Common use of Sick Leave Donation Procedure Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Donation Procedure. All bargaining unit members shall be given an opportunity to participate in the district’s sick leave donation program. For any year in which the beginning school year balance of the bank is less than 60 days, all members wishing to participate must fill out an election to participate form on or before September 30. If the beginning balance of the bank exceeds 60 days, all new employees and employees not participating the previous school year must fill out an election to participate form on or before September 30. Election to participate forms shall be turned into the Treasurer. Once a bargaining unit member elects to participate in the sick leave donation program that participation continues from year to year unless the balance drops below 60 days, in which case the participating member must be given the opportunity to opt out of the program. An election to participate in the sick leave donation program shall commit the bargaining unit member to contribute one day of his /her sick leave during that year, if any sick leave days are needed, to meet the sick leave donation program requirements as set forth below. The bank would be in effect for the entire school year and any accumulated days would roll over at the end of the year. When the bank is depleted, a day will be deducted from each participant that has not already given a day during that year. The September 30 deadline will allow this to be done on an as needed basis. In the event that the sick leave balance falls below 60 days during the year in which all participants have donated at least one day during that year, bargaining unit members who are participants in the program and have accumulated more than 100 sick leave days balance, shall be committed to an additional day. Only those bargaining unit members who elect to participate in the sick leave donation program will be eligible to receive a donation of sick leave days from the program.