placing any obligation on the Board to advance or loan additional sick leave days to the bank should all days be used up in any period or periods of its operation.
(k) The District will be required to pay sick leave benefits for no more than sixty (60) consecutive days (combined personal and sick bank days, provided) for any specific illness. Any employee covered by this sick leave provision whose illness extends beyond the provision of this section may participate in the long-term disability insurance program if they so qualify. An individual may, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) use his/her personal sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th days for any unrelated subsequent use of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Professional Employment Contract, Professional Employment Contract
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary A. The following conditions shall control the operation of the sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeand the right of teachers, who is absent from assigned duties due after one year of service, to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from utilize the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditionsbank:
1. The ) A teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided have been absent from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of employment without pay at least five (5) consecutive school days following as a consequence of the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;illness or disability.
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (102) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The A teacher must shall have been absent the illness or disability giving rise to the claim to use the bank for at least five sixty (560) consecutive duty calendar days after exhaustion prior to the onset of said paid leave benefitsthe claim.
C. A three (3) member A teacher who qualifies therefore may draw from the sick leave bank committee shall be established up to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five eighty (175180) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter school days, provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in if such withdrawal should extend over more than one (1) school year, the additional days of sick leave which accrue to the teacher at the start of such school term pursuant to Section 1 of this Article shall be deducted from the total number of days granted thereunder.
4) The teacher shall not have to pay back in any manner the number of days borrowed from the bank.
5) The bank shall be applicable to the illness of the teacher or serious illness of the spouse or children, provided the teacher is required to care for such family member or attends the hospitalization of such member.
6) The bank shall not be applicable to any surgical or other procedure which may be safely deferred until a vacation or recess period.
7) No more than a total of two hundred eighty (280) days may be used in any school year periodin the aggregate for the entire bargaining unit.
B. The Board and the Union acknowledge that the utilization of days from the sick leave bank results in the expenditure of funds by the Board that would not otherwise be required. For purposes of negotiations, the parties have valued this contribution by the Board by computing the average teaching salary during the school year times the number of days of usage of the bank.
C. The Union agrees, with respect to the operation of sick leave bank, that member must donate a minimum it will hold harmless and defend the Board, its members and all of one (1) day its agents, as regards any action, complaint or suit of any type, provided only that the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstancesBoard shall fulfill its responsibilities as set forth above. In the event any action, complaint or suit of any kind shall be brought against the Board, the MSD Board of Education may choose shall retain the right to grant additional days (beyond the 175) select counsel to defend such action, complaint or suit and/or determine whether such action, complaint or suit should be used as sick bank dayscompromised or settled in any respect.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Sick Leave Bank is not designed to give unlimited sick leave to all teachers. Its primary purpose is to give a teacher substantial income protection in the event of a medical catastrophe. It is also designed to provide a maximum benefit to teachers who have utilized the regular sick leave days in a professional manner. A voluntary sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article I who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, leave and personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five eighty (175180) days, provided, however, that (a) a that:
a. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank within 30 days of the beginning of the school year and not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) 15th. Such teacher must wait a year after his/her enrollment in the sick leave bank to be eligible to borrow from the bank.
b. A teacher who is newly hired in this the School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days two years, from the date of initial duty assignmenthire, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate enroll in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;. If a newly hired teacher does not join the sick leave bank in his/her first two years, he/she may join the sick leave bank in subsequent years according to 1.a. above.
B. 2. Said teacher employee may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, of the new school year and such day contributed shall be non-returnable nonrefundable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits leaves applicable to personal illness of whatever nature, including said teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five twenty (520) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided hereindays;
4. d. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. e. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (510) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three . Said ten (310) member consecutive days of absence must be taken as unpaid leave, and sick leave bank days shall be applied upon the eleventh (11th) day of absence. The ten (10) days of unpaid leave shall apply for each separate case of a teacher’s qualifying as a medical catastrophe;
f. The teacher may return to work on a partial schedule with written certification provided by said teacher’s physician stating that the teacher is able to work a modified schedule. Partial day withdrawals from the sick leave bank in the event of a modified work schedule shall be taken in half (1/2) day units.
3. A four (4) member Sick Leave Bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed who are represented by the Association and one appointed in accordance with IC 20-29-5-7 and two (12) person persons appointed by the SuperintendentBoard. All committee members shall be certificated personnel in the Greater Xxxxxxxx Interlocal Cooperative. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth eleventh (5th11th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's employee’s said paid leave benefitspayments, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to an allotment not to exceed ninety (90) days, and to a total allotment of not to exceed one hundred seventy-five eighty (175180) days for all teachers in any school year. Sick Leave Bank enrollment records, deduction of sick leave days in accordance with this contract, payment of Sick Leave Bank days per yearcommittee allotment, and other necessary record keeping shall be maintained in the Director’s office. Records and procedures shall be in compliance with the Indiana State Board of Accounts rules and regulations.
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to of full-time employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeCommittee.
E. If 5. All donated days are a member uses permanent contribution to the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) and are not transferable to another school year period, that member must donate corporation should a minimum of one (1) day participant leave the following year to continue membershipGreater Xxxxxxxx Interlocal Cooperative.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Master Contract, Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall will be established whereby a certificated school employeefor all eligible employees (those working 20 hours per week or more) who choose to participate, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, which will be operated as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditionsfollows:
A. The number of accumulated days a. Each employee enrolling in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five will donate two (1752) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member days of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) his/her sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year until the bank is built up to a maximum of any school year, and five hundred (b500) a teacher who days. No more days will be added to this maximum until the bank is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen depleted to three hundred (15300) days. The bank will then be built up to five hundred (500) days from again and the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose process repeated. Employees will be notified when deductions are being made to participate in replenish the bank by contributing onebank.
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may b. Additions will be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen made to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of each fiscal year according to the above limitations.
c. If there are no days accumulated in the bank at the time a school year call is made upon it during the period of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members accumulation, a member of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One will be returned his/her two (12) days, so as not to be exceeded, penalized as a result of becoming a member of the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that bank.
d. A person withdrawing from membership in case the bank is depleted during will not be able to withdraw the school year, contributed days.
e. The first thirty (30) work days of illness or disability will not be covered by the current year's contribution shall bank but must be assessed at covered by the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacherperson's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the or absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitswithout pay.
C. f. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall person will not be established able to receive written requests and allot withdraw days from the bank according until his/her own accumulated sick leave is depleted.
(1) A maximum of ninety (90) work days for each illness or disability can be drawn by one individual from the bank subject to the provisions hereinfollowing requalification requirements:
(a) If an employee has been absent for ninety (90) work days as set forth above, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall employee must return to work for a period of thirty (30) work days in addition to fulfilling the requirements of sections e. and f. above in order to requalify for additional days from the sick bank.
(b) If the absence is less than ninety (90) work days, the requirements of sections e. and f. above must be composed of two fulfilled.
(2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available Employees eligible for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacherWorker's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.Compensation benefits under Section
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary a. The purpose of the sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, to extend to those teachers who is absent from assigned duties due choose to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for participate additional sick leave days from should an illness or injury exhaust their accumulated sick leave days during a school year.
b. Within 60 days following the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number ratification of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) daysthis Agreement, providedeach teacher, however, that (a) a veteran teacher regardless of FTE and who is not a current member of participant in the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school yearbank, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in join the bank by contributing one
(1) two days of his/her sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of allowance to the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1bank. The sick leave bank committee may also establish one additional open enrollment period during this Agreement. A new teacher must have chosen shall be allowed to become a current member of and participate in such join the bank by contributing one (1) two days of his or her sick leave day allowance, provided he or she elects to do so within 60 days of the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to date of employment. Whenever the teacher. However, in the event that the total number of accumulated sick leave days in the bank at drops below one day per member of the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) bank, the sick leave day bank shall be replenished by all assessing each member one sick leave day. All sick leave contributions and assessments to the sick leave bank are irrevocable. Only teachers who are current members of the bank would cause may apply for days from the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;bank.
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated c. Upon depleting personal sick leave and personal personal/emergency leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher, and after obtaining a doctor's physician substantiating the statement certifying a physical illness and certifying that the absence will continue during or injury rendering a member unable to perform duties listed on a member's job description for a period of at least more than five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) work days, a member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot may request days from the bank according to bank. A committee composed of one representative of the provisions herein, under guidelines established by administration and three representatives of the committeeAssociation will act immediately on the request. The committee shall be composed of two grant the request if:
(1) District records show that the member has exhausted his/her sick leave;
(2) persons appointed by The member is a contributing member to the Association sick leave bank according to 3.b above; and
(3) The member has experienced an illness or disability that has prevented him/her from performing his/her job requirements for more than five days and one a doctor has certified in writing this illness or disability.
(14) person appointed by When a member has accessed the Superintendentsick leave bank then has a prolonged absence for the same or other qualifying medical condition within the same school year, (s)he should be allowed more access to the bank, up to the total of 65 days. Days allotted by If the committee request is for a new qualifying medical condition, section 3 above needs to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after met before the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of member can access the teacher's said paid sick leave benefitsbank.
d. If the request is approved, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall notify the District Office and resulting days, including the first five days of the illness or injury, if personal sick leave was not exceed a fixed maximum as is established available for those days, will be charged to the bank until the member returns to work or has used 65 days from the bank.
e. The District shall keep accurate records of leave accumulated by the committeebank and of sick leave used by the bank. The committee Annually, the District shall be limited notify the Association in writing of accumulated days and days charged to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per the bank that year.
D. Any days granted f. Membership shall be terminated by written request of the member or by the committee to an individual teacher end of employment. Previously donated days shall terminate effective remain in the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1bank. The day after Temporary teachers hired back by the last first day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses following work year shall retain membership in the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipBank.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committeethe Sick Leave Bank Committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated sick days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a provided however that:
1. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a 15th.
2. A teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;.
3. The Association will be given a list of all teachers who are members of the sick bank at the beginning of each school year.
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become be a current member of and participate in such bank the bank.
C. Any days contributed by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank any teacher shall not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable returned to the teacher. However, in .
D. In the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove herein above in Paragraph One (1) paragraph A1 to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;.
2. E. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said the teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;.
3. F. Written certification will be provided from said the teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five three (53) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;.
4. G. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The the teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitsbecomes eligible to draw from the Bank.
C. H. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. .
I. The committee shall not grant any days which would cause the total allotment to be exceeded.
J. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive first day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said ’s paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a the fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five forty (17540) days per yearfor teachers in the Corporation.
D. K. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If L. Pregnancy shall only be covered for the period of doctor certified disability. Child care and child rearing are not covered by the sick leave bank.
M. Family Leave Provision: The committee retains the right to allot “family illness” days to a teacher caring for a member uses the Sick Leave Bank of their immediate family (as defined in one (1) school year period, that member Article IV D. 2). Teachers must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year have exhausted all other paid leave benefits prior to continue membershipapplication. Up to 10 days may be granted per application.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Tentative Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary 7.3.1 Effective November 1, 1993, a sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeemade available to full- time unit members (that is, who is absent from unit members regularly assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under work thirty [30] or more hours per week) on the following conditionsitems:
A. The number 7.3.1.1 Participation shall be voluntary and the District Treasurer shall keep a record of accumulated days in all participants. An eligible unit member may elect to participate by submitting a signed Xxxx Leave Donation form to the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventyDistrict Treasurer between September 1 and September 30, inclusive, of any school year (beginning with the 1993-five (17594 school year) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of authorizing the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day donation to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day of the participant's accumulated sick leave in October and an additional day of such leave in May of that school year. Thereafter, if the total number of days in the bank falls below twenty (20), each current participant shall automatically donate one
(1) additional day of accumulated sick leave to the bank. A participant's donation shall not be construed as the use of sick leave for purposes of determining eligibility for the cash benefit for non- use of leave described in Section 7.4 of this Agreement.
7.3.1.2 The Association President (or designee) shall process all requests for use of sick days in the bank. Days may be used only with approval of the Association President (or designee), and the decision shall be final, being neither grievable under this Agreement nor otherwise subject to challenge. Days may be used only for a catastrophic illness or injury, documented by a physician as to nature and extent of the particular problem, after exhaustion of the participant's accumulated sick leave. If a request is granted, it must be for no more than ninety (90) days during a particular school year. The Association must notify the District Treasurer whether the request has been granted or denied prior to the applicant’s exhaustion of other authorized leave. Days shall not be available to any non-participant or to a participant who has applied for disability retirement or to enhance a participant's retirement/death payment under Article 8 of this Agreement. The Association President (or designee) shall notify the Treasurer of approved requests following the posted cutoff deadlines for payroll processing. Both the Association President (or designee) and the District Treasurer (or designee) shall maintain an accounting of the sick leave bank – and shall reconcile such by September 30 each year (prior to the following year to continue membershipyear’s first – October – contribution).
F. Under unusual 7.3.1.3 A participant may terminate his/her participation in the bank by submitting written notice to the Association President (or Designee) and extenuating circumstancesDistrict Treasurer, such termination to be effective on the date of receipt. Eligibility to use bank days ceases upon termination of participation, and no days donated to the bank, while a participant, are recoverable.
7.3.1.4 A participant's membership will be terminated if he/she has no accumulated sick leave to contribute to the bank at the time contributions are to be made.
7.3.1.5 If, as of October 1 of any school year (beginning with the 1993-94 school year), the MSD Board number of Education may choose participants in the bank is less than twenty-five (25), the bank shall automatically terminate for the duration of this Agreement and the unused days donated to grant additional the bank shall be credited by the District Treasurer back to the individual accumulated sick leave accounts of those who elected to participate according to the level of contribution during the previous year (a maximum of two [2] days) and the balance will be liquidated.
7.3.1.6 If the number of days remaining in the bank at the time of termination is such that the remaining participants cannot receive their previous year's contributions, each remaining participant's accumulated sick leave account will be credited one (beyond 1) day sick leave with any balance being liquidated.
7.3.1.7 If the 175number of days remaining in the bank at the time of termination is fewer than the number of remaining participants, the donated days will be credited to those members' accumulated sick leave accounts on an equal basis by one quarter (1/4) to be used as sick bank daysday increments with any balance being liquidated.
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement, Negotiated Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary The Board will cooperate in the operation of a Sick Leave "Bank." All bargaining unit members will participate in the Bank. The following limitations are established for participation in the Bank:
A. If the sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one below two hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15200) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, a day will be deducted from each member and added to the current year's contribution shall be assessed at bank. At the time of such depletion;retirement, the retiree may contribute a maximum of ten (10) days to the sick leave bank.
2. B. The teacher Association President shall meet with Human Resources each year to see if additions are to be made to the Bank at the beginning of each fiscal year according to the above limitations.
C. The first thirty (30) work days of illness or disability will not be covered by the Bank, but must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacherbe covered by the bargaining unit member's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3or absence without pay. Written certification will be provided To apply for benefits from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during Bank, a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application bargaining unit member must be made no later than ten non- probationary. While drawing sick leave benefits, a bargaining unit member cannot be receiving any other pay from the Board.
D. A maximum of sixty (1060) days after exhaustion each fiscal year can be drawn by a bargaining unit member from the Bank. If the member is still out from the same illness at the beginning of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent the next fiscal year and has exceeded the sixty (60) days, he/she may draw an additional thirty (30) days for at least five a total not to exceed ninety (590) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitsdays.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot E. Employees who have received days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee and are subsequently granted Worker’s Compensation benefits shall be obligated to replace (repay) sick days used from the Bank.
F. The Bank will be controlled by a committee composed of two (2) persons appointed Association members selected by the Association Association, and one two (12) person appointed administrators selected by the Superintendent. Days allotted by , but final authority in regards to the committee to an individual teacher interpretation of this policy shall be available for use beginning after rest with the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committeeBoard. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yeardiscuss and review each request.
D. Any days granted by X. A bargaining unit member with two (2) years of seniority drawing from the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1Bank will receive 3/4 (75%) of his/her regular, hourly, daily rate. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.Bargaining unit members with less than two
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due as follows:
(1) Any teacher desiring to personal illness and who has utilized all participate in the sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for bank shall donate two (2) accumulated sick leave days from before September 1 of a given school term; no additional donation shall be required in any subsequent year, except as provided in paragraph (2). By September 30 of each school year, the bank under Union shall provide the following conditions:Human Resources Department with a copy of the participants’ signed authorization forms and a certified list of current participants. SEDOL shall provide a mailbox at the central office for the Union’s use in collection of the participants’ authorization forms.
A. The (2) If, in any year, the total number of accumulated days in the sick leave bank shall not exceed one hundred seventyfalls below twenty-five (175) days25), provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing each participant shall contribute one (1) additional day;
(3) Only tenured teachers with four (4) years experience in SEDOL programs or nontenured teachers with six (6) years experience in SEDOL programs may participate in the sick leave day bank;
(4) In order to draw upon the sick leave bank, a teacher
(a) must have been a participant in the sick leave bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th at the start of any that school year, and term;
(b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated and newly granted sick leave and personal business leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5c) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must shall have been absent without pay for health reasons for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion during the school term in which the draw is to be used;
(5) The maximum number of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three days per year any teacher may use in a school term is nineteen (319) member sick leave bank committee days;
(6) Once days are donated to the sick leave bank, such donation shall be established irrevocable;
(7) In order to receive written requests and allot days draw any day(s) from the bank according sick leave bank, the eligible teacher shall make application to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committeeSEDOL Human Resources Department. The SEDOL Administration may require a medical doctor’s statement confirming that the participant’s illness/injury necessitated absence from work.
(8) Additional guidelines may be developed and implemented by a joint committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, Union and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearBoard.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 1) A voluntary sick leave bank Committee is established through the appointing authority of the President of Local 1637. Said Committee shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under have the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing composition: one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess member of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established Executive Board appointed by the committee. The committee shall be composed President of Local 1637, two (2) persons members of the rank and file appointed by the Association President of Local 1637, and one (1) person management representative appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted Police Chief.
2) The granting of additional sick time from said bank will not be arbitrary or capricious.
3) The amount of sick time in the bank will be determined by the committee voluntary donation of no more than two (2) sick days annually from any members wishing to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committeedo so. The committee sick bank shall be limited to have a total allotment minimum of sixteen (16) days and a maximum of one hundred seventy-five (175100) days per yeardays.
D. 4) Any days granted by sick leave donation to the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective bank will not be counted as sick time used for the earliest date as hereinafter provided:purpose of calculating the sick leave incentive day.
1. The day after the last day 5) Local 1637 Members who are employees of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, Joint Public Safety Dispatch Communications Center that member must donate have contributed a minimum of one (1) day annually to the following year sick bank, unless the sick bank is at its maximum amount, shall be eligible to continue membershippetition the Committee for consideration.
F. Under unusual 6) Sick days contributed by members to the sick bank will be added to the bank on the first day of the fiscal year. Local 1637 shall transmit the list of members making contributions and extenuating circumstancesthe amount of the contributions to the Police Chief on the first day of the fiscal year. It shall be the responsibility of Local 1637 to account for all debits, credits, and the MSD Board balance of Education may choose the sick bank.
7) Any member seeking days from the sick bank must petition the Committee in writing. The petition must be accompanied by written documentation from the member’s doctor stating that the member is under the doctor’s care and the severity and expected length of injury/illness. This medical information will be considered confidential and cannot be released to grant the membership by the committee.
8) A member of Local 1637 who petitions the Committee must have exhausted all of his or her contractual time off such as but not limited to, accrued sick leave, vacation leave, etc., before petitioning additional days (beyond sick time from the 175) bank. Once all accrued time is exhausted, there shall be no waiting period to be used as receive sick bank days.
9) The petition shall be judged on the following criteria only:
a. The severity of the stated injury/illness
b. The overall need of said member
c. The member’s attendance and employment records
10) The Committee shall not grant more than sixteen (16) shifts to a member at any one time. However, after sixteen (16) shifts have been exhausted, the member may re-petition the Committee provided an updated doctor’s prognosis is filed with the petition. There will be no limit as to how many times a member may petition the Committee.
11) A concise written decision from the Committee shall be sent to the petitioner.
12) Each member is responsible for knowing his/her limit of sick days, vacation time and related time off. Members should petition the Committee in a timely fashion so as not to risk losing salary or benefits.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 1. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a for certificated school employee, employees.
2. The number of accumulated days which are in the bank shall not exceed one hundred (100) days which have been donated by sick bank members but may accumulate more than 100 days if additional days are contributed to the sick bank upon a teacher’s retirement which may cause the bank to exceed the one hundred day (100 days) limit.
3. The sick bank may be used by certificated employees who is are absent from assigned duties due to personal illness or injury and who has utilized have exhausted all of their sick leave, personal paid leave, and all categories of any other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for any nature.
4. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written request and allot days from the bank in accordance with the provisions herein contained, under written guidelines that shall be established by the following conditions:committee and endorsed by the Superintendent and the President of the Association.
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a 5. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick paid leave day (plus any back assessments due) to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and even if it causes the sick bank total to exceed the one hundred day (b100 day) a limit.
6. A teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, assignment or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such the teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick paid leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher if those days would cause an the accumulation of to exceed the maximum days listed in excess paragraph 2, above.
7. A teacher who is a member of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher sick bank may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. 7.1 The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such the sick bank by contributing one (1) sick paid leave day to the bank not earlier than then August 1st nor not later than September 15th each year, and such .
7.2 The day that is contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacheremployee. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) 2 to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;.
2. 7.3 The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave and unused sick leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal paid leave;.
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. 7.4 Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. 8. Upon resumption of employment after using days from the bank, said teacher shall repay the number of days borrowed from the bank at the rate of three (3) sick leave days per year for more if the teacher desires), plus said teacher shall continue to contribute one (1) day per year as provided hereinabove in Paragraph 5.
9. If a teacher leaves the employment of the school corporation prior to full repayment of borrowed days from the bank, either:
9.1 The value of the remaining days owed shall be deducted from the teacher’s final check(s) at the teacher’s current daily rate and such sum(s) deducted shall be retained by the school corporation, while the equivalent number of days will be returned to the bank by the school corporation, or
9.2 The teacher may transfer any unused sick leave or unused paid leave days to the bank as payment of the loan, or
9.3 A combination of (1) and (2) hereinabove may be used.
10. Recipients who retire or become totally disabled after borrowing from the bank and who still owe days to the bank shall be exempt from repayment, financially or in days.
11. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests request and allot days from the bank according to in accordance with the provisions hereinherein contained, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee may require a teacher applicant to furnish medical documentation of illness and/or to consent to additional medical examination(s).
11.1 The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. The committee shall select a chairperson.
11.2 Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days per year. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of thirty (30) days per teacher.
D. Any 12. The Chairperson of the committee shall notify the school corporation’s business office, in writing, not later than five (5) school days granted from the time of an allotment of days by the committee to an individual teacher a teacher. Such notification shall terminate effective specify the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day name of the term of employment for teacher, and the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, as defined herein in Article I, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one two hundred seventy-five sixty (175260) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. 2. Said teacher employee may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable nonreturnable to the teacheremployee. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. d. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
53. The teacher must have been absent for at least five A four (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (34) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, herein under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two three (23) persons appointed by the Association association and one one
(1) person appointed by the Superintendentsuperintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher employee shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacheremployee's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual a teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one two hundred seventy-five sixty (175260) days per year.
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If 5. After having met the maximum severance, a member uses certificated school employee’s unused sick days, after they have met their maximum severance, shall automatically be donated to the Sick Leave Bank sick leave bank. Donated days that exceed the cap of two hundred sixty (260) days shall be placed in one an unlimited reserve account. Days in the unlimited reserve may only be transferred to the sick bank at the start of the next school year, and only the amount of days needed to fill the sick leave bank to the maximum aforementioned, two-hundred sixty (1260) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipdays.
F. Under unusual 6. The sick leave bank committee may, by simple majority vote, waive the consecutive day requirement of 2-c and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board provisions of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days4-c above.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
7 A. The number of accumulated days in the bank Sick Leave Bank Committee shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed consist of two (2) persons appointed members of the Bargaining Unit, 8 selected by the Association REA and one (1) person appointed of the Administration, selected by the Superintendent. Days allotted by Superintendent or the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee9 Board. The committee shall be limited meet when required to a total allotment grant requests for withdrawals of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearbenefits 10 from the Bank where they determine the requesting member meets the qualifications of the 11 Bank regulations.
D. Any days granted by 12 B. Initial application for membership shall be submitted to the committee Sick Leave Bank Committee in 13 writing. Employees may join only upon written application to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day Bank Committee between 14 May 15 and June 15 of the term year preceding their membership. Newly hired employees may join 15 no later than October 15 of employment for the school year, or
2or within 45 days of hire. The application shall be 16 available by accessing the district website.
17 C. Sick Bank benefits shall not be available to employees of the Bargaining Unit who elect not to 18 join the Sick Bank.
19 D. Contributed days shall remain in the Bank and may not be withdrawn by an Employee upon 20 retirement or resignation from the District, or on resignation from the Bank, or otherwise, 21 provided that if membership in the Bank at any time falls below 50% of the Bargaining Unit, 22 Bank operation shall be suspended except that those already receiving benefits may continue to 23 receive such benefits up to maximum withdrawal. The parties shall, at the request of either, 24 consider modifications of these regulations.
25 E. In the event contributed days become depleted during the operation of the Bank, the Bank 26 Committee may, at its discretion, assess one additional day after accumulated sick leave during the last day 1 same school year against each member or suspend operation of allotted the Bank until the beginning of 2 the next school year.
3 F. Bank benefits shall be available to any member of the Bank under the conditions set forth in 4 these regulations for illness or disability normally covered by sick leave. Bank benefits shall not 5 be available to employees on child rearing leave or other long term leaves of absence, nor shall 6 Bank benefits be available to employees under conditions where parental leave would normally 7 have been granted under past practice, except by majority vote of the Bank Committee.
8 G. Initial withdrawal of Bank Benefits shall not commence until a member has exhausted all of his 9 or her accumulated sick leave and ten (10) additional days have been suffered without pay. If 10 the loss of days is not consecutive, twenty (20) days of absence without pay is required prior to 11 eligibility for withdrawal. By majority vote, the Bank committee may grant retroactive coverage 12 from the Sick Bank for all or part of the days suffered without pay in any of the above cases.
13 H. By majority vote of the Bank Committee, maximum withdrawal for individuals who have had an 14 extended illness(es) may be increased to a maximum of one hundred (100) days or the maximum 15 number of available sick leave days granted available to the member prior to the illness, whichever is less. 16 In no event shall the maximum withdrawal exceed one hundred (100) days for any one illness. 17 One illness shall mean continuous absence or absence not interrupted by the committee, or
3. The first day of sixty (60) calendar days 18 after return to employment subsequent service (unless fewer than sixty (60) days return due to a new cause.)
19 I. The Bank Committee may require of any employee using the granting Bank benefits, a doctor's report, 20 examination by a physician, progress reports on any illness, or such other steps as may be 21 reasonably necessary to protect the integrity of days by the committeeBank and prevent abuse of its benefits.
E. 22 J. The Board retains its right under the School Code to require a statement from a physician or 23 other practitioner prior to payment of sick leave, whether or not payable out of Bank Benefits.
24 K. If a member uses the Bank accumulates seven hundred and fifty (750) days as of September 1 of any year, 25 further donations may be waived except for newly joining members.
1 L. If relevant portions of this Sick Leave Bank are declared illegal or in one (1) violation of the School 2 Code or other applicable statutes by an Appellate Court of last resort or other Court of 3 competent jurisdiction, the Bank shall forthwith be dissolved or mutually amended to conform 4 with such decisions. In the event of dissolution, the days shall be returned to the members. All 5 members will receive an equal number of days, except that, in no case, will anyone receive more 6 days than they have contributed to the Bank. The parties shall, at the request of either, plan 7 implementation of a new Bank complying with the legal requirement of such decision or 8 opinion.
9 M. Bank operation shall be suspended at the end of any school year periodin the event of substantially 10 increased use of accumulated sick leave benefits among members of the Bank. An increased 11 incidence of sick leave absence by the members in excess of 20% of the total number of sick 12 days used from 1995-96 levels shall, that member must donate in the absence of an epidemic or other such discernible 13 cause, be deemed conclusive evidence justifying such suspension. In the event of a minimum suspension 14 of one (1) day Bank operation under the following year provisions of this section, the parties shall meet to continue membershipmodify these 15 regulations to allow renewed operation of the Bank.
F. Under unusual 16 N. By majority vote of the Bank Committee, any individual member of the Bank except those 17 terminating service may be permitted to donate sick days from his or her own accumulated sick 18 leave to any other Bank member who has exhausted his or her sick leave and extenuating circumstances, utilize his or her 20 such transactions must be approved and documented in writing by the MSD Board of Education Bank Committee prior to 21 the donation. Such donated days may choose not be subsequently repaid to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank daysdonor by the recipient.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A 7 The SCHOOL will maintain the voluntary sick leave bank established at the beginning of the 8 1975-76 school year from which a contributing teacher may draw sick leave days when the 9 teacher's accumulated sick leave days are exhausted, but the SCHOOL will not contribute any 10 days to the said sick leave bank, except as specified in subsection (vii) of Article VII. The said 11 sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeesubject, who is absent from assigned duties due at all times, to personal illness the following conditions and who has utilized limitations: 12
(i) Membership in the said sick leave bank shall be by annual enrollment and open to all 14 members of the Unit, specified in Article I, but each participant in the said bank may contribute 15 only one day each year, after an initial one day donation to join the sick leaveleave bank, personal leavewith the 16 exceptions specified in subsection (xi) of this Article. Contributions to the said bank shall be on 17 forms prescribed by the SCHOOL, and all other paid such contributions shall be made within the first 2 18 weeks following the commencement of each school year or the first 2 weeks following 19 ratification of this contract whichever is later. 20
(ii) The said sick leave benefits bank may be used only for the illness of whatever nature its members and may petition not be 22 used for an illness of any relatives of a committeemember. 23
(iii) Sick leave days contributed to the said sick leave bank by contributing teacher may not be 25 withdrawn while said teacher is employed by the SCHOOL. Upon termination of employment 26 of any contributing teacher, as established herein, the sick leave day contributed by such teacher shall be withdrawn 27 from the sick leave bank. 28
(iv) A member shall not be eligible for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, credits until that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by has exhausted 30 all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal business leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion maximum number of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall 31 days which may be established to receive written requests and allot days borrowed from the said bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual any contributing teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall 32 following schedule: 34 Years of Service Maximum Days 35 Lakeland School Corporation Available 36 38 7 - 12 40 39 13 - 19 50 40 20 + 60 1 Maximum days will be limited to the number of days that can be repaid through the teacher’s 2 final pay in the borrowing year. 3
(v) Repayment by a total allotment borrowing teacher for any such loans shall be made at the minimum of one hundred seventy-five (175) 3 5 days per year.
D. Any days granted by . Said repayment shall be made on the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) each consecutive school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day 6 immediately following the following year when said xxxx is made to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.said teacher. 7
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary 1. Each teacher shall contribute one (1) day of his or her annual sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under each year provided that the following conditions:
A. The total annual contribution for any given year does not raise the number of accumulated days in the sick bank shall to more than two hundred (200).
2. Teachers new to the system will not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) daysbe eligible to participate in, providedand will not be asked to contribute to, howeverthe sick bank until the start of their second year of employment. At the start of their second year, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing they will contribute one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th regardless of any school yearwhether this raises the level of the bank above two hundred (200) days, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose they will be eligible to participate in the bank from that time forward.
3. All deposits will automatically be recorded by contributing onethe School District on the first day of employment in each school year.
(1) 4. Eligible teachers who have a prolonged illness and who have used up the sick leave dayto which they are entitled may apply to draw on the bank.
5. Formal application must be made in writing to the Superintendent of Schools to draw upon the Sick Leave Bank.
6. Authorization to draw upon the Sick Leave Bank will be approved by both the Superintendent and by a vote of the Association only upon the certification by the teacher's physician that the applicant is disabled from performing his/her duties for the School district. Should either the Committee or the Association request a second opinion, even though such contribution by such veteran said opinion shall be obtained at the expense of the requesting party. Any grant of sick leave days shall end no later than the last day of the school year during which the prolonged illness began.
7. By November 1st of each year, a statement of the total number of days in the Sick Leave Bank will be forwarded annually to the President of the Association.
8. At the beginning of each school year, teachers at the maximum sick leave accumulation of 195 days shall have that year's annual sick leave or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation that portion that is above 195 days held separately for that school year only. On June 30th of every year the amount of days in excess of the teachers' maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification days will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established added to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year not to continue membershipexceed 200 days.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances9. If the Sick Leave Bank falls below forty (40) days during an academic year, any sick days held separately as stated above will be added to the MSD Board Sick Bank, not to exceed 200 days. If there are no days of Education may choose to grant separately held sick leave, each teacher will then be assessed an additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as day from his/her personal sick bank daysleave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature teacher may petition a committee, as established herein, for participate by contributing one (1) sick leave days from the bank day under the following conditions:
A. a. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall be adjusted on an annual basis to accommodate new contributions by teachers into the bank but shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) 250 days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of . If the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing onefall below 50, members shall contribute an additional day.
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said b. The teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
(1. The teacher ) He/She must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than on or before September 15th each of the present year, and such day day(s) contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However.
(2) He/She must have exhausted all of his/her own personal and sick leave.
(3) Upon request of the Committee, h e / s he must provide certification from his/her physician substantiating his/her illness.
(4) He/She must apply, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceededwriting, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; andhis/her accumulated personal and sick leave. If he/she is too ill to request days, a designee may request days.
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty Upon resumption of employment after using days after exhaustion from the bank, he/she shall repay the number of said paid days owed to the bank at the rate of three (3) e sick leave benefitsdays per year. At the request of the teacher the rate can be more than three (3).
C. (6) Teachers owing days to the sick leave bank who leave employment with the school corporation prior to repayment of the days shall reimburse the school corporation at the teacher’s daily rate at the time the days were borrowed.
(7) In the case of a death of a teacher owing days to the sick leave bank, owed days are waived.
(8) Maximum days granted for maternity leave not to exceed total federally allowed leave of 12 weeks (60 days), per FMLA, calculated on a rolling 12- month period.
(9) The Federation will receive a count of days and members in the sick leave bank by October 15 of each year.
c. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committeeCommittee. The committee Committee shall be composed of two (2) persons teachers appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by Federation plus the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee Committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits’s accumulated sick leave, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee Committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five twenty (17520) days per yeardays.
D. d. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher Committee shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
(1. ) The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
(2. ) The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeCommittee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary 1. The purpose of the Sick Leave Bank is to provide school employees with a backup to sick leave accumulation to assist with extended absences. The Extended Leave Committee shall consider the following when making its recommendations:
a. The need defined in the employee's application.
b. The employee's attendance record.
c. The employee's previous history of using benefits from Sick Leave Bank.
d. Other relevant information available to the committee.
2. The Board of School Trustees shall provide a sick-leave bank for all certified employees, whether said employees are included in or excluded from the bargaining unit, under the following conditions.
a. The number of days in the sick-leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated equal to the number of certified employees as of the start of the school year.
b. A certified employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the sick-leave bank under the following these conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to employee should submit the teacher. However, request in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members advance of the bank would cause the maximum number expiration of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's his own accumulated sick leave and personal leaveif at all possible, but approved leave days will not be used until said person's accumulated sick leave days have been exhausted, and
(2) he must have a doctor's certification that such request is necessary.
c. Days from the sick-leave bank may be recommended by the committee in accordance with these guidelines.
(1) if the applicant has taught in this school district for less than three school years, he may be recommended for a maximum of 20 days from the sick-leave bank;
(2) if the applicant has taught in this school district three school years or more, he may be recommended for 20 days or two-thirds of his own sick leave accumulation, whichever is greater, but in no case shall he be recommended for more than the maximum allowance shown in (3. Written certification will ) below;
(3) the maximum allowance to be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating recommended is 30 days;
(4) the illness and certifying that committee is not required to recommend the absence will continue during a period full number of at least five days requested;
(5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must a teacher may not be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot granted days from the sick-leave bank according if the requested days are to be used during the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed time for which a request has been made and/or granted for any leave of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearabsence.
D. Any (6) A pregnant teacher may apply for days granted by from the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective sick-leave bank. Pregnancy is considered the earliest date same as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment any condition eligible for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeebenefits under this section.
E. If a member uses d. The decision concerning any allowance from the Sick Leave Bank in shall be made by a committee composed of two certified employees to be selected by the exclusive representative and one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day administrator to be selected by the following year Board or its designee. The Extended Leave Committee’s decision may be appealed to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond School Trustees by the 175) to be used as sick bank daysSuperintendent or the employee. Any appeals of the decision of the Extended Leave Committee are the responsibility and the sole discretion of the Board of School Trustees.
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Samples: Employment Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary (a) The Employer and the P.B.A. will establish and jointly administer an Employee contributed sick leave bank. The purpose of the sick leave bank shall be established whereby to provide a certificated school employeesource of sick leave for Employees who are victims of catastrophic, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness prolonged, and/or disabling illnesses and who has utilized have used all sick their accumulated benefit leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, provided they meet the qualifications for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member use of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and bank.
(b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation Each Employee shall have fifteen be required to contribute two (152) sick days initially to the sick leave bank. Thereafter, Employees shall be required to contribute equally up to two (2) days from annually as needed to maintain the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave daybank at a level of at least two hundred (200) days. Contributions, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation if necessary, shall be made on January 1st and July 1st of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed . Employees shall not be non-returnable required to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution contribute until after completion of one (1) full year of County service and such Employees may not withdraw benefits from the sick leave day by all teachers who are current members bank until after the completion of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One one (1) full year of County service.
(c) Employees who have exhausted all accumulated benefit leave and have been out of work for more than thirty (30) days over the previous twelve (12) months due to be exceededa chronic, the current year's contribution by all such current members prolonged, catastrophic and/or disabling illness or injury shall be suspended, except that in case entitled to withdraw leave from the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution as required.
(d) Employees shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated not accumulate or earn additional sick leave and personal leave;while utilizing sick leave from the bank established herein.
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least (e) Employees with less than five (5) consecutive years employment with the Employer shall be limited to thirty (30) days following per year from the utilization sick bank. Employees with more than five (5) but less than ten (10) years employment shall be limited to sixty (60) days per year. Employees with more than ten (10) years employment shall be limited to ninety (90) days per year.
(f) Requests for withdrawals from the sick leave bank shall be reviewed by a committee comprised of two individuals selected by the Employer and exhaustion two selected by the P.B.A. A majority vote shall be required to approve any withdrawal. Any denial of all said paid a request for sick leave benefits as provided herein;time shall be made in writing and shall set forth the reasons therefor.
4(g) A written application for time from the sick leave bank shall be submitted to the committee by the Employee, or by a legally qualified relative or guardian. The application must be accompanied by a written statement from the Employee's physician verifying the medical need for continued absence. The committee may request an examination by a physician designated by the Employer at the Employer's request. Written application must be made no later than within ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid prior to the time benefit leave benefits; and
5expires. The teacher must have been absent committee may waive this requirement for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committeegood cause. The committee shall be composed render a written decision within seven (7) days of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion receipt of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearapplication.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, teacher who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness of the teacher and who has utilized all sick leave, leave and personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The 1. Except as provided herein below, the number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five ninety (175190) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
12. The teacher must have chosen to To become a current member of and participate in such the bank by contributing a teacher must contribute one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable nonreturnable to the teacher. However, in employee.
a. In the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that .
b. If the normal annual contribution is suspended as provided in case Subsection 2(a) above and the bank is then depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;.
2c. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1 nor later than September 15 of any school year.
d. A teacher who is newly hired in the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15 of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to become an active member of the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day.
3. Teachers may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
a. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. b. Written certification will be provided from said the teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. c. Written application must be made by or on behalf of the teacher no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. d. The teacher must have been absent for at least five four (54) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits;
e. Upon resumption of employment after using days from the bank, said teacher shall repay the number of days owed to the bank (number of days borrowed minus number of days contributed) at the rate of two (2) sick leave days per year, even though such contribution would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified hereinabove, plus said teacher shall continue to contribute one (1) day per year as provided hereinabove in Section 2.
C. f. If a teacher leaves employment of the school corporation, any days owed to the bank shall be waived.
g. At the time the teacher becomes eligible to draw benefits from his/her long term disability insurance, eligibility for use of days from the bank shall cease.
a. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. .
a. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association Federation and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. superintendent.
b. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher employee shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's employee’s said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual a teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. .
c. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five ninety (175190) days per year.
D. Any d. The committee shall not grant days granted by for child-rearing in a situation where the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeis not actually temporarily disabled.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary Any administrator who has been absent from work due to medically certifiable long-term illness or injury resulting in disability shall be eligible to draw up to a maximum of twenty (20) days from a sick leave bank. Such sick leave bank shall be established whereby by deducting two (2) sick days per administrator, per year from each, to a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and maximum of two times the number of administrators as determined on October 1 of each year. No administrator who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in already contributed to the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) have additional days deducted from his/her sick leave day to the bank entitlement until administrators who have not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of yet made an initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such mandatory contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed days have done so. In the event the Bank is reduced by the Association and use thereof to less than forty percent (40%) of the allowable days in the bank, at the commencement of the school year immediately following such event and, if necessary, at the commencement of each succeeding school year a further deduction of one (1) person appointed by sick day from the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher accumulated sick leave of each administrator shall be available for use beginning after made until the fifth number of days in the Bank exceeds fifty percent (5th50%) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefitsmaximum allowable days, and such allotment to an individual teacher the extent resulting from a uniform annual deduction of one day per administrator. Voluntary contributions by staff beyond the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established single day contract contribution will be accepted. Voluntary contributions by staff in the committee. The committee last year of their employment shall be limited to a total allotment maximum of one hundred seventy-five (1755) unused accumulated sick days. Administrators who are excessed and subsequently rehired shall be permitted to reclaim any unused accumulated sick days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent contributed to the granting of days by bank. An administrator shall be eligible to draw upon the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate the event of a minimum long term continuous disability which exhausts all sick leave. In no event shall there be any drawing against absences during the months of one (1) day July and August. In no event shall an administrator be eligible to draw upon the sick leave bank under the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.:
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who 5.1.4.1 The Sick Leave Bank ("Bank") is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits for the express purpose of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for providing additional sick leave days to those employees who have suffered from the bank under a major physical or mental illness (i.e., heart attack, stroke, cancer, etc.) or serious accident that prohibits them from returning to work and performing their normal job responsibilities.
5.1.4.2 The Bank shall be implemented based on the following conditionsprovisions:
A. The number 1. Each bargaining unit member and management employee shall have the option of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) becoming a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member Bank by contributing one (1) day of his/her accumulated sick leave to the Bank each year, during the month of September. Once a sick leave day has been contributed to the Bank, the member may not withdraw the day.
2. If at any time the Bank contains less than thirty (30) accrued days, the Sick Leave Bank Committee ("Committee") may choose to reopen the Bank for contributions. Only those employees who contribute during the "re-opened" period will remain members of the Bank. Any employee not contributing days during the annual contribution period or the "re-opened" period shall forfeit his/her membership in the Bank.
3. A new employee of the Board must notify the Committee, within fifteen (15) days after initial employment that he/she will contribute his/her first sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th Bank in order to become a member. If the new employee transfers sick leave days into ACBDD, upon employment, a day shall be subtracted from that accumulation if the employee chooses to be a member of any school year, the Sick Leave Bank.
4. The Committee shall be comprised of two (2) Association members appointed by the Association President and one
(b1) member appointed by the Superintendent.
5. The Committee shall elect a teacher chairperson and shall develop rules for the operation of the Committee and adhere to the specific provisions of this Article.
6. The Committee may award a maximum of fifteen (15) sick days to a member who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have submits his/her initial application if he/she meets the Committee's qualifications for eligibility.
7. A member who has been awarded the initial fifteen (15) days from may apply to the date Bank for a maximum of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever an additional fifteen (15) days when it is later, during which time such teacher may choose reasonably apparent that he/she will not be able to participate in return to work at the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess expiration of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.initial fifteen
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. Classified employees may make voluntary contributions to a sick leave bank, which will be administered by the “sick leave bank” committee hereafter described. A voluntary notice will be handed out the 1st day of each school year. The purpose of the Sick Leave Bank is to alleviate economic hardship brought upon a member by disability resulting from serious illness of injury (or immediate family as defined in section 7.2)
1. The “sick leave bank” committee shall be composed of three (3) members: two (2) Classified Employees and one (1) Building administrator.
2. Contributions to the bank must be made on a sick leave bank shall donation form by the individual member during week 1 of the contract year. Any employee may donate up to 3 days to the bank per year. Any contribution will be established whereby a certificated school deducted from the current year's sick leave benefit.
3. Annual usage from the sick leave bank will be capped at 160 hours per year per employee, who is absent totaling no more than 20 days. Any unused portion will be carried over from assigned duties due year to personal illness year to a maximum of 1000 hours.
4. To be eligible to apply for the sick leave bank an employee must contribute to the sick leave bank based on their pro-rated hours of hire at the beginning of the school calendar year and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and have exhausted all other paid leave benefits and have an extended absence of whatever nature may petition a committeefive or more working days due to disability or illness or illness of their immediate family, as established herein, for sick leave days defined in section 7.2.
5. All requests to draw from the bank under must be made in writing submitted to the “sick leave bank” committee no later than ten (10) working days following conditions:conclusion of the absence. (Exceptions may be considered by the board.)
A. 6. The number of accumulated days in letter must indicate the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) disability and absence from work must be recommended by the attending physician.
7. In case a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank has been incapacitated, his or her application may become be submitted to the “sick leave bank” committee by his or her agent, the appropriate administrator or a member of his or her family on his or her behalf.
8. Leave grants from the bank, recommended by contributing one (1) the “sick leave day to the bank not earlier bank” committee, shall be made up in units of no more than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) consecutive working days for the individual applicant.
9. Applicants may submit requests for extension of such leave before their prior grants expire.
10. Within ten (10) working days, employees will be notified in writing of action taken by the “sick leave bank” committee on their request to draw from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing onebank.
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause 11. If an accumulation of days in excess employee does not use all of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be days granted days from the bank under bank, the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day unused days will be returned to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable immediately upon the member's return to work.
12. In the teacher. However, in the event case that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is becomes depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed clerk will notify all Classified Employees and at the such time any Classified Employee may then donate any portion of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated their sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses until the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate reaches a maximum of 280 hours. A minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership40 hours must be held in reserve for those employees who are contracted for 12 months.
F. Under unusual 13. The employee who is unable to perform their professional duties because of a disability resulting from a serious illness or injury (or immediate family as defined in section 7.2) can be granted unpaid leave of absence, after having exhausted all other leave, by the Board
14. Unpaid Family Medical Leave shall be granted to an eligible employee for a maximum time period of 12 weeks in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act and extenuating circumstances, School Board Policy. The District will require the MSD Board concurrent running of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as paid sick bank daysleave and Family Medical Leave.
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Samples: Superior Classified Staff Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary Effeoti've”July“t st720027the“parties-agree-to-the-est-abl-ishment-of-an-employee-siGk-bank-to-be---------- administered solely by the Federation in accordance with this paragraph. For the purpose of establishing such sick bank, tenured teachers, with at least 25 accumulated sick days as of September 30th, 2002 shall on that date have one sick day deducted from that accumulation. Such deduction shall be repeated on September 30th, 2003 for those tenured teachers who, on that date, have at least 25 accumulated sick days. In any given school year, should the bank fall below 300 days, the aforementioned tenured teachers shall have a further deduction of one additional sick day withdrawn from their accumulation. Any tenured teacher who has been absent from work due to medically certifiable long-term illness or injury resulting in disability, shall be eligible to draw up to a maximum of 60 days from a sick leave bank bank. All tenured teachers shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due contribute to personal illness and who has utilized all the sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank bank; provided that teachers shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day be obligated to contribute to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank last year of retirement. Deductions and voluntary contributions by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may staff pursuant to this paragraph shall be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen Any day deducted or contributed voluntarily to become a current member of and participate in such the sick leave bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed a teacher shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause deducted from the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in that may be accumulated by a teacher pursuant to Article V, Paragraph One (1E(4) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time and Schedule A of such depletion;this contract.
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits Voluntary contributions by staff in the last year of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee their employment shall be limited to a total allotment maximum of one hundred seventy-five (1755) days per year.
D. Any days granted by unused accumulated sick days. In no event shall withdrawals from the committee bank be permitted in connection with absences during the months of July and August. In no event shall a teacher be eligible to an individual teacher shall terminate effective draw upon the earliest date as hereinafter providedbank under the following circumstances:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, orDisability resulting from worker’s compensation cases;
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, orPregnancy that does not involve disability;
3. If receiving benefits pursuant to Paragraph J of this article. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days sick leave bank shall be established and administered by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year periodCommittee as established and appointed by the Federation and the resolution of any disputes as to the allocation of days to eligible teachers shall be determined by and be the responsibility of the said Sick Leave Bank Committee. The Board shall have no responsibility nor obligation with respect to the administration of the sick leave bank, that member must donate a minimum nor to the manner of one (1) day allocation of days to the following year to continue membershipeligible teachers.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, teacher who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness of the teacher and who has utilized all sick leave, leave and personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The 1. Except as provided herein below, the number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five ninety (175190) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
12. The teacher must have chosen to To become a current member of and participate in such the bank by contributing one a teacher must contribute one
(1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of each year, and such day contributed shall be nonreturnable non-returnable to the teacher. However, in employee.
a. In the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that .
b. If the normal annual contribution is suspended as provided in case Subsection 2(a) above and the bank is then depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;.
2c. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1 nor later than September 15 of any school year.
d. A teacher who is newly hired in the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15 of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to become an active member of the bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day.
3. Teachers may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
a. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. b. Written certification will be provided from said the teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. c. Written application must be made by or on behalf of the teacher no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. d. The teacher must have been absent for at least five four (54) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits;
e. Upon resumption of employment after using days from the bank, said teacher shall repay the number of days owed to the bank (number of days borrowed minus number of days contributed) at the rate of two (2) sick leave days per year, even though such contribution would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified hereinabove, plus said teacher shall continue to contribute one (1) day per year as provided hereinabove in Section 2.
C. f. If a teacher leaves employment of the school corporation, any days owed to the bank shall be waived.
g. At the time the teacher becomes eligible to draw benefits from his/her long term disability insurance, eligibility for use of days from the bank shall cease.
h. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee.
1. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association Federation and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendentsuperintendent.
2. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher employee shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's employee’s said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual a teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee.
3. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five ninety (175190) days per year.
D. 4. The committee shall not grant days for childrearing in a situation where the teacher is not actually temporarily disabled.
5. In case of a chronic or continuing illness of a teacher, the committee may request the Board to waive certain qualifying provisions of this sick leave bank. Only the Board has authority to waive such provisions.
6. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary The sole purpose of the sick leave bank shall be established whereby is to provide "insurance" against excessive loss of pay because of a certificated serious illness or injury.
1. For the 1989-90 school employeeyear, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day shall be contributed by each participating classified employee and part-time teacher. The necessity for further employee contributions shall be renewed annually. Contributions to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten September 15.
2. Employees new to the district or those employees who have no accumulated sick leave days may donate one (101) sick day from the current year to be eligible for coverage by the bank. Employees who are employed later in the school year shall be given an opportunity to join the bank on an equal basis within two (2) weeks of their employment.
3. For the 1983-84 school year only, the Board shall make a one-time only contribution of days equal to the number of teachers covered by this Agreement. Upon a full-time teacher's termination of employment for any reason, any days contributed by the Board shall be deducted from the sick leave bank.
4. The Association, through a sick leave bank committee, shall administer the bank consistent with the terms of this section provided the Association shall advise the superintendent or his/her designee as soon as possible and in no event later than one
(1) week after exhaustion receipt of said paid leave benefits; andthe information of the name of each employee participating in the bank the number of days each contributed, the name of each employee who requests a withdrawal of days and the number requested and such other information as the superintendent or his/her designee may reasonably request in order to assure compliance by the Board with this section and to ascertain that this section is being complied with by the Association and the individual employee.
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall consist of three (3) Association representatives and three (3) Board representatives. The Board's decision on the committee's recommendation shall be established to receive written requests and allot days excluded from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion scope of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yeargrievance procedure.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Professional Negotiation Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article II, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank, contributed by members of the bank as a condition for membership in the sick leave bank, shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school yearyer, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any the school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. 2. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day days to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each of year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove herein above in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;. Failure to donate a day, as requested, will result in loss of membership. However, in the event a member has zero (0) sick leave days at the time of an assessment of an additional day of contribution, such member may remain in the bank but must donate an additional day at the beginning of the next school year.
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said each teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. d. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid paid-leave benefits.
C. 3. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions provision herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee An applicant may draw up to thirty (30) days per draw, provided, however, the maximum cumulative draw per teacher per school year shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five ninety (17590) days per year. If the 150-day allotment is exhausted, the Sick Leave Bank Committee, on behalf of the individual teacher, may appeal to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for an additional allotment of days from the Sick Leave Bank.
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:;
1. a. The day days after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the 5. For purposes of this Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstancesprovision, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank daysword “teacher” shall also include “administrator”.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary In order to aid employees who have suffered a prolonged illness and whose regular sick leave has been exhausted, a sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:been established.
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher Each employee who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose wishes to participate in the sick bank by contributing onewill contribute two (2) accumulated sick leave days (20 hours) from his/her current accumulated sick leave, within 30 days of the time such employee becomes eligible to participate. An employee who elects not to participate will not be allowed to enter the sick bank, except between March 1st and March 31st of each year.
2) The NFTA will add to the sick bank, fifty (150) sick leave dayhours.
3) Each year, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days employees will contribute ten (10) additional hours to the bank, between March 1st and March 31st, in excess of order to continue as a participant in the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day bank.
4) If, at any time, the accumulated number of hours in the sick bank falls below five hundred (500), the NFTA will contribute a sufficient number of hours to bring the total number of hours in the sick bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each yearto five hundred (500) hours.
5) Employees who enter the sick bank after it is established, and such day contributed shall who have been previously qualified to participate, will be non-returnable required to contribute the teacher. However, in the event that the same number of accumulated days hours as they would have contributed had they become a participant when first qualified to enter the sick leave bank.
6) An employee who is a participant in the sick bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers and who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and has exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own his accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3any other accumulated time, may apply for additional sick leave from the sick bank, created herein, to a committee consisting of a designee of the Association and a designee of the NFTA. Written certification will The minimum number of days which may be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least requested is five (5) consecutive days following (50 hours). The maximum will be two times the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid number which the employee has accumulated in his/her sick leave benefits as provided herein;
4account at the time when an illness or disability began. Written application must be made no later than ten If needed, the committee may grant an additional sixty (1060) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5(600 hours). The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion committee’s decision to deny the granting of said paid sick leave benefitsto an employee cannot be grieved or be the subject of the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure herein.
C. A three (37) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from In the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed event both members of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee cannot agree to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after accept or reject the fifth (5th) consecutive day granting of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefitssuch sick leave, and such allotment to an individual teacher by then in that event, the committee shall not exceed select a fixed maximum as is established by third person, in accordance with the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment procedure for the school yearselection of an arbitrator, or
2. The day after as provided in the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeGrievance and Arbitration Procedure in this Agreement.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who 5.1.4.1 The Sick Leave Bank ("Bank") is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits for the express purpose of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for providing additional sick leave days to those employees who have suffered from the bank under a major physical or mental illness (i.e., heart attack, stroke, cancer, etc.) or serious accident that prohibits them from returning to work and performing their normal job responsibilities.
5.1.4.2 The Bank shall be implemented based on the following conditionsprovisions:
A. The number 1. Each bargaining unit member and management employee shall have the option of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) becoming a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member Bank by contributing one (1) day of his/her accumulated sick leave to the Bank each year, during the month of September. Once a sick leave day has been contributed to the Bank, the member may not withdraw the day.
2. If at any time the Bank contains less than thirty (30) accrued days, the Sick Leave Bank Committee ("Committee") may choose to reopen the Bank for contributions. Only those employees who contribute during the "re-opened" period will remain members of the Bank. Any employee not contributing days during the annual contribution period or the "re-opened" period shall forfeit his/her membership in the Bank.
3. A new employee of the Board must notify the Committee, within fifteen (15) days after initial employment that he/she will contribute his/her first sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th Bank in order to become a member. If the new employee transfers sick leave days into ACBDD, upon employment, a day shall be subtracted from that accumulation if the employee chooses to be a member of any school year, the Sick Leave Bank.
4. The Committee shall be comprised of two (2) Association members appointed by the Association President and one (b1) member appointed by the Superintendent.
5. The Committee shall elect a teacher chairperson and shall develop rules for the operation of the Committee and adhere to the specific provisions of this Article.
6. The Committee may award a maximum of fifteen (15) sick days to a member who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have submits his/her initial application if he/she meets the Committee's qualifications for eligibility.
7. A member who has been awarded the initial fifteen (15) days from may apply to the date Bank for a maximum of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever an additional fifteen (15) days when it is later, during which time such teacher may choose reasonably apparent that he/she will not be able to participate in return to work at the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess expiration of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.initial fifteen
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number Board of accumulated days Education, in cooperation with the Association, shall establish a Sick Leave Bank on a voluntary basis. Any teacher is eligible to participate in the bank Bank.
B. The Board of Education shall not exceed one hundred seventyadminister the Sick Leave Bank.
C. Any full-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran time or part-time teacher who is new or not a current member of previously enrolled in the bank may become a member by contributing Bank shall be given the opportunity to donate one (1) day of his/her sick leave to the Bank no later than October 1, of each school year or within ten (10) school days of entering employment with the District. A part-time teacher’s contribution shall be recorded in the Bank by rounding to the nearest one half (0.5) or one (1) full day.
D. When the balance of days in the Bank falls below the number of certified staff participating in the Bank, the Board of Education may request that contributing teachers donate an additional day to the bank Bank. Refusal to contribute shall constitute withdrawal from the Bank with the following exceptions:
1. In the event that one (1) additional day is requested, first year teachers to the District that have contributed their initial day to the Bank will not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th be required to contribute an additional day within the first nine (9) months of any employment and will remain in the Sick Bank. If a second day is requested, the first year teacher would need to contribute one (1) additional day.
2. Teachers who are current contributors to the Sick Bank who do not have a sick day to contribute will remain in the Bank for the remainder of the school year. At the beginning of the next contractual year these teachers must contribute one (1) day to the Sick Bank.
E. The intent of this Bank is to provide additional financial protection for those teachers who incur a personal period of prolonged illness, hospitalization, or recovery from an injury or illness. It is not the purpose of the Bank to provide additional days to members who have depleted their accumulated sick leave days and (b) are applying for days because of commonplace illnesses. The Bank shall not be applicable to surgical or other procedures that may be safely deferred until a vacation period as determined by the applicant’s physician. The Bank shall not be applicable to any teacher during any leave of absence.
F. A teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) has contributed to the Bank may withdraw days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under Bank using the following conditionsprocedures:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) totally deplete his/her own accumulated sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;leave.
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have There has been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed an interval of two (2) persons appointed unpaid teacher employment days since the date of depletion of his/her accumulated sick leave during which time the teacher has been ill.
3. The teacher must submit a written or electronic request to the Superintendent or designee before his/her accumulated sick leave has been depleted. If the teacher is unable to personally submit this request, it may be submitted by a family member or Association representative.
4. The teacher shall submit a statement from the treating physician verifying the nature of the illness or injury, the course of treatment, and the anticipated length of absence prior to using the Bank and each thirty (30) working days thereafter while drawing from the Sick Bank.
5. After review of the documentation from F1-4, the Superintendent or designee and the Association and one (1) person appointed President or designee may approve the Sick Bank request.
G. The maximum number of days which may be withdrawn by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available one hundred and twenty (120) or until the end of the school year whichever is less. He/she shall again become eligible to withdraw from the Bank if he/she returns to employment in the District for use beginning fifteen (15) teacher employment days.
H. Once a teacher has withdrawn from the Bank he/she shall be eligible to again withdraw from the Bank in the same school year only after the fifth expiration of another interval of two (5th2) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committeeunpaid employment days. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by that a teacher may withdraw from the committee, or
3Sick Bank should not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days in any school year. The first day of return teacher must again follow the Sick Bank procedure in
I. A teacher may terminate his/her participation in the Bank at any time, but shall not be able to employment subsequent withdraw any days previously contributed to the granting of days by the committeeBank.
E. If a member uses J. Days contributed to the Sick Leave Bank which have not been withdrawn shall remain in one (1) the Bank for use in the succeeding school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipyear.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank 1. There shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeSick Leave Bank Committee. The Committee shall consist consisting of the Vice- Chairperson of the Northampton School Committee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leavethe Superintendent of Schools, and all other paid leave benefits the President of whatever nature may petition the Northampton Association of School Employees. In addition to the President, the Committee shall include a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days non-voting representative from each of the bank under bargaining units that make up the following conditions:
A. Association The number of accumulated days unit representative will participate only in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, meetings that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member review the request from his/her unit. The Sick Leave Bank Committee will administer the provisions of the bank Sick Leave Bank.
2. The Sick Leave Bank will depend upon voluntary contributions from employees covered by this Agreement.
3. Bargaining unit members may become a member of the Sick Leave Bank by contributing donating two (2) days within ninety (90) working days of the date that she/he first reported for work, provided that she/he has accrued days available for this purpose. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued. To join, the member will notify the Human Resources Department, using the approved form.
4. After the initial donation, each year one (1) day will be added to the Sick Leave Bank by each member of the Sick Leave Bank. Any member of the Sick Leave Bank may withdraw from the Bank for a school year by giving written notice, using the approved form, to the Human Resources Department by November 1 of the school year during which she/he no longer desires membership.
5. The number of days in the Sick Leave Bank cannot exceed four (4) times the number of employees in the bargaining units. If the sick leave day to days in the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th Bank exceed three-fourths (3/4) of the maximum number of days at the end of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause Bank will not be required to make the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of annual one (1) day donation at the start of the school year. If the number of sick leave days in the Bank are depleted to one-half (1/2) or less of the maximum number of days, one (1) additional day for the Bank may be assessed each member.
6. If an employee who has not become a member of the Sick Leave Bank decides to join in a year subsequent to the year in which she/he could first have become a member, the member will notify the Human Resources Department by November 1, using the approved form. His/her initial donation to the Bank must equal the total number of days that she/he would have donated through the years had she/he joined when first eligible. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued.
7. No member of the Sick Leave Bank will be denied continuation of membership in the Bank if a long-term illness has caused exhaustion of his/her individual sick leave benefits, thus preventing annual required donations to the Bank.
8. A member of the Sick Leave Bank who has exhausted his/her individual sick leave benefits may apply for benefits from the Sick Leave Bank. Such benefits are intended to augment an employee’s sick leave benefit in cases involving catastrophic or long-term illness or accident not covered by Workers’ Compensation. In assessing any application, the Sick Leave Bank Committee may request such medical documentation as it deems appropriate and shall, in addition, consider the following year to continue membership.criteria:
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, i. Demonstrated need of the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as applicant ii. Prior sick bank days.leave usage
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a. The Board of Education will cooperate in the operation of a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits Sick Leave Bank. All P.R.E.S.P.A. personnel of whatever nature the Bargaining Unit may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days participate in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) on a voluntary yearly basis. First year Employees will have the option to be granted sick days, providedof which two (2) will be placed in the Sick Leave Bank, however, that (a) a veteran teacher exceptions to this Article will be individuals who is not a current member are on short or long term disability.
b. The primary purpose of the bank Sick Leave Bank is to protect an Employee’s earning power during periods of protracted and unavoidable absence due to his/her incapacity to perform the responsibilities of his/her assignment.
c. Each Employee may become a member by contributing join the Sick Leave Bank only after he/she donates one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school yearday, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing only one (1) day, of his/her accumulated sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, Bank and such day contributed shall submit his/her authorization to join. The authorization to join must be non-returnable to made within the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank health insurance policy open enrollment period at the beginning of each participatory year. Employees opting to not enroll in a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of Sick Leave Bank during the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members open enrollment period shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according denied membership to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by Bank for the committee. The committee shall be composed duration of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per that school year.
D. Any days granted by d. In the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day establishment of the term of employment for the school yearSick Leave Bank, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return each Employee that agrees to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses take part in the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must will donate a minimum of one (1) day as described in Section C of this Article. The Sick Leave Bank shall not exceed three hundred (300) days. First year Employees may join with two (2) days regardless of accumulated days.
e. A member will donate one (1) day of his/her sick leave to the bank only when the tabulation drops below one hundred-fifty (150) days. When the bank falls below the one-hundred fifty (150) days, an additional day will be taken from all participating members at the start of the following year year. No days will be deducted from any Employee if the deduction of the days from any or all participating Employee’s causes the maximum, outlined in Section D. of this Article to continue membershipbe exceeded.
F. Under unusual f. A person withdrawing from membership in the bank will not be able to withdraw the contributed days.
g. Upon depletion of a member’s own accumulated sick leave, he/she must wait an additional five (5) school days before drawing from the Sick Leave Bank. The five (5) school days may be paid retroactively when or if the school bank committee has authorized a grant.
h. Maximum withdrawal will not exceed one hundred (100) days per person per year. When and extenuating circumstancesonly when the Employee is eligible for LTD, the MSD Board total amount of Education days that may choose be withdrawn shall be no more than the number of days needed between the member’s accumulated sick leave and the time period that is required before long term disability (LTD) takes effect.
i. A person who is on lay off or on a non-compensated leave of absence shall not be able to grant additional draw days (beyond from the 175) Sick Leave Bank except as specified in Section J. of this Article.
j. A member of the Sick Leave Bank on a non-compensable leave of absence due to be used as sick reason of disability is eligible to apply for coverage by the bank days.and may use these non-compensable days to satisfy the waiting period of five
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Samples: Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. A A. The District and the Association will maintain a voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeereserve to aid unit members who suffer prolonged illness, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignmentinjury, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose disability as determined by a third party. All Association members are strongly encouraged to participate in the sick leave bank.
B. The reserve will be maintained with earned sick leave days donated by unit members.
C. New unit members will be offered the opportunity to join the sick leave bank by contributing one
donating two (12) days of accumulated sick leave daywithin thirty (30) calendar days of employment, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause completing a membership form. This is a one-time only opportunity to join. If an accumulation of Association member chooses to decline membership in the bank, they will be required to sign a declination form. There will be no open enrollment period beyond the new hire 30-day window.
D. Unit members with accumulated sick days in excess of two hundred (200) days may donate up to ten (10) of their sick days in any school year.
E. The donation is irrevocable and cannot be made to a specific teacher for his or her use and only unit members who have donated to the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher reserve may be granted days draw from the reserve.
F. Should the reserve fall below one hundred fifty (150) sick days, each member of the sick leave bank under will be required to contribute an additional day within the thirty (30) calendar days of the request for the additional day.
G. Unit members who are members of the sick leave bank will make withdrawals from the reserve after a qualification waiting period of ten (10) working days based on the following conditionscriteria:
1. The teacher must unit member has a long-term illness, injury, or disability that is expected to incapacitate him or her for an extended period of time.
2. The unit member has exhausted all of his or her accumulated sick time.
3. The unit member submits a written statement from his or her physician specifying the exact nature of the illness/injury, physical limitations, length of time of the expected absence, and expected return to work date.
4. The unit member submits a written request to withdraw days to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.
5. Sick days will be withdrawn in half-day, full-day, or quarter-day increments only, beginning on the 11th day of absence.
6. Unit members are limited to a maximum of ninety (90) full days or one hundred eighty (180) half-days in any school year.
7. Unit members receiving disability insurance payments may use sick bank time to supplement the insurance payments to create daily payment equivalent to a normal sick day payment to a maximum of ninety (90) days in any school year.
8. Under extenuating circumstances, sick bank days may be applied retroactively in the event that accumulated sick days have chosen to become a current member been exhausted before the end of and participate in such the waiting period.
9. Unit members may use sick bank by contributing days only one (1) time for the same medical incident which is defined as a time period when a medical condition occurs, which prevents a unit member from working and which ends upon the unit member’s return to work.
10. Requests for use of sick leave day bank reserve days will be reviewed and approved jointly by the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and the President of the PEA or their designees.
11. Upon retirement, members may donate up to seventy-five (75) days to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;bank.
212. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitsday waiting period may be waived under extenuating circumstances if mutually agreed to by PEA and District representatives.
C. A three (3) member 13. All current PEA members not currently in the Sick Leave Bank will have a one-time opportunity to join the sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of contributing two (2) persons appointed by sick days effective July 1, 2017 as a one-time initial contribution. Should they not wish to join the Association and one (1) person appointed by sick leave bank, they will sign the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yeardeclination form.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary (a) The Board and Association will cooperate in the establishment of a sick leave bank, personal to the employee, not for family members. All regularly employed professional employees covered by this Agreement shall participate.
(b) One (1) day of each employee's sick leave will be deposited in the bank each year until the bank is built up to a maximum range of one hundred fifty (150) to one hundred seventy (170) days. No more days will be added to this maximum until the bank is depleted to seventy-five (75) days. The bank will then be built up again to a range of one hundred fifty (150) to one hundred seventy (170) days and the process repeated. Days in excess of one hundred seventy (170) as of July 1, 2013 shall be established whereby spent down to the range set forth above.
(c) Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning of each fiscal year according to the above limitations. Deductions will be made from teachers who have been assigned teaching positions during the month of September for the calendar work year. If the bank is depleted during a certificated fiscal year, teachers will deposit days to rebuild the bank at the rate of one day per staff member. Those teachers who have no days to give at that time will have their days subtracted from the next year's allotment.
(d) An employee resigning from the District will not be allowed to withdraw contributed days.
(e) The first twenty-five (25) consecutive school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal days of illness and who has utilized all or disability will not be covered by the bank but must be covered by the person's own accumulated sick leave, personal leaveworkers compensation, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for or absence without pay.
(f) Persons withdrawing sick leave days from the bank under will not be required to replace these days except as a regular contributing member of the following conditions:bank.
A. (g) The number president of accumulated days in the Association shall certify as to the accuracy of the additions of, and deductions from, the bank. Sick bank shall not exceed one hundred seventybalance will be furnished to the Association upon request.
(h) The Association recognizes the responsibility of each member to use sick leave for its intended purpose.
(i) A maximum of thirty-five (17535) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of days during one school year may be drawn by one individual from the bank may become a member by contributing one up to the employee's eligibility for LTD insurance is paid, whichever is sooner.
(1j) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as placing any obligation on the Board to advance or loan additional sick leave day days to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th should all days be used up in any period or periods of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing oneits operation.
(1k) The District will be required to pay sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one benefits for no more than sixty (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (560) consecutive days following the utilization (combined personal and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days) for any specific illness.
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Samples: Professional Employment Contract
Sick Leave Bank. The Sick Leave Bank is not designed to give unlimited sick leave to all teachers. Its primary purpose is to give a teacher substantial income protection in the event of a medical catastrophe. It is also designed to provide a maximum benefit to teachers who have utilized the regular sick leave days in a professional manner. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article I who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, leave and personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five eighty (175l80) days, provided, however, that (a) that:
a. a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school subsequent year, and (b) and;
b. a teacher who is newly hired in this the School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days two years, from the date of initial duty assignmenthire, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate enroll in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. c. All certificated personnel who do not enroll during their initial two years of employment, shall have their enrollment rights restricted as follows:
1. They shall not be eligible to enroll in the Bank for a period of two (2) years from the end of their second initial year of employment.
2. If after the two (2) year waiting period, a certificated employee enrolls in the bank, he/she must wait an additional year from his/her enrollment date before being eligible to borrow from the bank.
d. A retiring teacher may contribute up to five (5) days to the sick leave bank of his/her remaining days.
2. Said teacher employee may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each yearbank, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable nonrefundable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits leaves applicable to personal illness of whatever nature, including said teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five twenty (520) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided hereindays;
4. d. Written application by the teacher or legally designated individual who carries power of attorney must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. e. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (510) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits. Said ten (10) consecutive days of absence must be taken as unpaid leave, and sick leave bank days shall be applied upon the eleventh (11th) day of absence. The ten (10) days of unpaid leave shall apply for each separate case of a teacher’s qualifying as a medical catastrophe;
f. The teacher may return to work on a partial schedule with written certification provided by said teacher’s physician stating that the teacher is able to work a modified schedule. Partial day withdrawals from the sick leave bank in the event of a modified work schedule shall be taken in half (1/2) day units.
C. 3. A three four (3) member 4)-member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons bargaining unit members proportionately appointed by the Association and one two (12) person persons appointed by the SuperintendentBoard. All committee members shall be certificated personnel in the Xxxxxxxx Central School Corporation. The teacher appointments shall be made in accordance with IC 20- 29-5-7. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth eleventh (5th11th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's employee’s said paid leave benefitspayments, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to an allotment not to exceed ninety (90) days, and to a total allotment of not to exceed one hundred seventy-five eighty (175180) days for all teachers in any school year. Sick leave bank enrollment records, deduction of sick leave days in accordance with this contract, payment of sick leave bank days per yearcommittee allotment, and other necessary record keeping shall be maintained in the Superintendent’s office. Records and procedures shall be in compliance with the Indiana State Board of Accounts rules and regulations.
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to of full-time employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeCommittee.
E. If 5. All donated days are a member uses permanent contribution to the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) and are not transferable to another school year period, that member must donate corporation should a minimum of one (1) day participant leave the following year to continue membershipXxxxxxxx Central School Corporation.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary The Board, in cooperation with the Organization, shall establish a sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due subject to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditionsguidelines:
1. The teacher must intent of this plan is to provide extended sick leave to those persons covered by this Agreement who incur a period of prolonged illness, injury or hospitalization of more than twenty (20) consecutive working days.
2. The President of the Organization shall appoint two (2) members and the Superintendent or his/her designee will act as a Committee in all matters that concern the policies of the Sick Leave Bank. The Committee will have chosen to become final administrative responsibility for the bank.
3. To be a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each yearSick Leave Bank, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of teachers must donate one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members October 15 after he/she is hired or by October 15th of any given year. Membership in the Bank shall be voluntary and shall continue until the Committee is notified in writing that the teacher has withdrawn from the Bank. If a teacher decides to terminate his/her participation in the Bank, he/she must do so prior to October 15. The days already accumulated by said teacher shall remain in the Bank.
4. The teacher may not withdraw days from the Sick Leave Bank until the teacher’s own accrued sick leave has been depleted, a written certificate of illness from a licensed physician has been received by the Committee, and a period of 5 work days has elapsed after the exhaustion of the bank would cause teacher’s own accrued sick leave. The Committee will then consider the application for withdrawal. A teacher withdrawing sick leave days from the Bank will not have to replace these days except as a regular yearly contributing member of the Bank. If the Bank becomes depleted or goes below one hundred (100) days during any given school year, the Committee may request each contributing member to donate one (1) additional day to the Bank, but no teacher shall donate more than two (2) days per year to the Bank. The maximum number of days specified hereinabove that may accumulate in Paragraph One the Sick Leave Bank is two hundred (1) to be exceeded200). In the event the Sick Leave Bank is terminated, the current year's contribution by all such current available days will be prorated to the contributing members shall be suspended, except that of the Bank teaching in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed District at the time of such depletion;
2the termination except that a teacher may receive no more than the total number of days the teacher has contributed to the Bank. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits Bank shall be terminated only upon unanimous consent of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; andCommittee members.
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days Withdrawals from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank may be made only for the remainder of the school term in one which such withdrawal was commenced. However, no teacher shall be permitted to withdraw more than twenty (120) days in any school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day from the following year to continue membershipSick Leave Bank.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances6. A teacher shall not hold the Board, Administration, or the Organization liable for decisions made by the Committee, Board of Education, Administration, the MSD Organization, or their respective designees.
7. The Committee shall have responsibility for administration of the Sick Leave Bank and shall report all data as required by the Board for use in administration of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as individual employee sick bank daysleave accounting.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature teacher may petition a committee, as established herein, for participate by contributing one (1) sick leave days from the bank day under the following conditions:
A. a. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall be adjusted on an annual basis to accommodate new contributions by teachers into the bank but shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) 250 days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of . If the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing onefall below 50, members shall contribute an additional day.
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said b. The teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
(1. The teacher ) He/She must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than on or before September 15th each of the present year, and such day day(s) contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However.
(2) He/She must have exhausted all of his/her own personal and sick leave.
(3) Upon request of the Committee, he/ s he must provide certification from his/her physician substantiating his/her illness.
(4) He/She must apply, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceededwriting, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; andhis/her accumulated personal and sick leave. If he/she is too ill to request days, a designee may request days.
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty Upon resumption of employment after using days after exhaustion from the bank, he/she shall repay the number of said paid days owed to the bank at the rate of three (3) e sick leave benefitsdays per year. At the request of the teacher the rate can be more than three (3).
C. (6) Teachers owing days to the sick leave bank who leave employment with the school corporation prior to repayment of the days shall reimburse the school corporation at the teacher’s daily rate at the time the days were borrowed.
(7) In the case of a death of a teacher owing days to the sick leave bank, owed days are waived.
(8) Maximum days granted for maternity leave not to exceed total federally allowed leave of 12 weeks (60 days), per FMLA, calculated on a rolling 12-month period.
(9) The Federation will receive a count of days and members in the sick leave bank by October 15 of each year.
c. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committeeCommittee. The committee Committee shall be composed of two (2) persons teachers appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by Federation plus the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee Committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits’s accumulated sick leave, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee Committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five twenty (17520) days per yeardays.
D. d. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher Committee shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
(1. ) The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
(2. ) The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeCommittee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Master Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, teacher who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness of the teacher and who has utilized all sick leave, leave and personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The 1. Except as provided herein below, the number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five ninety (175190) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
12. The teacher must have chosen to To become a current member of and participate in such the bank by contributing a teacher must contribute one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable nonreturnable to the teacher. However, in employee.
a. In the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that .
b. If the normal annual contribution is suspended as provided in case Subsection 2(a) above and the bank is then depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;.
2c. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1 nor later than September 15 of any school year.
d. A teacher who is newly hired in the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15 of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to become an active member of the bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day.
3. Teachers may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
a. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. b. Written certification will be provided from said the teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. c. Written application must be made by or on behalf of the teacher no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. d. The teacher must have been absent for at least five four (54) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits;
e. Upon resumption of employment after using days from the bank, said teacher shall repay the number of days owed to the bank (number of days borrowed minus number of days contributed) at the rate of two (2) sick leave days per year, even though such contribution would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified hereinabove, plus said teacher shall continue to contribute one (1) day per year as provided hereinabove in Section 2.
C. f. If a teacher leaves employment of the school corporation, any days owed to the bank shall be waived.
g. At the time the teacher becomes eligible to draw benefits from his/her long term disability insurance, eligibility for use of days from the bank shall cease.
a. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. .
a. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association Federation and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. superintendent.
b. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher employee shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's employee’s said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual a teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. .
c. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five ninety (175190) days per year.
D. Any d. The committee shall not grant days granted by for child-rearing in a situation where the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeis not actually temporarily disabled.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article I, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank, contributed by members of the bank as a condition for membership in the sick leave bank, shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation Cooperative shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, day even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. 2. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-non- returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;; Failure to donate a day, as requested, will result in loss of membership. However, in the event a member has zero (0) sick leave days at the time of an assessment of an additional day of contribution, such member may remain in the bank but must donate an additional day at the beginning of the next school year.
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's teachers own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. d. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and:
53. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the SuperintendentDirector. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. An applicant may draw up to thirty (30) days per draw, provided, however, the maximum accumulative draw per teacher per school year shall be ninety (90) days. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days per year. If the 150-day allotment is exhausted, the Sick Leave Bank Committee, on behalf of the individual teacher, may appeal to the Board for an additional allotment of days from the Sick Leave Bank. In a given school year the committee may assess all members of the bank to contribute a sick leave day(s) beyond the one (1) day sick leave day necessary to become a member of the bank, but the total number of days in the bank shall not exceed the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1).
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.,
E. If a member uses the 5. For purposes of this Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstancesprovision, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank daysword "teacher” shall also include “administrator”.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. 15.1 A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby for all certified teachers who desire to participate. This bank shall be established and maintained through a certificated contribution of two days sick leave by each participating teacher during the first year of membership in the bank. A contribution of one day of sick leave will be required each year thereafter, except if the bank has a balance of 200 days or more on the first day of school, then only those teachers who have not yet contributed 10 days to the bank will continue to donate until they have reached their 10-day contribution.
15.2 Teachers must provide written notice of intent to participate in the sick leave bank within 30 calendar days of the first day of required teacher attendance as specified by the school employeecalendar in either of the first two years of employment.
15.3 A teacher will be withdrawn from the plan upon termination of employee as a result of dismissal, who resignation, or otherwise. Teachers withdrawn from the plan shall not be permitted to withdraw any sick leave days which were previously donated to the plan.
15.4 A committee made up of two (2) Association officers (chosen by the Association) and the Superintendent will administer the sick leave bank.
15.5 The committee shall meet at the beginning of each school year and at the close of each school year to determine the condition of the sick leave bank and make a report to the Association and the Board on its condition.
15.6 The committee shall meet at other times as called for to consider members’ requests for withdrawals from the bank. The decision of the committee is absent not grievable.
15.7 The committee is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that sick leave granted from assigned duties due the bank is used for legitimate purposes. The committee may request any reasonable information and documentation to personal substantiate the legitimacy of the request.
15.8 Priority for use of sick leave bank days will be on the basis of first come, first served. In the event that more than one person applies for sick leave days at the same time and the requests will deplete the sick leave bank, the sick leave days remaining in the bank will be divided evenly among the applicants.
15.9 A teacher shall not withdraw days from the bank until he/she has exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave followed by the use of five (5) days (not necessarily consecutive) of no benefits before use of the bank is available, except as provided for in other sections of this contract.
15.10 A teacher may withdraw from the sick leave bank a maximum of 45 in one, twelve-month period, provided that there are sufficient days available in the bank.
15.11 Sick leave bank days shall be applicable solely to the illness or disability of the teacher and not to the illness or death of any other person or persons.
15.12 A teacher who has utilized all used 45 sick leaveleave bank days shall not become eligible for use of additional sick leave bank days within a twelve-month period until such teacher has returned to full- time service for at least 90 school days. This twelve-month period begins with the first calendar date of withdrawal from the sick bank.
15.13 A teacher may not be receiving benefits from the sick leave bank and benefits from the Teachers’ Retirement System at the same time. A teacher may elect to stop sick leave payment and take advantage of TRS Disability Benefits should he/she so desire. Furthermore, personal leave, and all sick leave bank days shall not be available for use during an unpaid leave of absence.
15.14 The bank shall not be applicable to illness or disability resulting from cosmetic surgery or any surgical or other paid leave benefits of whatever nature procedure that may petition be safely deferred until a committee, as established herein, for vacation or recess period.
15.15 Teachers who withdraw sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated will not be required to replace those days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) except as a veteran teacher who is not a current regular contributing member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) bank.
15.16 All unused sick leave day bank days donated by individual teachers to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th will be returned to the individual teachers on a prorated basis if the plan is terminated at the end of any a school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired .
15.17 Teachers in their first year of employment with the district will not be able to withdraw sick leave bank days until completing 60 school days of service.
15.18 Nothing in this School Corporation article shall have fifteen (15) days from be construed as placing any obligation on the date of initial duty assignment, board to advance or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) loan additional sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each yearshould all days be used up in any period or periods of its operation.
15.19 The Scales Mound Education Association, its members or teachers represented, agrees, with respect to the operation of the sick leave bank, that it will hold harmless and such day contributed defend the Board of Education, its members, employees and/or agents, as regards any action, complaint or suit of any type, provided only that the Board shall fulfill its responsibilities as set forth above. In the event any action, complaint, or suit of any type in any form shall be non-returnable to brought against the teacher. HoweverBoard, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceededits members, employees and/or agents, the current year's contribution by all Board shall retain the exclusive right to select counsel to defend such current members shall action, complaint, or suit and/or to determine whether such action, complaint, or suit should be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitscompromised or settled.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Professional Services
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary (a) The Board and Association will cooperate in the establishment of a sick leave bank, personal to the employee, not for family members. All regularly employed professional employees covered by this Agreement shall participate.
(b) One (1) day of each employee's sick leave will be deposited in the bank each year until the bank is built up to a maximum range of one hundred fifty (150) to one hundred seventy (170) days. No more days will be added to this maximum until the bank is depleted to seventy- five (75) days. The bank will then be built up again to a range of one hundred fifty (150) to one hundred seventy (170) days and the process repeated. Days in excess of one hundred seventy (170) as of July 1, 2013 shall be established whereby spent down to the range set forth above.
(c) Additions will be made to the bank at the beginning of each fiscal year according to the above limitations. Deductions will be made from teachers who have been assigned teaching positions during the month of September for the calendar work year. If the bank is depleted during a certificated fiscal year, teachers will deposit days to rebuild the bank at the rate of one day per staff member. Those teachers who have no days to give at that time will have their days subtracted from the next year's allotment.
(d) An employee resigning from the District will not be allowed to withdraw contributed days.
(e) The first twenty-five (25) school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal days of illness and who has utilized all or disability will not be covered by the bank but must be covered by the person's own accumulated sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for or absence without pay.
(f) Persons withdrawing sick leave days from the bank under will not be required to replace these days except as a regular contributing member of the following conditions:bank.
A. (g) The number president of accumulated days in the bank Association shall not exceed one hundred seventycertify as to the accuracy of the additions of, and deductions from, the bank.
(h) The Association recognizes the responsibility of each member to use sick leave for its intended purpose.
(i) A maximum of thirty-five (17535) days during one school year may be drawn by one individual from the bank up to the employee's eligibility for LTD insurance is paid, whichever is sooner.
(j) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as placing any obligation on the Board to advance or loan additional sick leave days to the bank should all days be used up in any period or periods of its operation.
(k) The District will be required to pay sick leave benefits for no more than sixty (60) consecutive days (combined personal and sick bank days, provided) for any specific illness. Any employee covered by this sick leave provision whose illness extends beyond the provision of this section may participate in the long-term disability insurance program if they so qualify. An individual may, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) use his/her personal sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th days for any unrelated subsequent use of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Professional Employment Contract
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a for certificated school employeeemployees. The number of accumulated days which are in the bank shall not exceed one hundred (100) days which have been donated by sick bank members, but may accumulate more than 100 days if additional days are contributed to the sick bank upon a teacher’s retirement which may cause the bank to exceed the one hundred (100 days) limit. The sick bank may be used by certificated employees who is are absent from assigned duties due to personal illness or injury and who has utilized have exhausted all of their sick leave, personal paid leave, and all categories of any other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for any nature. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written request and allot days from the bank in accordance with the provisions herein contained, under written guidelines that shall be established by the following conditions:
A. The number committee and endorsed by the Superintendent and the President of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a Association. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick paid leave day (plus any back assessments due) to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and even if it causes the sick bank total to exceed the one hundred (b100 day) a limit. A teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, assignment or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such the teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick paid leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher if those days would cause an the accumulation of to exceed the maximum days listed in excess paragraph 2, above. A teacher who is a member of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher sick bank may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. : The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such the sick bank by contributing one (1) sick paid leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor not later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, as defined herein in Article I, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one two hundred seventy-five sixty (175260) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation the school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. 2. Said teacher employee may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable nonreturnable to the teacheremployee. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. d. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
53. The teacher must have been absent for at least five A four (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (34) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two three (23) persons appointed by the Association association and one one
(1) person appointed by the Superintendentsuperintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher employee shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacheremployee's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual a teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one two hundred seventy-five sixty (175260) days per year.
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If 5. After having met the maximum severance, a member uses certificated school employee’s unused sick days, after they have met their maximum severance, shall automatically be donated to the Sick Leave Bank sick leave bank. Donated days that exceed the cap of two hundred sixty (260) days shall be placed in one an unlimited reserve account. Days in the unlimited reserve may only be transferred to the sick bank at the start of the next school year, and only the amount of days needed to fill the sick leave bank to the maximum aforementioned, two-hundred sixty (1260) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipdays.
F. Under unusual 6. The sick leave bank committee may, by simple majority vote, waive the consecutive day requirement of 2-c and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board provisions of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days4-c above.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall All teachers who have contributed to the Sick Leave Bank will be established whereby a certificated school employeeeligible to utilize the bank, who is absent from assigned duties due subject to personal illness the Sick Leave Bank Policy developed and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from maintained by the bank under the following conditionsAssociation.
a. Donation to bank:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank 1. Each teacher upon employment shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing contribute one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th bank. If at the end of any school the year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
has dropped below five hundred (1500) sick leave daydays, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired each teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing will contribute one (1) additional day the following year.
2. Sick days, as contributed and withdrawn under the terms of this Agreement, will be prorated to reflect an individual teacher’s assignment (for example, a .5 part-time teacher will contribute and be entitled to utilize .5 sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be nondays).
3. A full or part-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank time teacher who is hired at the beginning of or during the second semester will contribute one half (1/2) day at the beginning of employment.
4. A teacher may opt-out of the Sick Leave Bank by providing written notice to the Association within 30 calendar days of employment with the District. Sick leave days contributed to the Bank may not be returned to an individual teacher.
5. If, during the school year, the bank drops below fifty (50) days, each teacher will donate one (1) additional day. If a school year is of sufficient number that a teacher shall have exhausted all accumulated sick leave the contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of to the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that made as soon as the same is available. Anything in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according this sub-section to the provisions hereincontrary notwithstanding, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual a teacher shall not be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment compelled to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of more than one (1) day the following year to continue membershipper school year.
F. Under unusual b. The teacher's own accrued sick leave shall be totally depleted before the bank can be utilized.
c. The Association shall administer the Bank according to the terms of the Sick Leave Bank Policy. The Association will regularly share information with the District regarding sick leave bank participation, requests, usage, and extenuating circumstancesbanked totals, and will make each other aware of any other issues or questions relating to the MSD Board administration of Education may choose the Bank. Sick Leave Bank requests will be processed through a jointly-designed form shared between the employee requesting the leave, ETAWC, and the District Human Resources office. Additionally, a yearly report, will be jointly prepared by the Association and the District. The report will reflect donations and usage for the past school year. The association agrees to grant additional days (beyond indemnify and hold harmless the 175) to be used as sick bank days.Board, its members, employees, and agents for and against any claims, grievances, actions, causes of action, or liability resulting from the Association’s operation and administration of the Sick Leave Bank, including, but not limited to, any claims based upon the committee's denial of an eligible employees application for Sick Leave Bank benefits. In the event that any claims, grievances, actions, causes of action, or
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank A. There shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeSick Leave Bank Committee. The Committee shall consist consisting of the Vice- Chairperson of the Northampton School Committee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leavethe Superintendent of Schools, and all other paid leave benefits the President of whatever nature may petition the Northampton Association of School Employees. In addition to the President, the Committee shall include a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days non-voting representative from each of the bank under bargaining units that make up the following conditions:
A. Association The number of accumulated days unit representative will participate only in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, meetings that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member review the request from his/her unit. The Sick Leave Bank Committee will administer the provisions of the bank Sick Leave Bank.
B. The Sick Leave Bank will depend upon voluntary contributions from employees covered by this Agreement.
C. Bargaining unit members may become a member of the Sick Leave Bank by contributing donating two (2) days within ninety (90) working days of the date that she/he first reported for work, provided that she/he has accrued days available for this purpose. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued. To join, the member will notify the Human Resources Department, using the approved form.
D. After the initial donation, each year one (1) day will be added to the Sick Leave Bank by each member of the Sick Leave Bank. Any member of the Sick Leave Bank may withdraw from the Bank for a school year by giving written notice, using the approved form, to the Human Resources Department by November 1 of the school year during which she/he no longer desires membership.
E. The number of days in the Sick Leave Bank cannot exceed four (4) times the number of employees in the bargaining units. If the sick leave day to days in the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th Bank exceed three-fourths (3/4) of the maximum number of days at the end of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause Bank will not be required to make the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of annual one (1) day donation at the following year start of the school year. If the number of sick leave days in the Bank are depleted to continue membershipone-half (1/2) or less of the maximum number of days, one (1) additional day for the Bank may be assessed each member.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstancesIf an employee who has not become a member of the Sick Leave Bank decides to join in a year subsequent to the year in which she/he could first have become a member, the MSD Board member will notify the Human Resources Department by November 1, using the approved form. His/her initial donation to the Bank must equal the total number of Education days that she/he would have donated through the years had she/he joined when first eligible. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued.
G. No member of the Sick Leave Bank will be denied continuation of membership in the Bank if a long-term illness has caused exhaustion of his/her individual sick leave benefits, thus preventing annual required donations to the Bank.
H. A member of the Sick Leave Bank who has exhausted his/her individual sick leave benefits may choose apply for benefits from the Sick Leave Bank. Such benefits are intended to grant additional days (beyond augment an employee’s sick leave benefit in cases involving catastrophic or long-term illness or accident not covered by Workers’ Compensation. In assessing any application, the 175) to be used Sick Leave Bank Committee may request such medical documentation as it deems appropriate and shall, in addition, consider the following criteria:
i. Demonstrated need of the applicant ii. Prior sick bank days.leave usage
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank A. There shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeSick Leave Bank Committee. The Committee shall consist consisting of the Vice-Chairperson of the Northampton School Committee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leavethe Superintendent of Schools, and all other paid leave benefits the President of whatever nature may petition the Northampton Association of School Employees. In addition to the President, the Committee shall include a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days non-voting representative from each of the bank under bargaining units that make up the following conditions:
A. Association The number of accumulated days unit representative will participate only in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, meetings that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member review the request from his/her unit. The Sick Leave Bank Committee will administer the provisions of the bank Sick Leave Bank.
B. The Sick Leave Bank will depend upon voluntary contributions from employees covered by this Agreement.
C. Bargaining unit members may become a member of the Sick Leave Bank by contributing donating two (2) days within ninety (90) working days of the date that she/he first reported for work, provided that she/he has accrued days available for this purpose. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued. To join, the member will notify the Human Resources Department, using the approved form.
D. After the initial donation, each year one (1) day will be added to the Sick Leave Bank by each member of the Sick Leave Bank. Any member of the Sick Leave Bank may withdraw from the Bank for a school year by giving written notice, using the approved form, to the Human Resources Department by November 1 of the school year during which she/he no longer desires membership.
E. The number of days in the Sick Leave Bank cannot exceed four (4) times the number of employees in the bargaining units. If the sick leave day to days in the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th Bank exceed three-fourths (3/4) of the maximum number of days at the end of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date members of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose the Bank will not be required to participate in make the bank by contributing annual one
(1) day donation at the start of the school year. If the number of sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess the Bank are depleted to one-half (1/2) or less of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher number of days, one (1) additional day for the Bank may be granted assessed each member.
F. If an employee who has not become a member of the Sick Leave Bank decides to join in a year subsequent to the year in which she/he could first have become a member, the member will notify the Human Resources Department by November 1, using the approved form. His/her initial donation to the Bank must equal the total number of days that she/he would have donated through the years had she/he joined when first eligible. If he/she has not accrued days, he/she shall be assessed the days as soon as they are accrued.
G. No member of the Sick Leave Bank will be denied continuation of membership in the Bank if a long-term illness has caused exhaustion of his/her individual sick leave benefits, thus preventing annual required donations to the Bank.
H. A member of the Sick Leave Bank who has exhausted his/her individual sick leave benefits may apply for benefits from the bank under Sick Leave Bank. Such benefits are intended to augment an employee’s sick leave benefit in cases involving catastrophic or long-term illness or accident not covered by Workers’ Compensation. In assessing any application, the Sick Leave Bank Committee may request such medical documentation as it deems appropriate and shall, in addition, consider the following conditionscriteria:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member Demonstrated need of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) the applicant
2. Prior sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacherusage
3. However, in the event that the number Relative needs of accumulated other applicants
4. Supply of days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by Bank.
I. The Sick Leave Bank Committee’s decision on all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members applications and other matters within its jurisdiction shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution final and shall not be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according subject to the provisions hereingrievance/arbitration procedure contained in this Agreement. Any employee whose application is rejected or modified will, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall upon request, be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed granted a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses meeting with the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipCommittee.
F. Under unusual J. By June 15th and extenuating circumstancesNovember 15th of each year, the MSD Board Human Resources Department will inform the Sick Leave Bank Committee of Education may choose to grant additional the number of days (beyond accrued in the 175) to be used as sick bank daysSick Leave Bank.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. (a) A voluntary Sick Leave Bank is established, effective February 13, 2006, for use by a participating member whose sick leave is exhausted through prolonged illness. A prolonged illness shall be one which has caused absence of more than thirty (30) consecutive work days. Vacation, personal, and all sick leave days must be used by the participating member before being eligible to draw upon the sick leave bank. The member is responsible for obtaining the required documentation and submitting it in a timely manner.
(b) To be eligible for sick leave bank, the applicant must have been a member of the bargaining unit for at least one (1) year prior to the date of the application and have contributed to the sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due by July 15 of that fiscal year. Employees may elect each fiscal year to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member participate by contributing one (1) sick leave day or more days by July 15th, effective July 1, 2017. Forms for this purpose will be distributed to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th members by the Human Resources Department. (Initial establishment of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank will be made by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a voluntary contribution of one (1) day per member of the bargaining unit by March 13, 2006.
(c) A doctor’s certificate shall be required in each instance that an applicant seeks access to the sick leave bank, including application for extended benefits.
(d) The initial grant of days from the sick leave bank will cover up to twenty (20) working days for any prolonged illness. Consideration will be given for additional days beyond the twenty (20) in the event that the prolonged illness continues. In no instance shall more than one additional grant be made to an individual in a year from the date of that application, or shall that additional grant, coupled with the initial grant, exceed forty (40) days for that individual. If the sick leave bank is exhausted, it shall be replenished by the contribution of one additional day of sick leave by all teachers who are current each participating member.
(e) The sick leave bank shall be governed and distributed by a committee consisting of the Town Manager, the Department Head, Human Resources Direct and two (2) union members. WhenIn the event the Department Head is the employee reports to a Board, Commission or Committee, the Board, Commission or Committeerequesting sick bank time, another Department Head will appoint a member to servesubstitute in their place on its behalfthe sick leave bank
(f) The decision of the sick leave bank committee with respect to eligibility and entitlement shall be final and binding and not subject to appeal through the contractual grievance and arbitration procedure or through any other judicial or administrative procedure. Previous attendance records and performance evaluation will be considered.
(g) No days may be withdrawn from the sick leave bank for use other than for a prolonged illness of the union member. Days may not be withdrawn to permit the individual to be absent to care for other members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One applicant’s family.
(1h) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members Application for benefits shall be suspended, except that in case writing and shall consist of a letter to the bank is depleted during department head accompanied by a written doctor’s certificate describing the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time nature of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that providing an estimate of when the absence employee will continue during a period of at least be able to return to work. The department head will forward the request to the Human Resources Director and the Unit President within five (5) consecutive working days following of receiving it and the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than committee will meet within ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion receipt of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per yearrequest.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. The Sick Leave Bank is not designed to give unlimited sick leave to all teachers. Its primary purpose is to give a teacher substantial income protection in the event of a medical catastrophe. It is also designed to provide a maximum benefit to teachers who have utilized the regular sick leave days in a professional manner. A voluntary sick leave bank Sick Leave Bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article I who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, leave and personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five eighty (175180) days, provided, however, that (a) a that:
a. A veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank within 30 days of the beginning of the school year and not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) 15th. Such teacher must wait a year after his/her enrollment in the sick leave bank to be eligible to borrow from the bank.
b. A teacher who is newly hired in this the School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days two years, from the date of initial duty assignmenthire, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate enroll in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;. If a newly hired teacher does not join the sick leave bank in his/her first two years, he/she may join the sick leave bank in subsequent years according to 1.a. above.
B. 2. Said teacher employee may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, of the new school year and such day contributed shall be non-returnable nonrefundable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one one
(1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits leaves applicable to personal illness of whatever nature, including said teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five twenty (520) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided hereindays;
4. d. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. e. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (510) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three . Said ten (310) member consecutive days of absence must be taken as unpaid leave, and sick leave bank days shall be applied upon the eleventh (11th) day of absence. The ten (10) days of unpaid leave shall apply for each separate case of a teacher’s qualifying as a medical catastrophe;
f. The teacher may return to work on a partial schedule with written certification provided by said teacher’s physician stating that the teacher is able to work a modified schedule. Partial day withdrawals from the sick leave bank in the event of a modified work schedule shall be taken in half (1/2) day units.
3. A four (4) member Sick Leave Bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed who are represented by the Association and one appointed in accordance with IC 20-29-5-7 and two (12) person persons appointed by the SuperintendentBoard. All committee members shall be certificated personnel in the Greater Xxxxxxxx Interlocal Cooperative. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth eleventh (5th11 16 th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's employee’s said paid leave benefitspayments, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to an allotment not to exceed ninety (90) days, and to a total allotment of not to exceed one hundred seventy-five eighty (175180) days for all teachers in any school year. Sick Leave Bank enrollment records, deduction of sick leave days in accordance with this contract, payment of Sick Leave Bank days per yearcommittee allotment, and other necessary record keeping shall be maintained in the Director’s office. Records and procedures shall be in compliance with the Indiana State Board of Accounts rules and regulations.
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to of full-time employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committeeCommittee.
E. If 5. All donated days are a member uses permanent contribution to the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) and are not transferable to another school year period, that member must donate corporation should a minimum of one (1) day participant leave the following year to continue membershipGreater Xxxxxxxx Interlocal Cooperative.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Master Contract
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary Section 1: There shall be established a sick leave bank to be available to all professional employees (including nurses). The intention of this sick leave bank is to
Section 2: On an optional basis, teachers and nurses will contribute one sick day per year to a sick leave bank to be deducted from their accumulated sick leave. To join the sick leave bank, a teacher or nurse must submit the completed authorized form by October 15 of each year.
Section 3: Teachers and nurses participating in the sick leave bank and who have used all their own sick days, may draw sick leave coverage from the sick leave bank provided they take the following steps:
A. Apply for the coverage through a screening committee composed of association president, two member teachers, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and one other administrator.
B. Present to the screening committee a written medical statement supporting the legitimacy and need of the sick leave request and the completed authorized form.
X. Xxxx leave bank payments will begin only after ten consecutive work days absence have occurred and the member’s sick leave days are exhausted.
Section 4: The sick leave bank will cover only those teachers who have contributed to the bank and only for personal illness incidents. The maximum number of days to be held in and available from the sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits not exceed the total number of whatever nature may petition a committee, days voluntarily contributed by teachers as established herein, for of October 15.
Section 5: Any teacher participating in the sick leave days bank will be limited to withdrawing from the bank under a total of thirty (30) days’ coverage; the following conditions:
A. teacher may then reapply to the screening committee for further coverage. The maximum number of accumulated days a teacher may receive from the sick leave bank during their employment in the District shall be 150.
Section 6: Each teacher enrolling in the bank shall not exceed will donate one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member day of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) his sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school yeareach year until there is approximately 200 days, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) excepting new membership. No more days from the date of initial duty assignmentwill be added, or except by new membership, until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of is depleted to 125 days. Those teachers joining as new members shall contribute one day per year until they reach the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current given by any one member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each yeari.e., and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause shall give the maximum same number of days specified hereinabove over an extended period of time).
Section 7: Once in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during a member cannot withdraw except in writing to the school year, Association President and the current year's contribution shall days contributed would be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2forfeited. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits Association President will as soon as possible notify the District Office in writing of whatever nature, including said any teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits/nurse withdrawal.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Memorandum of Agreement (Moa)
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank A. The Board of Education, in cooperation with the River Ridge Education Association (RREA), shall be established whereby establish a certificated Sick Leave Bank with record keeping by the school employee, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits the RREA.
B. Members of whatever nature may petition the certified teaching staff shall donate a committee, as established herein, for maximum of two (2) of their sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a each school year is or upon signing a contract of sufficient number that a contribution employment with the District, whichever shall be later.
1. Members who do not owe days to the bank shall donate two (2) of their sick leave days per year until they have 10 days in the bank. The donation would be one (1) day for a member with nine (9) days in the bank.
2. Members, who owe days to the bank, shall donate two (2) of their sick leave day by all teachers who are current members days per year until they have replaced the borrowed days or their employment at River Ridge ends.
C. A member of the certified teaching staff shall not withdraw days from the bank would cause until he/she has exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave.
D. When a member's sick leave days have been exhausted, he/she may use the maximum number of days specified hereinabove he/she has in Paragraph One the bank.
E. When a member has exhausted the days he/she had in the bank, he/she may borrow up to a maximum of fifty (150) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the days per school year, provided that the current year's contribution shall be assessed at member
1. Provides, upon Board request, a doctor’s statement indicating the time of such depletion;need for additional sick leave.
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during Has been unable to perform his/her duties for a waiting period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5workdays. The teacher must have been absent member may use personal days to avoid losing pay for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitsthose days.
C. A three (3) member . Provides, upon Board request, a doctor’s statement indicating that upon returning to work he/she is able to perform his/her duties.
F. When a member’s employment at River Ridge ends, he/she may draw from the sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according up to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent member has contributed to the granting sick leave bank and has not used.
G. If the number of sick days needed in any school year exceeds the number of days by available in the committeebank, then the number of days shall be divided equally amongthe needing members.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Professional Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary 7.3.1 Effective November 1, 1993, a sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeemade available to full-time unit members (that is, who is absent from unit members regularly assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under work thirty [30] or more hours per week) on the following conditionsitems:
A. The number 7.3.1.1 Participation shall be voluntary and the District Treasurer shall keep a record of accumulated days in all participants. An eligible unit member may elect to participate by submitting a signed Xxxx Leave Donation form to the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventyDistrict Treasurer between September 1 and September 30, inclusive, of any school year (beginning with the 1993-five (17594 school year) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of authorizing the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day donation to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day of the following year participant's accumulated sick leave in October and an additional day of such leave in May of that school year. Thereafter, if the total number of days in the bank falls below twenty (20), each current participant shall automatically donate one (1) additional day of accumulated sick leave to continue membershipthe bank. A participant's donation shall not be construed as the use of sick leave for purposes of determining eligibility for the cash benefit for non-use of leave described in Section 7.4 of this Agreement.
F. Under unusual 7.3.1.2 The Association President (or designee) shall process all requests for use of sick days in the bank. Days may be used only with approval of the Association President (or designee), and extenuating circumstancesthe decision shall be final, being neither grievable under this Agreement nor otherwise subject to challenge. Days may be used only for a catastrophic illness or injury, documented by a physician as to nature and extent of the particular problem, after exhaustion of the participant's accumulated sick leave. If a request is granted, it must be for not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty (30) days during a particular school year. The Association must notify the District Treasurer whether the request has been granted or denied prior to the applicant’s exhaustion of other authorized leave. Days shall not be available to any non-participant or to a participant who has applied for disability retirement or to enhance a participant's retirement/death payment under Article 8 of this Agreement. The Association President (or designee) shall notify the Treasurer of approved requests.
7.3.1.3 A participant may terminate his/her participation in the bank by submitting written notice to the Association President (or Designee) and District Treasurer, such termination to be effective on the date of receipt. Eligibility to use bank days ceases upon termination of participation, and no days donated to the bank, while a participant, are recoverable.
7.3.1.4 A participant's membership will be terminated if he/she has no accumulated sick leave to contribute to the bank at the time contributions are to be made.
7.3.1.5 If, as of October 1 of any school year (beginning with the 1993-94 school year), the MSD Board number of Education may choose participants in the bank is less than twenty-five (25), the bank shall automatically terminate for the duration of this Agreement and the unused days donated to grant additional the bank shall be credited by the District Treasurer back to the individual accumulated sick leave accounts of those who elected to participate according to the level of contribution during the previous year (a maximum of two [2] days) and the balance will be liquidated.
7.3.1.6 If the number of days remaining in the bank at the time of termination is such that the remaining participants cannot receive their previous year's contributions, each remaining participant's accumulated sick leave account will be credited one (beyond 1) day sick leave with any balance being liquidated.
7.3.1.7 If the 175number of days remaining in the bank at the time of termination is fewer than the number of remaining participants, the donated days will be credited to those members' accumulated sick leave accounts on an equal basis by one quarter (1/4) to be used as sick bank daysday increments with any balance being liquidated.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave assistance bank is established for all teachers with the following conditions and provisions:
1. Teachers may voluntarily contribute up to five (5) days annually by written notification prior to September 10 to the business manager. Should unforeseen circumstances arise, an additional opportunity to donate days will be added upon the request of SVEA and mutually agreed upon and approved by the superintendent. Retiring teachers may donate up to ten (10) additional days at the end of the school year.
2. If the bank is ninety (90) days or below on the first day of school, all teachers must donate one (1) day to the sick leave bank. If the sick leave bank is at ninety-one (91) days or above on the first day of school, only new teachers must donate one (1) day. The maximum number of days in the sick leave bank will be capped at one- hundred-eighty (180) days as of June 30 of each year. Sick leave bank requests per individual will be capped at a maximum of sixty (60) days per school calendar year if the employee has been with the district six (6) years or more; and a maximum of thirty (30) days per school calendar year if an employee has been with the district less than six (6) years.
3. A teacher who has exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick and the district paid personal leave days may request additional days from the sick leave bank due to:
a. an illness of self, spouse, children, or parents (No single request may be in excess of ten (10) days; however, multiple requests will be considered.)
b. death of an immediate family member (spouse, children, father, mother, brother, sister) not to exceed five (5) days.
c. A maximum of ten (10) days can be requested for maternity/paternity/adoption leave. Sick leave bank days cannot be requested if a teacher has already been absent thirty (30) contract days for maternity leave or if six (6) weeks has already lapsed between the arrival of the child and the first teacher contract day. However, if an employee has been put on medical ordered bed rest or incurs any medical complications, including a cesarean section, during pregnancy or afterwards to the mother or child, then said staff member is eligible to request additionaltime from the sick leave bank.
d. Requests shall be for a minimum of five (5) days. Unused days shall be returned to the bank at the end of the school year.
4. Applications for sick leave assistance shall be accompanied by a physician’s statement unless waived by the committee.
5. Applications for sick leave assistance shall be submitted in writing to the superintendent. The superintendent will discuss the request with the committee for a decision to be rendered.
6. Sick leave assistance committee shall consist of three (3) teachers selected by SVEA, the business manager, and the superintendent.
7. Days in the sick leave bank shall be established whereby withdrawn on a certificated school employeefirst-come, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from first-served basis. If the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated total days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) daysare exhausted in any year, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member use of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school ends for that year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one.
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
18. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated Unused days in the bank at plan will be carried over to the beginning next school year.
9. Administration of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) the sick leave day bank will be handled by all teachers who are current members the business office. At the conclusio n of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution business manager shall be assessed at send a report to the time education association indicating the status of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated the sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefitsbank.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article I, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, leave and personal leave, or is absent from assigned duties due to the catastrophic illness of a member of his/her immediate family as defined previously in Section G and has utilized all other paid family illness leave benefits of whatever nature and personal leave, may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank able to be used shall not exceed one two hundred seventy-five fifty (175250) daysdays per school year, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one two (12) sick leave day days to the bank contributed not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day.
2. At the end of each school year, even though such contribution a teacher who exceeds the cumulative total allowed for sick days may contribute a maximum of two (2) sick days to the bank. The total of days contributed by such veteran or teachers who exceed the cumulative total may not exceed twenty (20) sick days in a school year.
3. Any teacher that has left employment of the school district and returned at a later date will be considered a newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation teacher. In the case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of days in excess such depletion to all members of the maximum specified herein;bank who have not already contributed a day to the bank during the school year. If a teacher does not have a day to contribute, the day can be assessed at the start of the next school year.
B. 4. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor or later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are a teacher that is a current members member of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. b. Written certification will be provided from said the teacher's ’s physician or in the case of family illness, the family member’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. c. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and;
5. d. The teacher must have been absent for at least five four (54) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits;
e. Upon resumption of employment after using days from the bank, said teacher shall repay the number of days owed to the bank (number of days borrowed minus number of days contributed) at the rate of two (2) sick leave days per year, plus said teacher shall continue to contribute one (1) day per year as provided hereinabove in Paragraph 2 (a):
f. If a teacher leaves employment of this school corporation, any days owed to the bank shall be waived.
C. 5. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association Federation and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after with the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's ’s said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual a teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committeeof thirty (30) days for teacher use and fifteen (15) for family medical support per application. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one two hundred seventy-five fifty (175250) days per school year.
D. 6. A teacher who is unable to return to assigned duties when the allotted days are exhausted may re-apply to the committee for additional days. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one d. Long-term disability (1LTD) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipinsurance takes effect.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstances, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank shall be established whereby a certificated school employeeteacher, as defined herein in Article I, who is absent from assigned duties due to personal illness and who has utilized all sick leave, personal leave, and all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for sick leave days from the bank under the following conditions:
A. 1. The number of accumulated days in the bank, contributed by members of the bank as a condition for membership in the sick leave bank, shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation school corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any the school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
one (1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. 2. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. a. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each of year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's ’s contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's ’s contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion. Failure to donate a day, as requested, will result in loss of membership. However, in the event a member has zero (0) sick leave days at the time of an assessment of an additional day of contribution, such member may remain in the bank but must donate an additional day at the beginning of the next school year;
2. b. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said each teacher's ’s own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. c. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's ’s physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five ten (510) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. d. Written application must be made no later than ten twelve (1012) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5. The teacher must have been absent for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid paid-leave benefits.
C. 3. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established to receive written requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established by the committee. An applicant may draw up to thirty (30) days per draw, provided, however, the maximum cumulative draw per teacher per school year shall be ninety (90) days. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment of one hundred seventy-five fifty (175150) days per year. If the 150-day allotment is exhausted, the Sick Leave Bank Committee, on behalf of the individual teacher, may appeal to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for an additional allotment of days from the Sick Leave Bank.
D. 4. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. a. The day days after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. b. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. c. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the 5. For purposed of this Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year period, that member must donate a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membership.
F. Under unusual and extenuating circumstancesprovision, the MSD Board of Education may choose to grant additional days (beyond the 175) to be used as sick bank dayswork “teacher” shall also include “administrator”.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Sick Leave Bank. A voluntary sick leave bank 15.01 There shall be a Sick Leave Bank available to all members of the bargaining unit. The "bank" and membership in it shall be established whereby in the following way:
15.01.01 Each member of the bargaining unit will have one sick-leave day deducted from his yearly allotment to initially implement the bank.
15.01.02 All members of the bargaining unit will participate in and be eligible for the Sick Leave Bank.
15.01.03 Should the "bank" fall below 100 days, each member of the unit will be assessed to contribute a certificated school employeesick-leave day.
15.01.04 If a member has no sick leave days, who is absent from assigned duties due they will automatically be assessed the day owed at the end of September of the following year.
15.01.05 Should a member leave the system owing a sick-bank day, they shall be liable for a substitute's daily pay.
15.01.06 When a Unit B member enters the system, they shall have one sick leave day deducted for the bank after thirty (30) days of employment. This provision will not be applied to personal illness Unit B members entering after May 15.
15.02 THE SICK LEAVE BANK WILL BE ADMINISTERED AS FOLLOWS:
15.02.01 The Sick Leave Bank Committee shall be composed of six members. The President of the Malden Education Association shall appoint three members. The Superintendent shall be a member and who has utilized two members of the School Committee, appointed by the School Committee, shall be members. The Bank shall be administered in accordance with the guidelines of this Article. One of the Association representatives shall serve as chair of the Sick Leave Bank Committee.
15.02.02 Before being eligible to draw on the Sick Leave Bank, all sick leave, personal current and accumulated, must be exhausted with the following exception: a member who, through illness, anticipates he will exhaust all available leave may apply ten days prior to exhaustion of their sick leave, .
15.02.03 Members of the bargaining unit who have extended illness and who have exhausted all other paid leave benefits of whatever nature may petition a committee, as established herein, for their sick leave days may apply in writing to draw on the “bank.”
15.02.04 The initial request from the bank under the following conditions:
A. The number of accumulated days in the bank shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five (175) days, provided, however, that (a) a veteran teacher who is not a current member of the bank may become a member by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th of any school year, and (b) a teacher who is newly hired in this School Corporation shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of initial duty assignment, or until September 15th of any school year, whichever is later, during which time such teacher may choose to participate in the bank by contributing one
(1) sick leave day, even though such contribution by such veteran or newly hired teacher would cause an accumulation of days in excess of the maximum specified herein;
B. Said teacher may be granted days from the bank under the following conditions:
1. The teacher must have chosen to become a current member of and participate in such bank by contributing one (1) sick leave day to the bank not earlier than August 1st nor later than September 15th each year, and such day contributed shall be non-returnable to the teacher. However, in the event that the number of accumulated days in the bank at the beginning of a school year is of sufficient number that a contribution of one (1) sick leave day by all teachers who are current members of the bank would cause the maximum number of days specified hereinabove in Paragraph One (1) to be exceeded, the current year's contribution by all such current members shall be suspended, except that in case the bank is depleted during the school year, the current year's contribution shall be assessed at the time of such depletion;
2. The teacher must have utilized and exhausted all paid leave benefits of whatever nature, including said teacher's own accumulated sick leave and personal leave;
3. Written certification will be provided from said teacher's physician substantiating the illness and certifying that the absence will continue during a period of at least five (5) consecutive days following the utilization and exhaustion of all said paid leave benefits as provided herein;
4. Written application must be made no later than ten (10) days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits; and
5days. The teacher must have After the initial request has been absent exhausted, a member can file for at least five (5) consecutive duty days after exhaustion of said paid leave benefits.
C. A three (3) member sick leave bank committee shall be established up to receive written 30 days. All further requests and allot days from the bank according to the provisions herein, under guidelines established by the committee. The committee shall be composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Association and one (1) person appointed by the Superintendent. Days allotted by the committee to an individual teacher shall be available for use beginning after the fifth (5th) consecutive day of absence after exhaustion of the teacher's said paid leave benefits, and such allotment to an individual teacher by the committee ''bank" shall not exceed a fixed maximum as is established 30 days in any request. Authorization or refusal for "bank" days must be in writing and signed by the committee. The committee shall be limited to a total allotment Chair of one hundred seventy-five (175) days per year.
D. Any days granted by the committee to an individual teacher shall terminate effective the earliest date as hereinafter provided:
1. The day after the last day of the term of employment for the school year, or
2. The day after the last day of allotted number of days granted by the committee, or
3. The first day of return to employment subsequent to the granting of days by the committee.
E. If a member uses the Sick Leave Bank in one (1) school year periodCommittee, that member must donate although only five votes shall be needed to refuse or grant a minimum of one (1) day the following year to continue membershipsick-bank request.
F. Under unusual 15.02.05 The Superintendent of Schools shall bring any suspected case of sick leave bank abuse before the Sick Leave Bank Committee. Should the Sick Leave Bank Committee, by majority vote of those present and extenuating circumstancesvoting, determine that an abuse pattern does exist, the MSD Board matter will be remanded back to the Superintendent. Should the Superintendent take disciplinary action, such actions shall be subject to review as progressive discipline under the just cause provisions of Education Article 11.
15.02.06 All requests from the "bank" shall be accompanied by a doctor's statement certifying the illness and the anticipated time needed for recuperation sufficient to return to work. The Sick Leave Bank Committee may, if it feels the situation warrants it, request a second doctor's opinion.
15.02.07 Members of the unit may choose not draw from the Sick Leave Bank until they have exhausted their total accumulated sick leave, plus a three day period. Members of the unit will not collect from the bank for these days and are eligible to grant additional collect for the remaining days at a rate that is 80 percent of the members's daily pay rate (beyond 1/220 or 1/206 of the 175member's yearly salary*) at the time the member last worked. (*Eff. 9/95)
15.02.08 The School Committee's cost in terms of workdays shall not exceed 300 workdays in any school year. This means that the Sick Leave Bank Committee may not award in excess of 375 sick leave bank days in any school year.
15.02.09 Decisions of the Sick Leave Bank Committee shall be made by a majority vote of those members present and voting. In the event of a tie vote, the issue will be resolved pursuant to be used as sick bank daysthe arbitration section of this Agreement.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
