Sick Leave Donation Program. 12.1 Faculty may donate sick leave to faculty members or to members of the Leadership Team who, due to a serious health condition, have exhausted all accumulated sick leave. 12.2 Donors may not donate more than three days of sick leave in any academic year. A donor shall retain a minimum of forty (40) days of accumulated sick leave after his/her donation. No employee may receive more than thirty (30) days of donated sick leave during a twelve-month period. 12.3 A “serious health condition” is defined as an illness, injury, impairment, or other physical or mental condition involved in patient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential health care facility, or continued treatment or continuing supervision by a healthcare provider as defined in 29 USC 825.114(a) and a certified by the employee’s physician or other qualified practitioner. 12.4 The Vice-Chancellor of Human Resources will verify the certification of eligibility. If the certification from the employee’s physician is insufficient, a certification by a physician of the District’s choosing may be required, at District’s expense. The District may require additional medical opinions.
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