Sick Leave Donation Policy. Employees covered by this Agreement may participate in the Employer’s Donation Program for Serious Illness.
Sick Leave Donation Policy. A. If a teacher has exhausted or will exhaust all earned accumulated sick leave otherwise provided, and is absent due to an extraordinary or severe illness, impairment or physical or mental condition of the teacher, a relative or household member, documented as such by a physician, including temporary disability resulting from pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery there-from, and the condition has caused or is likely to cause the teacher to take leave without pay or to terminate employment, the teacher, or the teacher’s caregiver, may request the use of Sick Leave days to be donated by other teachers. The teacher may solicit these days on his/her own behalf. In order to efficiently process leave requests teachers should initiate requests as soon as the need arises. Relative means a spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent, stepparent or parent. Household member means one who resides in the same home as the teacher and who shares a duty to provide financial support with the teacher, or any other person(s) as designated by law.
B. Teachers may donate any amount of sick leave as long as it does not cause the donating teachers’ accumulated sick leave balance below the yearly amount afforded to them per the negotiated agreements. (Board Policy G-9) Teachers desiring to donate days shall complete a written authorization transferring days to the ill or injured teacher. A teacher may initially request up to twenty (20) days from donating teachers. If needed, the teacher may reapply to receive sick leave days beyond the first twenty (20) to be three (3) additional twenty (20) day periods for a total of eighty (80) days within the current school year. The Superintendent may grant an extension beyond the 80 day limit in extenuating circumstances. (Board Policy G-9) A teacher requesting donated days must first provide the Board with a medical certificate from a licensed physician or health care provider verifying the severe or extraordinary nature and expected duration of the condition. Documentation by a physician is required for each requested twenty (20) day period.
C. The teacher receiving donated days is to receive his or her normal rate of pay.
D. Shared sick leave usage records shall be maintained separately from regular sick leave records.
E. Up to five days of unused donated leave may remain in the receiving teacher’s sick leave balance until the end of the school year. At that point, any remaining donated leave which is not used shall be ...
Sick Leave Donation Policy.
13.14.1 If an employee has exhausted or will exhaust all sick leave otherwise provided and is absent due to an extraordinary or severe injury, illness, impairment or physical or mental condition of the employee, a relative or household member, documented by a physician, and the condition has caused or is likely to cause the employee to take leave without pay or to terminate employment, the employee may request the use of Sick Leave days to be donated by other employees.
13.14.2 An employee requesting donated days must first provide the Board with a medical certificate from a licensed physician or health care provider verifying the severe or extraordinary nature and expected duration of the condition. Documentation by a physician is required for each requested twenty (20) day period. An employee may initially request up to twenty (20) days from donating employees.
13.14.3 The employee receiving donated days is to receive his or her normal rate of pay.
13.14.4 Shared sick leave usage records shall be maintained separately from regular sick leave records.
13.14.5 Up to five days of unused donated leave may remain in the receiving employee’s sick leave balance until the end of the school year. At that point, any remaining donated leave which is not used shall be returned to the donating employee(s) on a prorated basis.
Sick Leave Donation Policy. 10.6.6.1 Employees shall be eligible for sick leave donation from co- workers in accordance with the City’s policy.
Sick Leave Donation Policy. District employees are entitled to donate up to five (5) sick leave days to another district employee under the following conditions and restrictions:
1. The recipient of the donation must have zero sick leave days at the time of the leave.
2. No more than twenty (20) total sick leave days may be allocated to the recipient during a school year.
3. A district employee may donate no more than twenty (20) total sick leave days during a school year.
4. Donated leave may not be used for parental leave outlined in Article 11.4
5. Donated sick leave can only be used in accordance with Article 11.1.3 and Article 11.1.4.
6. In order to qualify for the donation, the recipient must produce, to the Superintendent, written notification from a licensed doctor affirming the legitimacy of the leave within thirty (30) days of the absence.
7. District employees wishing to donate sick leave to an individual must do so in writing to the Superintendent within thirty (30) days of the recipient's absence.
Sick Leave Donation Policy. APRIL 2016
Sick Leave Donation Policy. Employees may voluntarily donate sick leave to a donation bank, which is maintained for the use of qualified employees who have suffered a catastrophic illness or injury and have exhausted their paid leaves of absence. This program is set forth in an administrative policy, which is also attached as Attachment B.
Sick Leave Donation Policy. The Board and the Association hereby agree to establish a Sick Leave Donation Plan. This plan’s purpose is to allow all personnel in this bargaining unit the ability to donate their sick days to another employee who has exhausted his/her personally accumulated sick leave and personal days due to catastrophic illness, serious injury, or surgery and associated therapy which has affected the employee.
A. A committee will be established to act as the governing body for the administration of the Sick Leave Donation Plan. Said committee shall consist of two members of the bargaining unit named by the Association, and two persons appointed by the Superintendent. The Sick Leave Donation Committee meetings will be held as needed to review applications and determine eligibility. In making decisions, the Committee will use the simple majority rule. Following the date of a decision rendered by the Committee, an employee may appeal in writing said decision to the Board of Education within thirty (30) calendar days.
B. Persons desiring to use the sick leave donation plan should contact the Association President. The Association President and the Director of Human Resources will convene the committee.
C. District personnel wishing to donate days will use the form provided in Appendix A. A donated day will be equal to the number of hours that the donating employee works. For example, a 4-hour employee who needs a sick leave donation and a 6-hour employee makes a donation, the 6-hour employee is donating 6 hours to the sick leave plan.
Sick Leave Donation Policy. This policy, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 124.391, has been adopted by the Richland County Board of Commissioners, for all agencies and Appointing Authorities not otherwise covered by collective bargaining agreements.
I. Each such agency or Appointing Authority shall have discretion to adopt such program provided the program is implemented strictly according to the following guidelines:
A. The donation plan for each employee must be in writing using the attached forms.
B. The donation cannot exceed a term greater than 240 hours.
C. The employee in critical need must be paid his or her hourly rate from the donated hours.
D. The county’s benefit administrator must be notified when an employee participates in this is plan.
E. The employee may participate in this program once per year, defined as a rolling twelve (12) month period measured backward from the date an employee initiates a request to receive a donation of sick leave.
II. To qualify as having a "Critical Need" for the purposes of this policy, an employee must meet the following criteria:
A. They must have a serious illness, injury, or impairment that involves either inpatient care or continuing treatment by a health care provider.
B. This serious illness or injury must be documented by a physician using the attached form.
C. The illness or Injury cannot be work related.
D. They cannot be eligible for any other paid leave or other employee pay benefit program.
E. They must have been employed by the County for at least one (1) year prior to making a request to receive a sick leave donation.
F. They must have had a minimum sick leave balance of at least 100 hours within six (6) months prior to their request to receive a sick leave donation for serious illness or injury.
G. They must have properly completed and submitted the necessary paperwork to the Appointing Authority and the Director of Human Resources:
1) Request to Receive Donation of Sick Leave
2) Authorization for Voluntary Donation of Leave
3) Physician's Certification
4) Benefit Administrator Eligibility Certification
5) Supporting documentation of the above (such as pay stub showing leave balances, etc.)
H. The above-mentioned paperwork has been verified and approved in writing by the Director of Human Resources.
III. The employee wishing to donate leave shall:
A. Complete the "Authorization for Voluntary Donation of Leave" form
B. Certify that they will have a minimum combined leave balance of at least 240 hours following the dona...
